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Race the USA Virtual 10k Run - Austin, TX

The capitol of Texas Austin, is a bustling city, hosting major tech hubs, a great music and art scene and home to the famous University of Texas. With its downtown rapidly changing to include parking garages, expanding bike lanes and a combination of low and high rise buildings, Austin is a happening place. With mild temperatures from October through to April, this period is most conducive for runners planning their Austin 5k runs who don’t want to run in the brutal heat between May and September. Austin has good public transport in the city’s inner core that allows access to its many trails. Outside of the inner core, one may need to find other forms of orientation. All in all, Austin is truly a taste of the ‘Hill Country’ Texas and offers diverse runs. Let us see what the best places to run in Austin are!

Trails, trails everywhere!

One of the most popular trails in Austin is the Lady Bird Lake Trail located downtown. The trail is 10 miles long and winds along the Colorado River, offering amazing scenic views of the river and lovely green stretches. The route is a combination of firm gravel and paved and takes runners on their Austin run past many pool springs like the Barton Springs, boathouses and pedestrian bridges like the Pfluger and S. First St. Bridge. If you want a better idea of Austin city, one can take the Downtown-Capital-University trail that takes you up Congress Street, through the State Capitol and over to the University of Texas. The route offers a constant view of the beautiful State Capitol and its beauty is magnified especially in the nights. There are also other running trails Austin like the Barton Creek Greenbelt, Shoal Creek Trail, and Lakeway Area that one can traverse.

Downtown Austin hosts many nice hotels located mainly on both sides of the Colorado River, west of the I-35 and East of Lamar Boulevard. These hotels offer easy access to routes like Barton Creek Greenbelt, Lady Bird Lake and other boulevard runs. running store Austin, TX for equipment like Luke’s Locker, Ready to Run, and RunLab are mainly located Downtown, North and West side of the city respectively. Many of these stores organize running groups Austin TX events that can help you engage with the running community in Austin. With a vibrant marathon running scene, Austin also hosts many professional events like the Austin Marathon, 3m Half Marathon, and Cap 10k Runs. The Race the USA Virtual 10k Challenge Series that is conducted in all cities in the United States allows you to represent your city and win it a medal.  Come to Austin and enjoy your fun run Austin, color run Austin, bubble run Austin, and indy race Austin Texas.

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