Hi, Thanks for joining our Meetup - I'm Rob Hill, the executive director and head coach of Team Spiridon. We're a non-profit group here in Austin that provides low-cost training for runners, that then raise funds for local animal welfare organizations like Austin Pets Alive, Emancipet, Love-a-Bull, Animal Trustees of Austin, and others. Last year, in only our second year as a non-profit, our runners raised almost $8,000 during their six months of half marathon and marathon training, bringing our …

Austin IBM Experience Conference attendees interested in doing a group run around Town Lake. Runs will be 3 and 5mi options.

Meet others in your local area to Run the trails along Barton Creek. Find challenging new trails that we can explore as a group. Plan group runs and participate in various long and short distance running. Discuss safety and more.

This is a social group with the main focus on attending mud runs in and around Austin. The group will also have events for training and happy hour meet-ups to meet fellow mudders!

I am a fitness professional that loves running the trail. I see people everyday that need a bit more direction to go with their drive. Are you a dweller of Austin's own Ladybird Lake? Is walking the trail /running all u are doing for your fitness? Not seeing the results as fast as you want? Or just want to try something new and fun? Come join a group of walkers or runners that need some fun strength training outside of the gym! Use my equipment and program to ramp up any runners training program …

RuffTail Runners (formerly "Jog-a-Dog") is a program brought to you by Team Spiridon, that encourages runners to run with shelter dogs, giving the dogs a little more exercise “off-campus”, away from the stressful shelter environment. As a result, they are better-adjusted, healthier, and therefore, more adoptable. This program is for runners, or at least walkers who can get the dogs out for a few miles - higher paces keep the dogs more focused and gives them more exercise, and makes some of them …

Austin downtown is one of those cool places that has something for everyone - be it the bar that hosts your favorite band, the restaurant that serves awesome sushi, the theater that plays the best movie sing alongs, yoga studios, biking/running trails, easy access to Town lake, farmers market on weekends, fun activities in the parks; the list goes on.  This group is for young single successful Austin downtown residents in their twenties and thirties , who like to work hard and play harder. Do yo …

THIS MEETUP GROUP IS NOT OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.  It is limited to members and trainees of Twenty-Six Two Marathon Club, a nonprofit corporation in Austin, Texas (TST).  For more information about TST, please go to www.twentysixtwo.org.  Again, if you are not a member of TST, or one of the registered trainees in a TST training program, please do not ask to join our meetup group.

Team Challenge is a fundraising program for the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA). Starting in August we will be recruiting runners and walkers for our Inaugural Team in the Austin area. Team Challenge members will be training to rock The Strip at Night in the Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon on December 4, 2011 while raising funds to support the vital mission of CCFA.

The Austin Vinyl Meetup group was created so record lovers in Austin could come together to visit local record stores, discover new music on vinyl and meet fellow vinyl lovers. Whether you're new to records or long-time aficionado, this group welcomes anyone who is passionate about music on records and keeping Austin records stores alive. I started the NYC Vinyl Meetup and thought it would be great to see a vinyl Meetup get started in Austin. We run that group with a very open, flat structure …

Oath Keepers is a non-partisan association of currently serving military, reserves, National Guard, veterans, Peace Officers, and Fire Fighters who will fulfill the Oath we swore, with the support of like minded citizens who take an Oath to stand with us, to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic, so help us God. Our Oath is to the Constitution Our motto is "Not on our watch!" Please support our efforts by becoming an official member of Oath Keepers. Click …

This is a great group of Happy Folks! Some are wanting to meet and date other happy people, some are in transition and some are wanting to make new friends! The common bond is we are upbeat happy people. More information: 1.This is a group of Happy People, not necessarily happy because they are single but happy people in general. No debbie downers please! ***2. In order to be approved for membership, you must post a close-up face picture of yourself as your profile pic. 3. My name is Hope Tackab …

Lock and Key Singles Events are the new, hot, exciting, interactive, and a FUN way for singles to socialize. Join us for our next Lock and Key Party. Meet other singles near you in a fun, non-intimidating atmosphere. 1 FREE Drink, free appetizers and a tons of singles 25+! Register early! We raffle off great prizes too that everyone had a legitimate chance of winning! Check us out at http://www.LockandKeyevents.com/AUS for more information! Lock and Key Singles Events have proven to be quite t …

Austin Writers is a meant as a source of positive reinforcement and community for writers of all kinds in the Austin area. During a regular month, we have 2 meetups; one in South Austin & one in North Austin. (I am in the process of expanding that to 4 meetups a month.) These will be discussion based where people bring examples of their current writing for sharing (read silently) and to spark discussion. The goal is simply to help foster a community of writers in Austin, and provide continuity …

Basically we will watch different sci-fi movies and shows at each meetup. We will watch high budget blockbusters to low budget indies. Likely movies include old and new Doctor Who, The Lost Room, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings. Here are some movies for the next meetup. I like most of these. (Thanks to Brian for sending them over). Any preferences for any particular movies? Campy and kind of campy: Enemy Mine Silent Running Dark Star Short Circuit,( not sure if this is really sci-fi, …

