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 […]
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.” […]
ARC Member Spotlight: Barbara Fellman
Barbara comes to just about every ARC social and training run, so odds are you’ve seen her around! We asked Barbara to share her story and tell us why she runs with ARC. I began running in 2000, shortly after I moved to Austin. My fiancé at the time was training for the 2001 Motorola […]
ARC Member Spotlight: Sara Ferniza
I discovered my passion for running over 20 years ago while living in my hometown, Chicago. I moved to Austin 9 years ago and feel very fortunate that Austin has such a huge running community, amazing trails and amazing running coaches. I have been training with Rogue Running for the last 3 years and have […]
Melissa & Sonja: 3M Half Marathon
Put it on a Post It! 3M Half Marathon is done! Written by: Sam Jimenez Melissa was excited for the half marathon, because it meant earning the fourth piece of the puzzle and eating more breakfast tacos. Sonja was looking forward to Melissa and Bonnie improving their times and showing the progress that they made […]
Melissa & Sonja: 3M Half Marathon
Put it on a Post It! 3M Half Marathon is done! Written by: Sam Jimenez Melissa was excited for the half marathon, because it meant earning the fourth piece of the puzzle and eating more breakfast tacos. Sonja was looking forward to Melissa and Bonnie improving their times and showing the progress that they made […]
Melissa & Sonja: Decker Challenge
Melissa and Sonja were kind enough to share their story with us on an earlier blog, and agreed to let us follow along as they #DareTheDistance with us this season! Conquering Hills and 13.1 Miles Contributing Writer: Samantha Jimenez On Sunday morning, December 10th, Melissa and Sonja headed out to run the Decker Half Marathon with […]
