Decker Challenge
December 10, 2023 8:00 AM Travis County Expo Center 7311 Decker Ln Austin, TX 78724 Half Marathon, Kids Mile Virtual Options Available In 1979, the Austin Runners Club organized a race on the roads around Decker Lake in east Austin. The Decker Challenge was born! Register for Decker Challenge About Today, the Decker Challenge Half […]
Runner Spotlight – Roxy Flores, ARC Member and Volunteer
Runner Spotlight – Roxy Flores, ARC Member and Volunteer Austin Runners Club February 7, 2022 Community,Interview Tell us a little bit about yourself, including what you do for a living and how you came to live in Austin. I moved to Austin in 2004 to attend college and have lived here ever since. I am […]
Runner Spotlight – Ari Perez, Fleet Feet Operating Partner
Tell us a little bit about yourself, including where you are from and how you ended up in Austin. I grew up in Corpus Christi as the youngest of three and sports were a focal point of the family dynamic, mainly basketball and running. My sister, the eldest, earned a college scholarship for her running […]
August 8th Update to ARC Group Running Recommendations
Austin-Travis County has moved to Stage 5 in its COVID-19 Risk-Based Guidelines. We will continue to monitor the public health landscape and will make changes as necessary. Based on the guidance from the CDC and public health experts across the globe, we feel that you can safely run outdoors with your training partners as long […]
Updated ARC Group Running COVID-19 Recommendations
We are seeing great progress locally in beating back COVID-19, and we’ll continue to reference local and federal guidance to make sure we’re adhering to the latest standards. The CDC has recently updated their guidance for fully vaccinated people. What does this mean for ARC group runs? Based on this new guidance, we decided to […]
Updated ARC Group Running COVID-19 Recommendations
We are seeing great progress locally in beating back COVID-19, and we’ll continue to reference local and federal guidance to make sure we’re adhering to the latest standards. The CDC has recently updated their guidance for fully vaccinated people. What does this mean for ARC group runs? Based on this new guidance, we decided to […]
ARC Group Running Recommendations Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
The primary transmission method for the COVID-19 virus is now understood to be aerosoltransmission via static exposure from an infected individual for more than 10-15minutes. The transmission risk is highest in static, indoor, poorly-ventilatedenvironments (whether or not social distancing is followed). This research also suggests that the risk of transmission is very low in a […]
Kayleigh’s Journey
Kayleigh and Sandy first shared their story with us through our “September to Remember” social media contest. Last year they shared their story again at the end of the Distance Challenge, and this year they are back to claim their finisher’s jackets together and we are rooting for them! We started the journey to our […]
Decker Challenge Spotlight: Rose Marie Hagman
There is so much history behind the Decker Challenge. In this spotlight, Rose Marie Hagman shares where it all began! Back in the early to mid 70s there was essentially one running group that people joined for companionship for running various distances. The Austin Runners Club hosted monthly fun runs. In February of 1978, we […]
Couch to Marathon: Distance Challenge Spotlight, Elizabeth Henson
Elizabeth registered for last year’s Distance Challenge (Full Track) after having just run her first 5k in years. Don’t think you’re ready to #DareTheDistance quite yet? Read on: Back in high school I ran track and cross country and used to think “I should make it a goal to do a marathon before age 30.” […]
