AUSTIN, Texas, September 19, 2016 — On Sunday, September 18th, more than 2000 participants, spectators, and volunteers packed Auditorium Shores in downtown Austin, Texas, to take part in the Marathon Relay. More than 200 six-member teams registered to divide and conquer a marathon, with each leg of the relay completing a 4.37-mile loop. The winning team, RunLab Elite, finished with a chip time of 2:23:36.
The team that won the Open Women’s Division, 99 Problems but Shoes Ain’t One, finished with a chip time of 3:14:59. They traveled from Harker Heights, Texas. Harambe’s Angels, from New Braunfels, TX, won the Open Mixed Division (three men, three women) with a time of 2:52:23. Harambe’s Angels featured Julia Vegas, who finished in third place in the women’s division at the 2016 Austin Marathon® presented by NXP. Teams can find their results here.
Teams from all over Austin, including from the City of Austin, CBS Austin, Austin Runners Club, Team LIVESTRONG, The University of Texas, and various running groups and stores around town took on the challenge of completing a marathon together. Race day photos are available on the Marathon Relay Facebook page. Participants hung out in their tents before and after their leg. After their leg was complete, they enjoyed tacos and beer from Third Base Sports.
Marathon Relay would like to thank all of the volunteers for coming out and making today’s event as great as it was. Your willingness to get up extra early and cheer on every participant truly made a difference in their experience. Marathon Relay would also like to thank our partners LIVESTRONG, Texas MileSplit, Third Base Sports, and Ben Phillips, Real Estate Advisor for Engel and Volkers Austin.
About High Five Events: Beginning with the launch of a single triathlon in 2003, High Five Events has grown to become one of the largest privately owned event production companies in the United States. In addition to the events it owns and produces, the Austin, Texas-based company offers consulting and event production services to dozens of additional events each year. High Five Events is community-centric and has more than 83 years’ experience organizing large events across different venue types in a variety of locations. Follow High Five Events on Twitter (@highfiveevents), Instagram (@highfiveevents), and Facebook (http://ift.tt/29PboNk) for news and updates.
About the LIVESTRONG Foundation: The LIVESTRONG Foundation fights to improve the lives of people affected by cancer now. For 19 years, LIVESTRONG has been a voice for cancer survivors and has directly served more than 3.5 million people. A pioneer in the field of survivorship, LIVESTRONG remains a world leader in providing direct services to cancer patients and survivors, advocating for policies that enhance survivors’ quality of life and developing partnerships that create access to cancer programs across the country. Since 2007, the LIVESTRONG at the YMCA program has made a return to fitness and well-being possible for more than 40,000 survivors in more than 500 YMCA locations. Working with The University of Texas’ Dell Medical School, LIVESTRONG is building the LIVESTRONG Cancer Institutes to reinvent and redesign cancer care for and with people affected by cancer.
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