Statesman CAP10K - Austin, Texas - Running

The Statesman CAP10K is a Running race in Austin, Texas consisting of a 10K.

The Capitol 10,000 Is the Largest 10K in Texas
Austin's oldest annual race, the Statesman Cap10K. Come see why this is Austin's Rite of Spring event for runners and walkers. Featuring a majestic start on the Congress Avenue bridge stretching over Town Lake, the course travels into downtown Austin and around the historic Texas State Capitol building. Live music from local artists keep rhythm with the thousands of footsteps winding through historic Austin neighborhoods. Join us at the Finish Line Festival on the banks of the Colorado river where food trucks, beer garden, live music, kids' zone and race vendors celebrate your finish.

The Capitol 10,000 is Austin's oldest annual race and a rite of spring event for Texans and visitors from around the county. Runners gather each year on the Congress Avenue bridge stretching over Lady Bird Lake (Colorado River) just after sunrise to celebrate the tradition. The buzz mounts as news helicopters and drones hover in the distance awaiting the announcement of the starting horn. The Austin Fire Department unferrels a three-story American flag from the basket of a ladder truck to point races to the starting line. Organized in pace waves, each group of runners is corralled through the starting truss for the largest 10K race in Texas. With their sights set on the State Capitol building, looming in the distance, runners travel straight up Congress Avenue through the center of downtown.

The historic Paramount Theatre sits along the course and plays host to one of many live music acts that perform as runners pass. The city known as The Live Music Capital of the World delivers live performances sprinkled along the racecourse keeping to the rhythm with the footsteps of the runners.