FRIENDS AND FAMILY TEAMS

Bring your friends and family together for a fitness challenge that’s equal parts fun, rewarding, and brag-worthy. Challenge your loved ones to commit to a fitness goal by setting up a team, because those who can have fun together, can run together!

Getting started is easy: register as a team captain, create your team, and invite your crew to join the challenge! Empower everyone to set goals, support each other, and celebrate success, both on the racecourse and in everyday life. Each team member can choose their own distance; perfect for making memories and encouraging a happy & healthy lifestyle.

Team Perks

Want to learn how your team can go big and get rewarded? Check out the page below to see what you can get for growing your team and review all important teams dates and deadlines.

Check out all the Team Perks!
Start Your Team Today!

WHY YOU SHOULD BUILD A TEAM 

  • Lifelong Memories

    Celebrate milestones and create memories that will last forever!

  • Built-In Accountability

    Stay motivated during training with group text threads, shared weekend runs, and friendly nudges from your favorite people.

  • A Distance for Everyone

    With the 5K, Half Marathon, and Full Marathon options, every family member or friend can participate at a pace and distance that works for them.

  • Finish Festival Fun

    Keep the party going after the miles are done with live music, food, and a massive group celebration at the finish line festival.

  • Build Healthy Habits

    Channel your crew’s active lifestyle into a shared goal, making your healthy habits even more rewarding as a team.

Two smiling runners from the Friends and Family Teams, wearing red shirts, sunglasses, and race bibs, pose with thumbs up at an outdoor race event, surrounded by other participants and trees in the background. Austin Marathon Half Marathon & 5K
Four smiling women from collegiate teams wearing race bibs and medals pose together after finishing a marathon on a city street. They proudly hold up their medals, dressed in athletic gear, with buildings and trees in the background. Austin Marathon Half Marathon & 5K
A group of runners participate in a race, with three women in matching bright red outfits—likely part of social teams—smiling and running together in the foreground. Other runners fill the street behind them, showing their dedication to training. Austin Marathon Half Marathon & 5K

Pay In Bulk

Want to pay for your team members? We have a Bulk Payment option that can be set up for teams bringing 10 or more members so that you can cover the cost for all your employees. You do not have to create a team to set up a Bulk Pay.

Apply for Bulk Pay

Already Created Your Team?

If you’ve already created your team or have questions about managing a team, head to our teams management page to learn more.

Can’t find what you’re looking for?  teams@youraustinmarathon.com with questions.

Team Management Tools & Tips