The Aramco Houston Half Marathon, which will be the host of the 2007 USA Half Marathon Championships, announced an expanded U.S. prize money structure. The increase brings the total payout to $59,500, with $12,000 going to the men's and women's champions.

Race officials also announced a bonus of $4,000 for breaking the existing race record of 1:02:07 and 1:10:55 for men and women, respectively, plus an additional $5,000 for breaking the existing American records of 1:00:55 and 1:07:34 for men and women respectively.

Masters will compete for a total purse of $1,500 per gender, with the champions receiving $750 each.

The 2007 USA Half-Marathon Championships will be held in conjunction with the 35th running of the Chevron Houston Marathon on January 14th. Two of the top three U.S. finishers will qualify for the IAAF World Road Running Championships to be held in Udine, Italy, October 14, 2007.

The USA Half-Marathon Championships will be the first race on the 2007 USA Running Circuit.