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Keep Austin weird... by running

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Austin Running Fitness Examiner

 

The 7th Annual Keep Austin Weird 5k and Family Run will be held on Saturday, September 12, 2009. The race offers a scenic course through South Congress. After the race, enjoy food (from Amy's Ice Cream and the Taco Shack), drinks, live music and costume contest awards.

Online registration will close at 6 PM on Thursday, September 10. Race day registration is available from 7:00 AM to 7:45 AM at the Buford Bell Tower. Registration costs $35. 

The 5k begins at 8 AM at the Buford Bell Tower in downtown Austin, located at the intersection of West Cesar Chavez and Colorado. The Family Run begins at 9 AM.

Don't forget to dress in the weirdest attire possible to win prizes in the costume contest!

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, Austin Running Fitness Examiner

Gabby Rivette started running as a toddler, when she didn't know how to ride a bicycle yet and had to run to keep up with her older sister and her friends who did know how. Since then she's run 5 marathons and a bunch of other races of a more human distance. She has written for such publications...

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