BY KATLYNN FOX
now completed half and full marathons. “It looks like we’re just a run club, but there’s a bit more to that,” Myers said, “It’s a family kind of thing.” The group meets on Saturdays at 8 a.m. in Hutto Lake Park, on Sundays for a long run at 8 a.m. at Joe B. Freeman Park in Round Rock, and on Thurs- days at 6 p.m. on the Hutto Ninth Grade Center track. The group also plans to meet Tuesdays with a time and date to be announced, according to the Facebook page. Before each run, club members take a photo together and complete an icebreaker. Afterwards, everyone waits until the last runner has nished before taking a post-run picture. Attendees can then head to a coee shop or cafe to socialize with fellow Hun’ Hippos. • Meets weekly on Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday; times vary • Locations vary • Facebook: Hufin’ Hippos Run Club Pugerville Running Club Pugerville Running Club meets every Saturday morning at Lake Pugerville, according to the
group’s Facebook page, which currently has over 650 members and was created in January 2016. • Meets weekly, Saturdays at 8 a.m. • 18216 Weiss Lane, Pflugerville
• Facebook: Pflugerville Running Club Fleet Feet Run Club in Round Rock
Mark King opened Fleet Feet in Round Rock in 2013 and opted to host a run club at the location. Neal Amador joined a Fleet Feet run club in 2015 and in early 2016 he took over as director, with a focus on mentoring and coaching fellow runners. Fleet Feet has run clubs in Round Rock, Leander and Georgetown with weekly social runs at the Fleet Feet stores in Round Rock and Georgetown, accord- ing to the website. The run clubs have a 5K and 10K programs available for runners with scheduled training sessions and goal races. The clubs have seasonal programs, including the winter 5K program in Round Rock where runners can register for $75 and participate in weekly train- ing on Tuesdays and Saturdays, beginning Jan. 20. • Meets weekly, times vary • 3750 Gattis School Road, Ste. 500, Round Rock • www.fleetfeet.com/s/roundrock
The Hun’ Hippos Run Club regularly meets in Hutto for group runs and also attends annual run events.
COURTESY HUFFIN’ HIPPOS RUN CLUB
Members of the Fleet Free Round Rock Run Club frequently participate in 5Ks, 10Ks and half marathons.
COURTESY FLEET FEET ROUND ROCK RUN CLUB
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