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RAW #661.

Tonight we’re doing THE SCOTTY, which sounds like either a running workout or something you’d get kicked out of a bar for attempting.

It is, fortunately, a running workout.

Back in the old days of RAW, we used to rip loops around Pease Park. Then @socialmediascooter decided we should bring it back and, because apparently all you have to do to get a workout named after you is suggest something terrible once, The Scotty was born.

Tonight:

Teams of 2.
Relay style.
One person runs a loop around Pease.
The other person recovers.
Then switch.

Very straightforward.

The only difficult part is watching your partner come around the corner and realizing your peaceful little break is over.

6.45p — meet at @meaneyedcatbar
7.00p — announcements
7.05p — warmup leaves
7.20p — The Scotty begins
8.20p-ish — back at Mean Eyed Cat

Meeting us there / bringing water:

1100 Kingsbury St
Austin, TX 78703

AND because apparently we have finally become a legitimate wellness organization, congrats to @freshmonkee_austin on opening up in Austin. They’re coming out tonight with samples for everyone after the workout.

Nothing says RAW quite like running relay loops as hard as possible and then immediately accepting free food from a stranger.

Welcome to Austin, @freshmonkee_austin. You have chosen an extremely normal group of people for your first impression.

First timers: sign the waiver at www.raw.run.

Hydrate. Bring water if you signed up. Tip your bartenders. Don’t drink and drive.

RAW #661.

Run hard.
Recover while your partner suffers.
Get a sample.
Drink a beer.
Pretend this was all part of a carefully designed training plan.

See ya tonight. Go #HAF. by @rawrunning

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8 days ago

RAW #659.

PLOT TWIST.

We told you this morning we were doing the Zilker Fartlek tonight.

We are not doing the Zilker Fartlek tonight.

Why?

Because it’s ACL season, which means Austin has taken the best park in the city during one of the very few times of year when existing outdoors starts becoming enjoyable and turned it into a construction site.

Very cool. Love that for us.

So Zilker is closed and RAW #659 is relocating to:

PEASE PARK — RAINBOW BEND LOOPS.

Yes, we literally just did this workout a few weeks ago.

Fuck it. It’s a good workout. We’re ripping it again.

2–3 loops.

Hard up the hill.
Jog easy.
Left on Rainbow Bend — #HAF.
Right on Windsor — easy.
Right on Parkway — #HAF all the way back.

Repeat until morale improves.

6.45p — @meaneyedcatbar
7.00p — announcements
7.05p — warmup leaves
7.20p — workout starts at Pease
8.20p-ish — beers

MEETING US THERE / BRINGING WATER:

1100 Kingsbury St.
Austin, TX 78703

Please do not go to Zilker.

If you arrive at the volleyball courts tonight and find yourself surrounded by fences, forklifts and people assembling a 90-foot stage, this Instagram post was your warning.

First timers: [www.raw.run](http://www.raw.run)

Hydrate. Bring water if you signed up. Tip your bartenders. Don’t drink and drive.

ACL gets Zilker.

We get Rainbow Bend.

See ya tonight. Go #HAF. by @rawrunning

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15 days ago

Summer in Austin means run clubs, photoshoots, and a new running shoes 🏃‍♀️⚡️

We had a blast working with @uarunning and @rawrunning to highlight their Velociti collection.

As one of Austin’s most iconic run clubs, RAW Running’s partnership with Under Armour was the perfect opportunity to bring together the ATX running community and high-performance gear. We brought the new release to life through content that felt unmistakably RAW x Under Armour.

And a huge shoutout to the creative team who helped us bring it all to life! @pacephoto @jayhaze_ under armour new velociti shoes taken in Austin, Texas by @rawrunning

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21 days ago

RAW #658.

Look at these three extremely happy people.

This photo was taken inside @meaneyedcatbar, which is important because none of them look like this while running up Rollingwood.

Tonight we’re headed back over the river for Rollingwood Hills.

The workout is a 540m hill.

That sounds manageable.

Then you do it again.

And again.

And again.

And potentially two more times depending on how much empathy the people leading the workout are capable of demonstrating.

So: 4–6 repeats.

Why 4–6?

Because committing to an exact number before we get there would suggest that RAW has some sort of organized training philosophy, and we cannot have people getting the wrong idea.

There’s also a shorter option, so if you’re newer, coming back from something, or simply possess better judgment than the rest of us, you’re covered.

6.45p - meet at @meaneyedcatbar
7.00p - announcements
7.05p - warmup leaves
7.20p - hills begin
8.20p-ish - return to Mean Eyed Cat and immediately begin pretending the workout was fun

First timers: sign the waiver at www.raw.run.

