March 6, 2012
Posted by Jennifer Kennedy
Making a SXSW list and checking it twice
This will be my second SXSW, though the first living here in Austin. In fact, I’ve only lived here for a little over three months so I’m still learning the city and finding those hidden gems that make Austin unique. When I read an article in The New York Times titled “36 Hours: Austin, Tex”, I was of course intrigued.
James Chauncy at East Side Showroom, a bistro with live music. Photo by Matt Rainwaters for The New York Times
Over the course of SXSW 2011 I didn’t make it to a single one of these locations, not to say I didn’t have a blast, but I realize looking back that maybe I should have ventured out of the immediate convention center area a bit more. Of the 26 places listed on the NYT list I’ve only visited 4? How can this be? I feel like a bad Austin-ite.
One of my goals this year will be to not only attend all the panels I possibly can but also to venture outside my bubble. Maybe I’ll find someone to share a Mother Clucker with me.
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March 6, 2012
May seem odd, Mother Clucker notwithstanding, but what gym facilities are available during SXSW? Would love to work up an appetite to justify the tacos, bbq and (now) the fried chicken donuts. Any place I can lift some weights, push a prowler, do so cardio?
March 6, 2012
There is a Gold’s Gym on Congress and 6th Street. Most of the hotels have their own small fitness rooms, last year I stayed at the Hyatt and it was decent.
Also, SXSW will have morning yoga sessions available from the 10th to 13th: http://sxsw.com/node/10150
If you’re a runner you can head down to Lady Bird Lake Trail, just south of Cesar Chavez St. It’s beautiful down there, even if you just want to do a bit of your own yoga
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