September 11, 2026
4-person teams*2.5 mile laps each=10 miles
✨ Drinks • 🍔 Food • 🎶 Live music
https://austinrunners.org/zilker-relays/
The Zilker Relays is a 10 mile event. Teams are comprised of 4 runners, each running approximately 2.5 mile loops from one central festival/transition area. The team concept of the Zilker Relays is not unique, but the combination of a relay, festival home base, drinks and music, make this experience a favorite for runners of all calibers and ages. You don't have to train like a marathoner for this
08/31/2026
Technically, only one person from your team needs to come to packet pickup.
But we kinda want all four of you. 👀
Packet pickup starts this Sunday at , and thanks to , every teammate who comes in person gets a free SPIbelt, while supplies last.
One person can pick up for the whole team. But if all four of you want the goods, all four of you should come say hi.
8 AM: Shakeout run
9 AM–3 PM: Packet pickup
See you Sunday at Karavel!
08/31/2026
Want to wear your Zilker before you run your Zilker?
Tomorrow is the last day to order customized Zilker Relays merch—including hoodies, shorts, and jerseys—and have it arrive in time for race day.
Shop here: zilkerrelays.pressio.com
And don't worry: the store isn't disappearing. You can still order through race day and for a few days afterward and have everything delivered straight to your home.
08/30/2026
Before you're firing up the grill for Labor Day weekend...
Make sure you've locked in your Zilker Relays team.
Registration prices increase Sunday, September 6.
08/29/2026
Zilker Relays has never exactly been known for a strict race-day dress code. 😎
Every year, a few runners show up in creative, unexpected, and occasionally questionable race-day gear—and this year, we're rewarding it.
Our favorite race-day looks will take home a pair of lululemon shorts.
Think you've got a contender? Let us know on race day that you want to be considered. Then bring the look. We'll bring the prizes.
08/28/2026
🚨 We’re on pace to SELL OUT! 🚨
Zilker Relays is filling up fast, and with the number of teams already registered, shirts are no longer guaranteed for registration. We’ll do our best to get you your requested size, but shirts will now be available while supplies last.
If you’ve been waiting to get your team together, now’s the time.
🏃 4 runners
⚡ 2.5 miles each
🌳 One big night at Zilker
Get your team in before we hit capacity.
08/27/2026
Zilker Park has a curfew.
Fortunately, Zilker Relays doesn't have to end there.
We're excited to have as our Official After Party spot this year. When it's time for us to say goodnight to the park, you can keep the Friday night going at Better Half.
And if you want a little preview of how they mix running and a good time, go check out their run tonight.
Consider it after-party training.
08/26/2026
You cross the start line.
You cross it again just before mile one.
You cross it one last time at the handoff.
Every time, you'll see the same reminder:
Run. Fun. Repeat.
We mean it.
08/25/2026
Dulce Vida means "Sweet Life," and we think that's a pretty fitting way to describe an evening at Zilker Relays.
Sunset miles, great friends, Tacodeli tacos, live music, and a celebration afterward—it's everything we love about this event.
We're excited to welcome back as a sponsor for the 2026 Zilker Relays.
Here's to living the sweet life in Zilker Park.
08/24/2026
Some races are about the clock.
Zilker has always been about the smile.
08/23/2026
Every mile has the power to make a difference.
We're excited to welcome We Are Blood to Zilker Relays. They'll be onsite encouraging runners to keep that blood pumping and helping anyone interested schedule a future blood donation.
It's one more way our running community can make a positive impact.