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Texas > Run Austin Run Half Marathon, 5K & 10K
Austin, TX
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Date
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Event
Details
Part of a series of running, triathlon and swimming events that will
include races in Oregon, California and Texas throughout the year, the
Run American Run race will host its inaugural Run Austin Run Half
Marathon, 5K & 10K race in the fall of 2009, along a course
that winds its way through the neighborhoods surrounding Austin's Camp
Mabry Military Reservation and near the campus of the University of
Texas.
The out-and-back course for the half marathon will start and finish in
Austin's Triangle State neighborhood, near both the University's
intramural athletic fields and the Austin State Hospital. From there,
runners will follow a loop that winds in a counter-clockwise direction
through this section of the city, running along Hancock Drive and then
Crestview Drive, which brings runners to the section of the race that
takes them along the winding Colorado River, which flows through
the heart of the city.
The course keeps taking runners around past the river and then turns
left onto Austin's Enfield Road, for a stretch that runs past the
green, tree-lined fairways of the city's Lions Municipal Golf Course
and then crosses through Westenfield Park and the Johnson Creek
Greenbelt Park. After crossing through the parks, the course turns left
again on Hartford Road and begins the last few miles of the race, which
unfold along Jefferson and Bull Creek Streets and then the home stretch
on West 45th, to the finish back at the Triangle State area.
Organizers will start participants off in waves beginning at 7:00 AM,
and runners will need to be able to keep at least a 15-minute-per-mile
pace for the race's first eight miles, as roads will need to be
re-opened to traffic as runners complete the early sections of the
race.
Race
Weather & Climate
Like much of the southern Texas region, the city of Austin typically
experiences very hot summers followed by thankfully milder fall
seasons, as well as its heaviest precipitation in the late spring and
early fall. In October, the city's average monthly temperatures range
between 81°F and 60°F, while rainfall totals average
nearly 4 inches for the month.
Fees
$70 for the half marathon
$40 for the 10K
$30 for the 5K
Registration
To reserve your spot in the fall 2009 running of the Run Austin Run
Half Marathon, 5K or 10K, register online at the event website.
Website
www.usaproductions.org
Course Map
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