| Statement of Purpose The role of the UT Marathon Team is to:
1 - Help UT students, faculty, and staff reach their goal of finishing a marathon
2 - Provide support, motivation, and guidance in the training process
3 - Reduce the barriers to a positive and successful experience
4 - Match members with partners or groups of similar running ability
5 - Inspire members of the University of Texas community to run
Team Activities We hold regular runs in groups divided by pace, guided by pace group leaders. Although we do not provide coaching or professional advice, we do direct our members to such resources as necessary. The main goal of each season is to run the Motorola Austin Marathon in February. We also run several training races leading up to that Marathon, as well as other marathons and races. We help to organize and volunteer at the Running of the Horns 5K in April. We have social activities once in a while, too.
We are Runners We are men and women from almost every slice of the University of Texas at Austin community. Freshmen running alongside professors. MBAs running alongside studio art majors. Life-long Austinites running alongside exchange students. What links us together is that we are all runners.
We like to run. If you like to run, run with us.
Distance vs. Speed Former couch potatoes, recreational runners, and cross-country superstars - all are welcome.
It doesn't matter how fast you can go. It's how far you want to run. Our philosophy is that anyone given enough time and discipline can go the 26.2 miles. No previous running experience is required.
You want to run a marathon? We want to help you realize that goal - at any speed.
Join the Team Please follow these five steps to join:
1 - Fill out a membership packet
2 - If you have a health insurance card, make a copy of the front and back.
3 - Take $25 from your pocket (or write a check for $25 to "UT Marathon Team")
4 - Deliver the packet, insurance info, and dues to a team captain
5 - Run with your fellow team members
*** There some complicated eligibility restrictions that probably will not apply to you. If you think you might not be eligible, ask us about it.
E-mail Updates Weekly updates and other communications to members are sent via e-mail.
To subscribe to the "marathon" e-mail list, follow the instructions here.
To unsubscribe from the "marathon" e-mail list, follow the instructions here.
Contact Us If you have any questions or comments, please e-mail marathon@www.utexas.edu.
Team Captains: Jason Trujillo
Chris Cantu, Diana Acker, Tala Kassm, Faculty Advisor (and fellow runner): Doug Burger
Division of Recreational Sports Advisor: Randall Ford
Website Disclaimer This site is published by the UT Marathon Team, an officially sponsored sport club in the the Division of Recreational Sports at the University of Texas at Austin. This site is not an official publication of the University of Texas and does not represent the views of the University, its departments, or its officers.
Kelvin Pan currently manages the site.
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