While its hard to believe, Trail Roots is moving into our 4th year! We are excited to have new opportunities ahead this year! This includes adding a road option for our long runs!
| Our Sunday long runs will start on Feb 26th. This is the weekend after the Austin Marathon, and will be open to all Trail Roots members. If you are not a member, now is a great opportunity to join us! We love back-to-back long runs. We love to run Austin trails on Saturday, and now we can have Austin road running on Sunday! While many of our Austin runners do road runs on Sunday already, we wanted to offer a more structured training environment. We also realized that many runners and triathletes can't make the Saturday road runs. Adding an Austin Sunday long run now gives those athletes support. This is also a great opportunity for those preparing for races like The Boston Marathon, as well as local Austin road races like the Statesman Cap 10k and for next years Austin Marathon, half marathon, and 5k. Through this April, with the Statesman Cap 10k and Boston Marathon in mind, we have planned out some great routes for the group supported with water stops along the way! Come out on Feb 26th at 7am and run with us. All you need to do is sign up on the free trial week link. |  |
Coaches: Our number one priority is our runners, their safety, and success. Our coaches are the most friendly, caring, and motivating people you can meet. Together, coach Erik, Joel, and Mercedes will plan out the routes and distances of each long run.
Mercedes Orten-
Mercedes came to Trail Roots in 2015 and has been a core member ever since. She is one of our "Trail Bosses" leading one of our 8 small groups. She has run Boston Marathon many times, and is plans to do it each year! Mercedes is the race director for the Brain Power 5k and the Dr. Marnie Rose Foundation.
Mercedes came to Trail Roots in 2015 and has been a core member ever since. She is one of our "Trail Bosses" leading one of our 8 small groups. She has run Boston Marathon many times, and is plans to do it each year! Mercedes is the race director for the Brain Power 5k and the Dr. Marnie Rose Foundation.
Joel Stanford-
Joel has been running with Trail Roots since the beginning. Joel has been an assistant coach for Trail Roots for 3 years, and loves all things running! He is also one of our "Trail Bosses" leading one of our 8 small groups. Joel has some speedy legs too as a multiple Boston Qualifier, as well as tearing it up in local trail races each year.
Joel has been running with Trail Roots since the beginning. Joel has been an assistant coach for Trail Roots for 3 years, and loves all things running! He is also one of our "Trail Bosses" leading one of our 8 small groups. Joel has some speedy legs too as a multiple Boston Qualifier, as well as tearing it up in local trail races each year.
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