The Austin Marathon is one of the most popular marathons. This marathon is held annually every year in Austin, Texas. The course of the marathon takes runners through historic sites and places of greenery. It has its start and end to the finish lines in Austin downtown and the marathon is a loop around the Austin city with interesting climbs. Many enthusiasts start to train for the 26.2 mile race throughout the year. This marathon takes good care of its participants can be judged by the number of Health Care ambulances, medical teams, water and aid stations in the marathon course.

Austin Marathon

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The marathon will have participants from not only the United States, but also from other countries. It is possible to use the Austin marathon as a qualifier for the Olympics team if the athlete finishes the course.

There are speeches and talks individually or in groups to participants and their families by motivational speakers. The Austin marathon is an event of entertainment and joy not only to the participants but also to the citizens and onlookers. It has been noticed that the runners will be cheered by bursting of crackers along the way. There will be some bands which perform to lift the spirits of the runners.

A medal will be given to all participants who complete the full round or half of the course as a token of remembrance. As is the case with other marathons, the first three male and female runners in every age category will be given awards. Special awards have been initiated to give for the participants from the fire department, military and police department.

Austin Marathon & Half Marathon

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Runner Comments at Marathonguide

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Event Details of Austin Marathons

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Marathon was first organized in 490 B.C and since then it is a common event arranged different parts of the world. Austin Marathon is one of the most celebrated and prestigious marathons on earth. Travel agents in Austin do good business during the marathon season by assisting the audience coming from various parts of the world to watch this marathon.

1. History of Austin Marathon

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The Marathon organized on Austin, Texas is an annual event. Austin marathon was first held in the year 1992, on 15th of February. Austin is known for hosting both half and full marathons. For the initial 15 years this Marathon was sponsored by Freescale Semiconductor. The Marathons held in 2007 and 2008 had AT&T as the official sponsor. However, in 2009 the event was arranged with no title sponsor supporting it.

2. Statistics of Austin Marathon 2009

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Austin marathon 2009 had both experienced and new athletes as competitors. However, all of them trained themselves with the mission of winning this esteemed title. The list of athletes included both runners and walkers. They were served with sufficient food and drinks, so that they could keep themselves hydrated and energized for completing the entire race.

2354 male athletes and 1607 female athletes successfully finished the race. Jeremy Borling of United States got the title as the male winner. He finished the race in 2 hours 30 minute and 5 seconds. United States also own the women's title. Elle Phisny of USA completed the race in just 2 hours 52 minutes and emerged as the winner.

A campaign called keep Austin beautiful has been doing the rounds for quite some time now. It is essentially aimed at preserving the beauty of Austin so that it continues to please residents and tourists for times to come.

This site will give you a lot of information on this aspect:

http://www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/marathon09recycling

1. What is the Austin recycling marathon?

- It is an annual event organized at Austin.

- It is aimed at the environmental up gradation and preservation of the natural beauty of Austin.

- Materials are collected by the teams and volunteers from landfills and other sources and recycled as part of the contest.

2. What are the basic features of the Austin recycling marathon?

It allows 100% online registration.

It encourages car pooling.

The events are all solar powered.

Compost pits are built for excess wastes and food.

Bio diesel and solar powered generators are used for the events.

A farmers market is organized at the finishing line. This market sells only organic products.

Gutter Buddies are encourages to protect Lake Lady Bird from debris.

You can contact your travel services Austin to let you know about the schedule for this unique marathon. Also refer to the following sites:

http://www.merchantcircle.com/business/American.Express.Travel.Related.Services.512-928-0369

http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/sws/