Hydrate before you show up. Bring water if you signed up. Tip your bartenders. Don’t drink and drive.

The hill does not look that bad.

This is how the hill gets you.

See ya tonight.

Go #HAF. by @rawrunning

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22 days ago

RAW #657.

Everybody point at the person who said “one more.”

Tonight is the Fuck It Workout, which is named after the exact thought you will have approximately 600 meters into your fourth 800.

We are NOT going to the track.

We repeat:

WE ARE NOT GOING TO THE TRACK.

We’re going to the trail, finding a partner and doing 800m repeats.

You run an 800.
Your partner runs an 800.
While they run, you recover.
Then you switch.

This sounds incredibly reasonable until your partner is fast and suddenly your “recovery” is 2 minutes and 47 seconds.

Choose your friends carefully.

If you’re driving or bringing water, park near the track and meet us at the boat ramp. Do not stand alone on the track at 7:20 wondering where 100 people are. We have explained this now.

6.45p - meet at @meaneyedcatbar
7.00p - announcements
7.05p - warmup leaves
7.20p - 800m-related poor decisions begin
8.20p-ish - beers at Mean Eyed Cat

First timers: sign the waiver at www.raw.run.

It is still hot because apparently September in Austin is just August with better branding. Hydrate. Bring water if you signed up. Tip your bartenders. Don’t drink and drive.

And remember: your partner’s recovery is your responsibility.

So if you love them, run fast.

If you hate them, run faster.

RAW #657. See ya tonight. Go #HAF. by @rawrunning

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a month ago

RAW #656.

Look at this beautiful group of people who have absolutely no idea how many times they’re about to run up Rainbow Bend.

Tonight we’re headed back to Pease Park for one of the RAW originals: Rainbow Bend Loops.

The official description says 2–3 loops.

We would like to emphasize that “2–3” is an estimate and RAW management reserves the right to make poor decisions once everyone gets there.

Here’s the loop:

Hard up the hill.
Jog easy.
Left on Rainbow Bend and go #HAF.
Right on Windsor and chill out for a second.
Right on Parkway and go #HAF again until you’re back at the start.

Then, incredibly, you do it again.

And maybe again.

6.45p — meet at @meaneyedcatbar
7.00p — announcements
7.05p — warmup leaves
7.20p — workout starts at @peasepark
8.20p-ish — back to Mean Eyed Cat to discuss how the hill was “actually not that bad” after spending 45 minutes complaining about it

If you’re driving directly there or bringing water:

1100 Kingsbury St
Austin, TX 78703

First timers: sign the waiver at www.raw.run.

It is September in Austin, which means summer has technically ended but nobody has informed the weather. Hydrate before you show up. Bring water if you signed up. Tip your bartenders. Don’t drink and drive.

Pease Park is home turf. We’ve been running here forever, donated $10K to the park because apparently we occasionally behave like a legitimate organization, and tonight we’re going to continue the tradition by repeatedly running up a hill for no financial compensation whatsoever.

See ya tonight.

Go #HAF. by @rawrunning

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a month ago

RAW #655 and somehow @carlosj_atx still looks exactly the same as he did when he first showed up to RAW approximately 400 years ago.

Carlos is a RAW OG, former Univision newscaster, sub-3 Boston Marathon guy and apparently the beneficiary of some sort of anti-aging technology he has refused to share with the rest of us.

He used to report the news.

Now the news is that tonight we’re doing The Deibel and it’s going to hurt.

5 x 1200m on Possum Trot.

We start every 8 minutes, which means the faster you run, the more recovery you get. This is a beautiful system designed to reward fitness and absolutely punish poor decision-making.

The first one feels great.
The second one feels manageable.
The third one begins negotiations.
The fourth one is where you start blaming Bryan Deibel personally.
The fifth one is between you and whatever higher power you believe in.

It is very, very fun.

6.45p - meet at @meaneyedcatbar
7.00p - announcements
7.05p - warmup leaves
7.20p - workout starts
8.20p-ish - back at Mean Eyed Cat wondering why we continue doing this voluntarily

If you’re driving directly to the workout or bringing water:

2372 W 12th St
Austin, TX 78703

First timers sign the waiver at www.raw.run.

Hydrate. Bring water if you signed up. Tip your bartenders. Don’t drink and drive.

And if tonight gets difficult, just find @carlosj_atx and follow him.

He’s run sub-3 at Boston, he’s been doing this forever and based on photographic evidence he cannot die.

See ya tonight. Go #HAF. by @rawrunning

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a month ago

RAW #654.

GOOD MORNING. IT IS TUESDAY.

We have checked a calendar.
We have checked it twice.
We have consulted several independent sources.
@ben_duong and @taquito_papi are no longer permitted to answer questions regarding what day it is.

