Keep Austin Weird

Keep Austin Weird is a motto the city lives and thrives by. The mission is to support local businesses, but the concept spirals into much more than that. Austin is a special gem in the middle of a giant state. It's the Crown Jewel of Texas, in my opinion. It's diverse, unique and well...just great. I gush about this city in other posts, so I'll keep this to one to the point.

The Keep Austin Weird 5K is a run in which people dress up in costumes and partake in games and other random enjoyment, food and fun along the race route. A group of friends and I dressed as Dr. Seuss characters and not only had the most entertaining jog through the city, but we won the costume contest and fancied ourselves local celebrities for the day. A concert featuring What Made Milwaukee Famous and Alejandro Escavedo followed the run, and our group was introduced by Amy of Amy's Ice Creams as the award winning group. The gang was even featured live on the news. It was truly one of the best days in Austin to date. I couldn't stop laughing and smiling. The Seuss group!
My co-worker and good friend, JJ. My buddy Chris.
The gang post-race, post-15 minutes of fame on the nightly news.