Austin Recreation
Ricardo B. Brazziell AMERICAN-STATESMAN
Last year's marathon rookies give advice to this year's first-timers. Above,
Laura Reichel: When she was running the LiveStrong Austin Marathon last
year, the Whole Foods Market employee ate an energy gel she hadn't tried
before. 'It didn't work out so well,' she says.
STORY
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Last year's marathon rookies give advice to this year's first-timers
If you've never run a marathon, it's hard to know exactly what to expect. How will your legs feel at Mile 20? Will everyone else dash past, leaving you to inhale the dust kicked up by their speeding sneakers? If you do cross that finish line, how much time will have passed? Will you ever walk again, pain free? Actual marathon finishers seem to belong to their own secret club, a club with insider knowledge of what to do and how to act on race day.
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Mountain bikers get a taste of slick rock riding in the Hill Country
Cranking a bike up the grippy, sandpapery rock at Reveille Peak Ranch feels a little like pedaling across a lunar landscape.
- Music is love, according to Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli
- Partner exercises make staying in shape more fun
RUNNING
CYCLING
SWIMMING
Fit City blog »
- Cool upcoming fitness events!
- Free app lets you track runners at LiveStrong Austin Marathon
- Mutt Marathon teams shelter dogs, runners for race
- Time for a Dreamslide
- Riding the rock at Reveille Peak Ranch
- Beyond Bike Lanes meeting scheduled
- RAAM qualifier coming to Central Texas
- Upcoming fitness events: Dog yoga, 5K runs and more
- Free fitness DVDs, books
Recreation features »
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Mountain bikers get a taste of slick rock riding in the Hill Country
Cranking a bike up the grippy, sandpapery rock at Reveille Peak Ranch feels a little like pedaling across a lunar landscape.
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Partner exercises make staying in shape more fun
Crunches with your cutie. Pushups with passion. Squats with your squeeze. Working out with your significant other means spending time together doing something that's good for your body — and who wouldn't want to do that, especially with Valentine's Day fast approaching? We enlisted Austin trainer Sarah Stewart, who runs Kinetic Movement Systems and trains clients at The Hills Health Club and Wellness Center, to help demonstrate some exercises best done with a partner.
- Fit Folks: David Lee Nall, 36
- Austin running coach returns to homeland, visits site of massacre where he almost died
Upcoming rec events
- Event: Scavenger Dash Austin at Opal Divine's Freehouse, Sun, Feb 12 12:00p
- Event: Texas Longhorns vs. Kansas State Wildcats at Frank Erwin Center, Sat, Feb 11 1:00p
- Event: 10th Annual Keep Austin Weird 5K at Long Center for the Performing Arts, Sat, Jun 23 7:00p
- Event: Valentines Thai Massage Workshop with Matt Borer at Castle Hill Yoga, Sat, Feb 11 3:00p
- Event: The O'Reilly Auto Parts Outlaw National Championship Motor Spectacular at Travis County Expo Center, Sat, Feb 11 6:00p
VENTURE OUT
YOGA
