Alex Maier ran a personal best of 59:23 to finish sixth overall and lead five American runners in the top 10 at the Aramco Houston Half Marathon on Sunday morning (11).
The former Oklahoma State athlete from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, shaved more than a minute off his previous lifetime best of 1:00:48, showing great improvement from his ninth-place finish at the same race in 2025.
Eritrea’s Habtom Samuel won the race in 59:01, followed by Kenya’s Patrick Kiprop in 59:19 and Morocco’s Mohammed El Youssfi in 59:21. Ideal running conditions helped runners achieve fast times throughout the field…