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  • 5K
  • 5 km
  • Austin
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Ascension Seton Austin Marathon 5K

This race edition

Race date
Date not confirmed for this distance
Race timezone
Timezone not confirmed
Edition status
Status not confirmed

Entry options

2027 edition

Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.

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Decision summary

Ascension Seton Austin Marathon 5K at a glance

Typical conditions
77/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
22 verified facts

Source facts available

Route details

Known course facts at a glance

Methodology →

Ascension Seton Austin Marathon 5K has known course details for its 5k race. The summary below keeps the focus on what is confirmed for the course.

Official distance
5 km
Scenery
City, Historic, Parkland, Riverside, Waterfront

Quick answers

What runners ask first

Where does the Ascension Seton Austin Marathon 5K route go?

The Ascension Seton Austin Marathon 5K route starts at 2nd Street & Congress Avenue, downtown Austin (7 a.m. start) and finishes at 9th & Congress Avenue, on historic Congress Avenue in front of the Texas State Capitol.

What should runners know on race day for the Ascension Seton Austin Marathon 5K?

Yes - the course runs on closed downtown and neighbourhood streets; roads progressively re-open behind a 16-minute-per-mile sweep pace, with the full course closing at 2:18 p.m. Entertainment stationed on course plus a finish-line festival on Congress Avenue with live music and a beer garden. Yes - official marathon pace groups carry goal finish times on the back of their shirts as a moving finish line.

Race character

Scenery

  • City
  • Historic
  • Parkland
  • Riverside
  • Waterfront

Atmosphere

  • Big City
  • Festival
  • Scenic Tour

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Field size
Roughly 19,000-20,000 finishers across all three distances in recent editions; field caps of 10,000 marathon, 17,000 half and 3,000 5K.
Field cap
3,000

Entry requirements

Entry status
Open entry: The held registration model is open entry and this edition is not marked sold out.

Race day logistics

Pacers
Yes - official marathon pace groups carry goal finish times on the back of their shirts as a moving finish line.
Closed roads
Yes - the course runs on closed downtown and neighbourhood streets; roads progressively re-open behind a 16-minute-per-mile sweep pace, with the full course closing at 2:18 p.m.
Expo / packet pickup
Pre-race Health & Fitness Expo for packet pickup; in-person registration open at the expo until 3 p.m. the Saturday before race day unless sold out.
Medal
Every marathon, half marathon and 5K finisher receives a commemorative finisher medal.
On-course music
Entertainment stationed on course plus a finish-line festival on Congress Avenue with live music and a beer garden.

Access and course status

Start
2nd Street & Congress Avenue, downtown Austin (7 a.m. start).
Finish
9th & Congress Avenue, on historic Congress Avenue in front of the Texas State Capitol.

What are typical race-day conditions?

  • 12°CTypical temperature
  • 23 kphTypical wind
  • 3 mmTypical rainfall
  • 77Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, warmer than the endurance-optimal window. These are climatological norms, not a forecast, and are shared across every distance at this event.

How we calculated this

Published facts and derived model outputs on this page are tied to stored sources or a published, version-locked methodology. We show the provenance so runners, coaches and organisers can check it. Data on this page is current as of .

Derived numbers use scoring-methodology-v1.0.

Sources used on this page (2)

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