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Barton Springs and Deep Eddy have reopened – but more closures are coming
Go ahead and pull your swimsuit out of deep freeze, Austin. Barton Springs Pool and Deep Eddy Pool reopened today after last week’s winter storm - and admission is free until further notice. Big Stacy, Bartholomew and Springwood pools remain closed. They sustained...
This Austin man kept his daily swim streak alive by kicking in a bathtub during Snowpocalypse
Think you’ve got an impressive exercise streak going? I checked with Austin swimmer and sports psychologist Keith Bell, whom I last wrote about in September 2019, when he logged his 11,111th day - that's about 30 years - in a row of swimming. (Read that entry here.) I...
Registration is open for this year’s (virtual) Maudie’s Moonlight Margarita Run
Time to lace up your racing shoes, ladies and gentlemen. Registration is open for the Maudie’s Moonlight Margarita Run, which once again will take place virtually this year. Participants in the 5K can run anytime between now and May 31. A drive-through party where...
If a Colorado ski trip still appeals after Austin’s wintry blast, read on…
The Great Texas Snowpocalypse may have dampened your enthusiasm for a ski trip this season, but just in case, I’m here with an update from my contacts in Colorado. Ski lifts are still whisking folks up the slopes and skiers are still schussing happily down them,...
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