What's Happening Out in Austin or "WHOA" has been created to bring people together and out of their day to day world's to enjoy the amazing city that is Austin. Expect all kinds of events from ALL over Austin; North, South, Central, East to West. If there is fun to be had there will more then likely be an event for it. Events include happy hours, hikes, picnics, sport games, volunteering projects, concerts, and whatever else that attracts interest. We'll meet at bars, parks, rugby/hockey games, …

The Austin Swing Syndicate holds one of the longest running and best attended weekly swing dances in the country. Since 1999 our Thursday night dance at the Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs (or as we call it, The Fed) consistently draws 200-300 people each week. The Austin Swing Syndicate is a non-profit, all-ages organization devoted to the care and growth of the Austin swing and Lindy Hop dance community. Austin is blessed to have one of the largest, best, and friendliest swing dance communit …

We are an Austin-loving group of women who like to work out at all levels. We like to mix things up with a wide variety of activities so that we have something for everyone and you can choose what you want to do. Please join us and attend something organized by our other members or create your own event. All skills levels are welcome.

In life, seasons come and go, and life takes us in many different directions. We get older, we grow, and yet, somehow some things always seem to stay the same (and what's more we mean for them to!) This is a group for those of us who remember the good old days of NES, Super Nintendo and Gameboy, who grew up with the best of Saturday morning cartoons, watching everything from TMNT, Transformers, Gi Joe, or Rainbow Bright and Strawberry Shortcake. The 80's and 90's were our playground, and ours is …

July 2012 – Our women’s investment club is almost three years old but we are still open to accepting new members.  You don’t have to have any previous experience.  You just need to have an interest in learning about investing and the stock market.  None of our members claim to be experts; we have an interest in educating ourselves and would like to make some money in the stock market. We meet once a month for approximately 1 ½ to 2 hours.  Our monthly dues are $20 per person. That is about avera …

Why Social Media? Join us each Thursday afternoon for an informative series on Do-It-Yourself Social Media.  You ask the questions and we answer them.  Want to know more about strategy, content or "What's New?" You can sign up One Time to see what it's all about or subscribe to be on every call.  Don't worry if you can't make them all. If you're one of our monthly subscribers we'll send you a recap of the webinar for you to view whenever you have time. Most professionals and business owners have …

This group is for those that want to have some outdoor fun while breaking the conventional style of exercise. Any skill level is welcome! Come try parkour and have some fun with awesome people!

** gsummitX - Gamification in Austin is a meetup for anyone involved in and/or interested in the topic of gamification, engagement and/or loyalty. We'll ask the community to come together to hear a speaker from the gamification space, 1-2 demos from companies using gamification in their business model, and our unique workshop-like game called "Play for a Cause." We'll have some grub and beverages for everyone as well. This meetup is run by the Team at Gamification.co and the Gamification Summit …

Out of shape? Are you in shape and bored with routines, treadmills and gym life? Looking for people to support and motivate you? Then come JOIN US! Our Bootcamps are designed to get people active in non-traditional ways. We challenge our instructors to keep workouts fresh and different. We burn more calories, do more push-ups and crack more jokes than any class in Austin. We are not an in-your-face type class nor do we allow cliques to form. In fact, we are a very close knit and supportive gr …

We meet weekly to explore Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), a powerful set of tools and attitudes you can use to run your own brain and life! Most of our programs are: * basic NLP skills, techniques, concepts tailored to participants curious about NLP that may not have taken any NLP classes * less than $20 * you will take home a skill, technique, or new perspective that you can begin applying to your life right away * taught by NLP Practitioners, Master Practitioners, and NLP trainers * …

Austin Coworking. Formerly called Austin Webmasters, this group includes webmasters, system admins, web designers, web developers, web video and podcast producers and any business who is using coworking or interested in learning more about coworking. If you work at a coworking space, this group is for you. Whether it's HTML, XML, DHTML, JavaScript, CSS, Flash, or any number of other web languages (txt based FTP, dreamweaver, site-based-pagebuilders, content management systems (like wordpress …

As a startup, entrepreneur, or small business, you can get so busy running your business that you forget to learn the skills you need to be successful. In our consulting practice we see a lot of companies with the same issues, and spend a lot of our time helping them to resolve them. So we prepared this small business education series to help you learn some of the biggest pitfalls and challenges of being an entrepreneur, and how to avoid them to become more successful more quickly. These are int …

As John Lydon would say, "Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?" There is something wrong with a society that throws away what is useful and holds dear that which is not. This is a not for profit group in its beginning stages. We are promoters of independent thought, but agree on a couple of simple tenets- those that do the work should run the show, and human rights trump greed. Whether you are a Democrat with Socialist leanings, a Marxist, Anarchist, or just plain fed up with the society yo …