Austin Fit Magazine

Three years ago, Caldwell Heights Elementary School physical education teacher Ashlee Payne founded Laps and Laces 🎀, a run club for fourth and fifth grade girls.

The club is a part of The Girls Movement, a program through Marathon Kids which inspires young kids to get outside and be active.

Some days, it’s as simple as a few laps around the track. But the long-term effects? Maybe it’s building the kind of habits that will stay with these girls long after they move on to middle and high school.

Later this month, Payne will take a group of girls to the Daisy Dash, Austin’s oldest road race.

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Marathon Kids



For $5 off registration for either the Daisy Dash or the Decker Challenge Half Marathon , use code 𝗮𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗶𝘁𝟱. 🔗 in bio

Run for the Water 💧 is FAST APPROACHING.

This year marks its 20th year with a 10-miler, 5K and kids 1K. The goal is simple: to run through Austin and raise money for clean water in Burundi.

This year’s finish comes with something special: a newly-revealed 2026 finisher medal. 🏅

We’ll see you November 8.

🗣️“𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒔𝒏’𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓. 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌.”

For those looking for alternative ways to improve fitness without putting added miles on your feet, CrossFit can thread that balance in numerous ways, as Sadie Flynn | P&PA Coach & CF-L2 writes.

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Two Austinites absolutely crushed the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON, a world marathon major, on Sept. 27:

➡️ Will Nation finished 29th overall in a new PR (by six seconds, though his year-over-year at Berlin was an eight-minute improvement.
➡️ Allie Kieffer was 25th overall and captured her fastest marathon since 2018.

A massive congratulations goes out to both runners! 🔥

On Oct. 10 at The Driveway 🏁 in Austin, PAINKLLR® is hosting “𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒖𝒓𝒖𝒔,” a nonstop, 6-hour endurance run on a closed-loop course.

The route changes every two hours.

Farthest distance covered wins.

The concept was devised by the endurance and apparel events company, which prioritizes a “growth mindset.”

Simulation runs have been taking place in Austin in the lead-up to the race. Registration closes on Oct. 1.

𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 …

To nominate your favorites for Austin Fit Magazine’s annual “Best of 2026”

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We chatted with Dolph Lundgren and spoke with a few of his fans yesterday outside Gold's Gym on Burnet Road. Lundgren was in town promoting his memoir, ‘𝘍𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘍𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨.’

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Yesterday, Dolph Lundgren dropped in Gold's Gym off Burnet Road to meet fans and sign his newly-released memoir, ‘Fights Worth Fighting.’

We caught up with Mr. Lundgren and a few fans afterward.

Check out Austin Fit Magazine later today for more from the event.

📸 Cory Mull

𝐀𝐓𝐗 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞’𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 🏃

Run For The Water returns Nov. 8, and the 5K is the perfect chance to put a little school pride on the line.

Coaches and school leaders, rally your runners. Athletes, bring your teammates. Then call out another ATX school to meet you at the start line.

Who are you racing?

📍 Austin | November 8
🏃 Run For The Water 5K

𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 @𝐑𝐮𝐧𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫. Check out our 🔗 in our bio for more information.

Getting your team together is easy: each runner registers individually, then selects an existing team or creates a new one during registration.

𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲: We have partnered with Run For The Water | Gazelle Foundation on the road to race day.