Race-Weekend Planning in One Place
Race-weekend planning starts from a practical home dashboard rather than a generic feed. Austin Marathon brings Info, Traffic & Parking, Athlete Tracking, Course, Weekend Schedule, and Partners into a tile-based layout, so runners and spectators can reach the detail they need before moving around Austin. The event focus keeps preparation tasks close to the race itself.
The Info area adds useful day-of details such as General Info, Packet Pick Up, Race Packet Items, Start Corrals, and Entertainment. Weekend Schedule and traffic guidance help users coordinate arrival, pickup, and viewing plans, while the Partners area keeps event contributors easy to find. Together, these entries turn the app into a compact race-weekend checklist.
Course Maps and Austin Points of Interest
Course Maps gives the event a location-first layer for planning and orientation. The dedicated tab separates Course Map from Points of Interest Map, letting users choose between following the race route and finding landmarks, attractions, or useful locations around it. That split is helpful when a runner is studying turns and a spectator is deciding where to watch.
Map access also works alongside traffic and parking guidance on the Home screen, so route planning does not have to stay isolated from arrival logistics. Users can move between Home, Info, and Course Maps from the bottom navigation, making it easy to check a route, return to race details, and keep the weekend plan in view.
Athlete Tracking and Race-Weekend Updates
Athlete Tracking and Results are designed for people who want to follow a runner rather than rely only on race-day word of mouth. The app places tracking alongside the event's other core entries, giving participants and supporters a route to runner updates and results within the same race companion.
News & Blog adds a second way to stay current between training, registration, and the event weekend. Cards can surface practical stories and timely updates, while push notifications can be enabled or disabled through Android controls. This combination suits supporters watching from Austin or elsewhere, runners checking event information, and volunteers who need one place for changing weekend details.
Social Links and Practical Event Support
The More section collects the app's broader support and community links without crowding the main race tiles. It includes Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Marathon News & Blog, Welcome, FAQs, Register Now, Privacy policy, and Chat with Agent, giving users clear routes to social updates, help, registration, and event context.
That structure is useful for mixed audiences: runners can return to registration or race guidance, volunteers can find event communications, and spectators can follow social channels and news. The bottom navigation keeps the larger set of links available while Home, Info, and Course Maps remain the primary places for race-day planning and last-minute questions.
