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Your weekend fitness activities!
I can feel it, spring is coming! That means tons of outdoor activities. Here’s an early look at some fun events this weekend. Sign up now!
- Heart of Texas Regatta: The non-profit Austin Rowing Club will host the Heart of Texas Regatta Saturday and Sunday, March 6-7 on Lady Bird Lake. A seven-lane, 1,000-meter course will be set up just east of Interstate 35. Festivities will take place at Festival Beach Park. More than 1,100 competitors from more than 30 clubs will compete. Categories include junior, open, collegiate and masters. For more information go here.
- It’s My Park Day: Volunteers are still needed to help with 67 projects at parks city-wide this Saturday, March 6. Projects range from simple clean-ups and painting park benches to ecological restoration and trail building. Volunteers of all ages and abilities are needed. All volunteers receive a T-shirt and snacks. Sign up at www.austinparks.org.
- Tough Cookie Women’s Duathlon: A beginner friendly, women-only sprint distance duathlon kicks off at 9 a.m. Sunday, March 7 at South Park, 2602 Dennis Drive in Copperas Cove. The 2K run/10 mile bike/2K run will be followed by a kids’ fun run. Entry fee includes a finisher award, race T-shirt, goody bag, and post race party, with free post-race massages. All proceeds benefit MS National Society Lone Star Chapter. Registration is $60 and ends at 10 p.m. March 3. To register go here.
- Urban Bird Celebration: Learn about urban birds and celebrate their presence Saturday, March 6 at the Austin Nature and Science Center, 301 Nature Center Drive. Bird walks and tours from 10-11 a.m., presentations with bird experts at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. and other ongoing family activities including citizen science bird counts, bird of prey demonstrations and bird drawing. For more information call 512-327-8181 X29 or email wildlife@ci.austin.tx.us.
- Colorado River Spring Clean Up: Meet under the Montopolis Highway 183 Bridge, 5827 Levander Loop, at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 6 to help clean up the Colorado River. The group will concentrate on the area nearest the Colorado River Preserve. To register call Patrick Olsen, Natural Science Program Coordinator of McKinney Roughs Nature Park, at 512-303-5073 X8035 or email patrick.olsen@lcra.org.
- Project Grad 5k: A chip-timed 5K run/walk on a paved two-loop course with 5-year age group awards and a Kids’ K kicks off at 8 a.m. Saturday at the Dell Diamond, 3300 E. Palm Valley Road. Registration is $25 online or $30 on race day. Round Rock Independent School District employees and students get a $5 discount. All Georgetown and Austin Running Club members get a $1 discount. The Kids’ K is free and starts at 9 a.m. To register go here.
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By Hannah
March 2, 2010 7:26 PM | Link to this
That looks like a great list to choose from. I hope the weather is nice for the regatta!
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