Around Austin-Sunday morning February 15th 2026. "That's What Friends Are For" gathering on the Ann Richards Bridge before sunrise readying for the Austin Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K event.

Around Austin-Sunday morning February 15th 2026-Spectators cheer on their runner. The vibe touches the soul. The humanity of the Austin Maraton cannot be understated. See another image below. Supporting those that invest themselves in distance running at all levels.

Around Austin-Sunday morning February 15th 2026-Two of the three Wheelchair racers made the starting line on time. Another under his own power joined just a bit later. The elite corral behind: #88 Kellyn Taylor went on to win the Women's division shaving nearly two minutes off the course record. #12 Joey Whelan went on to win overall with a course record pace of 5:06 per mile.

Around Austin-Sunday morning February 15th 2026-The start of the Elite Marathon corral. On the far left, in a blurry image, Joey Whelan starts what would be a recording-breaking 5:06 per mile pace for this hilly course.

Around Austin-Sunday morning February 15th 2026-Griffin Neal wins the Half Marathon with at a blistering 5:03 pace for a 1:06:04 time. For the complete statistics see the RunFAR APP. See more images below of The Joy, The Reflection, The Gratitude of distance running by individuals at all levels. Tatum Smith reflects on her second place finish in the Women's Half Marathon ran at a 6:16 per mile pace. Emma Lopez finished fourth in the Women's Half Marathon at a 6:16 pace. Eli

Around Austin-Sunday morning February 26th 2026-Austin Marathon-"It don't come easy!" Above second place winner Elisha Barno reflects on finishing 1:08.3 behind Joey Whelan. See more images below. An accomplished finish but not without trials and tribulations Giving it all through the finish

Around Austin-Sunday morning February 15th 2026-The Austin Marathon Champion, with a record-breaking time of 2:13:18, is American Joesph Whelan. His average pace was 5:06 over this hilly course. See more images of Joey below. Under perfect weather and a 0700 start this 35th Austin Marathon was an amazing event. With 30,000 runners in the three distances the event also had more than 2,500 volunteers, 26 miles of live music and 100,000 spectators along the course. For more

Around Austin-Sunday morning February 15th 2026. Austin Marathon Women's Champion Kellyn Taylor crossing the finish line. Kellyn's time at 2:33:29 shaved nearly two minutes off the record with an average pace of 5:52 per mile over this hilly course. Under perfect weather and a 0700 start this was an amazing event. Running enrollment for the three distances was capped at 30,000. This celebration of distance running also had 2,500 volunteers, 26 miles of live music and 100

Around Austin-30,000 runners are expected for tomorrows 35th running of the Austin Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K. See images from the Bib and SWAG pickup and the Health & Fitness Expo held at the Palmer Events Center ending at 6 PM today. The race starts on Congress tomorrow morning. See https://www.youraustinmarathon.com for full details of the race and associated events. Family affair Runners having gathered their Bib and Swag enter the Expo Vendors attracting a crowd

Texas 6A Basketball-West Lake Hills, Texas-Westlake High School-Al Bennett Court, Tuesday evening February 10th 2026. Above #5 Bo Ogden sinks the winning basket early for a 3-0 lead. Westlake never trailed the visiting Dripping Spring Tigers, led 16-11 after the first quarter, 33-21 after the second quarter, 49-35 after the third quarter to win 63-41. #24 Mack Martin, in the foreground, went off scoring 22 points on a pure shooting night. Westlake scoring by quarter was

Around Austin-The 2026 Austin Marathon is this Sunday February 15th. The 35th Anniversary edition includes a 5K, Half Marathon and Marathon and has enrolled a remarkable 30,000 participants. "Olympic medalist Gabby Thomas will officially start the race" [High Five Events]. Brief schedule of events: Health & Fitness Expo, Runner Pickup Bib & SWAG at Palmer Events Center starting Friday 11AM-7PM and continuing Saturday 9AM-6PM. Race Day the venue opens at 5:30AM with the Ha

Texas Boys 6A Basketball-Westlake Al Bennett Court-Tuesday February 3rd 2026-The rematch of the "Battle of the Lakes" had Westlake besting Lake Travis (LT) 56-53 in Overtime. Back on January 9th Lake Travis edged out visiting Westlake 64-62 with a shot as the clock ran out. The rematch too was close with LT holding a small lead twice and Westlake leading by two after Q1, by three after Q2, by six after Q3 and then tied at the end of regulation. Score by quarter Westlake 13

Texas 6A Girl's High School Basketball-West Lake Hills Texas-Friday evening January 30th 2026. Westlake achieved a milestone of 32-0 by defeating visiting Bowie 53-37 on Al Bennett court. This Westlake record is the best Westlake basketball record in 40 years. For Westlake, #21 Ellie Jacobs got the start as #0 Molly Frazer was suited up but resting an ankle. #2 Townsend Hamilton was in the rotation assisting the usual starters #15 Tamia King, #30 Geralynn Byers-Veal, #10

Texas 6A High School Basketball-Wednesday evening January 28th 2026-West Lake Hills, Texas-A rematch of the "512" rivalry between Westlake and Austin was a cold weather rescheduled game on Al Bennett court at Westlake. Westlake prevailed at Austin back on December 20th 53-46 and followed that with a defensive battle 42-36 last evening. Intensive defense and some cold shooting led to a Westlake lead 11-7 after one quarter. Both teams likely suffered from ice-storm related d

Around Austin-Longhorn and Georgia Bulldog Basketball Game Video Game Fun, Saturday afternoon January 25th 2026. See another snapshot below.

Around Austin-Longhorn Spirit. Longhorn Basketball and visiting Georgia Bulldogs, Saturday afternoon January 24th 2026. See another snapshot below. See https://texaslonghorns.com for details. Longhorn Cheer.

College Basketball-Moody Center-Austin Texas-Saturday afternoon January 24th 2026. The visiting Georgia Bulldogs, 16-3 and 4-2 in the SEC, entered the game leading the nation in total scoring, fast break points, and blocked shots. Texas 11-8 and 2-4 in the SEC looked overmatched in a choppy first half but notably for Texas they eliminated Georgia's fast break game. After the first half, the key game stats were similar with Georgia leading 37-30. Georgia's advantage was ma

Texas 6A High School Girls Basketball-Friday evening January 23rd 2026-Akins, 0-7 in District, trekked to West Lake Hills on a rainy and cold evening to face the Westlake Lady Chaparrals, 6-0 in district and 29-0 overall. Akins gave great effort, fought for every point, cheered every made basket and played with pride falling behind early to trail 4-27 after Q1, 9-40 after Q2, 9-72 after Q3 to lose 18-89. If you weren't already aware, Westlake has assembled a formidable star

Around Austin-Only the devoted on the driving range at Fazio Canyons on a damp and cold Wednesday morning January 21st 2025. See another image below. Around Austin-Only the devoted on the driving range at Fazio Canyons on a damp and cold Wednesday morning January 21st 2025

Around Austin-Austin International Half Marathon, Sunday morning January 18th 2026. Second place finisher, Johen Deleon #55 averaged 04:53/mile, 1.18.98 behind Victor Shitsama who had the winning time of 01:02:38. See another Johen Deleon image below.