Decision summary
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Source facts available
Route details
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.
Quick answers
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.
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.