Skechers Performance Returns as the Official Footwear and Apparel Sponsor of the 2015 Chevron Houston Marathon,

This is the special color version of the SKECHERS GOmeb Speed 3, that Meb Keflezighi will be racing in Houston on Sunday, January 17. SKECHERS has shown that, by improving the quality of their product, focusing their sports marketing on two highly visible athletes and doing key events with focus, traction can be gained in running specialty. Funny that, four years ago, I listened to store owners ask if SKECHERS would stay in the sport. I believe that they are giving running stores their answer with their presence in Houston.

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Kara Goucher with interview at RNR San Antonio with Larry Eder, RunBlogRun (from December 2018 RBR Archives)

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Skechers Performance Returns as the Official Footwear and Apparel Sponsor of the
2015 Chevron Houston Marathon

Skechers Performance Elite Athlete Meb Keflezighi
to Run the Aramco Half Marathon

MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. (January 15, 2015)–Skechers Performance will proudly
return to Houston, Texas on January 18, 2015 as the official footwear and apparel sponsor
of the Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Half Marathon. Skechers Performance will
be exhibiting at the coinciding expo, January 16-18, 2015 where it will debut a limited
edition apparel and footwear collection. The division is also excited to announce Meb

Keflezighi will be running in the Aramco Half
Marathon. Meb will join a host of Skechers
Performance special guests comprised of
athletes, brand ambassadors and international
invitees from around the world.

“We are thrilled to be back in Houston kicking
off the 2015 race year as this is an incredible
race to be a part of,” said Michael Greenberg,
president, SKECHERS. “Meb has a long
history in Houston and we are excited to
support him as well as all of the runners
participating in this remarkable event.”

The Aramco Half Marathon will be Meb’s 2015
race debut after a hugely successful 2014.
Meb continues to inspire runners and sports
fans around the world with several strong
performances this past year including winning
the Houston half marathon in 2014, his
monumental win in Boston and most recently
the first American to finish the New York
marathon. Meb will be appearing at the expo on Saturday, January 17th from 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm at booth #920 to sign autographs and
greet fans.

On Sunday, January 18th, Meb will race in a red, white and blue singlet featuring the
Houston skyline and his trademark Skechers Performance GOmeb Speed 3 shoes. The
GOmeb Speed 3 and the entire collection of Skechers Performance co-branded Chevron
Houston Marathon and Aramco Half Marathon footwear and apparel will be available at the
Skechers Performance booth at the race expo as well as select retailers and exclusive
SKECHERS store locations nationwide.

The official Skechers Performance line includes footwear and apparel to commemorate the
Chevron Houston Marathon and the Aramco Half Marathon with customized logos and
corresponding color schemes including the iconic red, white and blue for the Chevron
Houston Marathon and blue and green for the Aramco Half Marathon.

“We are excited to launch the Chevron Houston Marathon editions of our footwear which
includes the new Skechers GOrun 4 and our other key technical running products–the
Skechers GOrun Ultra 2 and the Skechers GOrun Ride 4,” said Rick Higgins, vice
president, merchandising/marketing, Skechers Performance. “As the official partner for
the race, we also have a great line up of co-branded performance apparel and accessories
for men and women available.”

During race weekend, Skechers Performance will support runners with a graffiti wall where
participants and spectators can leave a goal for their race or a supportive message and
take their photo with life-size standees of Meb and Kara Goucher. To help fans further
cheer on their racers, cheer signs and cowbells will be available on a first come, first serve
basis at the Skechers Performance booth. The Skechers Performance is located at booth
#609 at the Chevron Houston Marathon Expo located at the George R. Brown Convention
Center.

Learn more at Skechers.com/performance and follow us on Facebook
(facebook.com/SkechersPerformance), Twitter (twitter.com/skechersGO), YouTube
(youtube.com/user/skechersperformance) and Instagram
(instagram.com/skechersperformance).

ABOUT SKECHERS USA, INC.

SKECHERS USA, Inc. (NYSE: SKX), based in Manhattan Beach, California, designs, develops
and markets a diverse range of footwear for men, women and children under the SKECHERS
name. SKECHERS footwear is available in the United States via department and specialty stores,
company-owned SKECHERS retail stores and its e-commerce website, and over 100 countries
and territories through the company’s global network of distributors and subsidiaries in Brazil,
Canada, Chile, Japan and across Europe, as well as through joint ventures in Asia. For more
information, please visit www.skechers.com and follow us on Facebook
(Facebook.com/SKECHERS) and Twitter (Twitter.com/SKECHERSUSA).

Author

Larry Eder

Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.

Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."

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