Yesterday, certain members of RAW’s highly qualified social media department accidentally posted today’s workout on Monday and told everyone “see you tonight.”

This resulted in an innocent man who found RAW through ChatGPT briefly believing he had discovered a new running group and was going to run with us Monday night.

We would like to apologize specifically to that man.

Everyone else: you knew what you were getting into.

ANYWAYS.

Now that it is ACTUALLY TUESDAY:

RAW #654 — THE SCOTTY.

Named after @socialmediascooter, presumably because at some point Scotty looked at an old RAW workout and said “we should do that again,” and nobody had the courage to stop him.

We’re headed to Pease Park for relay loops.

Teams of 2.
One person runs the loop.
One person stands around pretending they’re recovered.
Switch.
Repeat.
Eventually go back to the bar.

Meet at @meaneyedcatbar:
6.45p — arrive
7.00p — announcements, including verification that today is Tuesday
7.05p — warmup leaves
7.20p — workout starts
8.20p-ish — beers

Meeting us there / bringing water:
1100 Kingsbury St
Austin, TX 78703

Today’s video is still Obosa because despite yesterday’s administrative catastrophe, he remains significantly more athletic than the people operating this Instagram account.

Former jumper.
6’1.5” high jump.
19’10.75” long jump.
42’9.75” triple jump.

Now we’ve convinced him to become a distance runner because RAW fundamentally believes everyone should eventually have to suffer for longer than 12 seconds.

First timers: www.raw.run. Sign the waiver.

Hydrate. Bring water if you signed up. Tip your bartenders. Don’t drink and drive.

And most importantly:

SEE YOU TONIGHT.

We can finally say that. by @rawrunning

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2 months ago

RAW #653.

@livfenneken birthday was recently. Is it her birthday today? No.

Are we going to continue celebrating it anyway because we have a photo of her standing in @meaneyedcatbar next to an open flame? Obviously.

Olivia is a former D1 runner from Kent State who escaped Ohio, moved to Austin, found RAW and apparently decided that after years of collegiate running what she really needed in her life was to spend Tuesday nights doing 1Ks with people who drink beer afterward.

Great judgment.

Tonight: **WOODMONT RELAYS.**

This one is simple enough that even the people who completely ignore the announcements should be able to figure it out.

Find a partner.

You alternate ~1000m loops around Woodmont / Exposition.

A group: 5 loops each = 5K of hard running
B group: 4 loops each = 4K of hard running

While your partner runs, you recover.

Which means you get roughly four minutes to:

* breathe
* question your pacing
* tell everyone you “felt controlled”
* watch your partner come screaming around the corner
* realize you have to do it again

The goal is for everybody to finish around the same time. The actual outcome will depend largely on whether someone goes completely insane on rep one.

6.45p — @meaneyedcatbar
7.00p — announcements
7.05p — warmup leaves
7.20p — workout starts
8.20p-ish — beers and continued celebration of Olivia’s no-longer-current birthday

First timers: sign the waiver at [www.raw.run](http://www.raw.run).

It’s August. It’s Austin. Hydrate before you get there. Bring water if you signed up. Tip your bartenders. Don’t drink and drive.

And happy birthday again, Olivia.

We intend to keep saying that until at least September.

RAW #653. See ya tonight. Go #HAF. taken in Mean Eyed Cat by @rawrunning

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2 months ago

RAW 652: Rollingwood Hills
#HAF by @rawrunning

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RAW #652: **Rollingwood Hills**

Tonight’s workout is very simple:

**hills, hills, hills.**

We’re headed to Rollingwood for one of RAW’s classic lies:
“it’s just one hill.”

Yes, it is one hill.
No, that does not make it easy.
In fact, this hill is 540m of pure dishonesty.

We’ll hit it **4–6 times**, which is intentionally vague because RAW has always believed that numbers should feel more like suggestions than promises. There’s also a shorter option, so if you’re reading this and already trying to negotiate with yourself, relax. We have something for everyone.

Schedule:

6.45p — Meet in front of @meaneyedcatbar
7.00p — Announcements
7.05p — Warm up to the start
7.20p — Workout starts
8.20p-ish — Back to Mean Eyed Cat for beers, lies and selective memory loss

First timers: sign the waiver at www.raw.run
Everyone else: hydrate before you show up, bring water if you signed up, and prepare to learn that “deceptively tough” is just polite language for “this hill is #HAF.”

Also, let the attached photo serve as an important reminder:
**drinking out of your shoe is not required for tonight’s workout.**
It is, however, apparently part of RAW’s broader cultural heritage.

See ya tonight.
Go HAF.
Tip your bartenders.
Don’t drink and drive. by @rawrunning

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