Austin Fit Magazine

6 days ago | austinfitmagazine.com | Cory Mull

Yusuf Bizimana is running on a winding road in the southwest of Virginia. He is standing before Mecca in Saudi Arabia. He is winning an NCAA championship for Texas. He is a boy in London, dreaming about a future unknown. All of these places feel like home to Bizimana, acting as through-lines in a life that has seen the 24-year-old travel across the U.S. and around the world, realizing both his athletic dreams and his identity as a Muslim.

2 weeks ago | austinfitmagazine.com | Cory Mull

AUSTIN, Texas—Allie Kieffer wasted little time imparting her dominance on Sunday in the 48th annual Statesman Cap10K, claiming her second straight victory on the rangy 6.2 mile course to win in 34 minutes and 18 seconds, a performance 13 seconds faster than her effort a year ago. The victory, which earned Kieffer a $1,500 prize purse, entered the 37-year-old into historic company with Austin’s longest tenure road race, marking the first time since 2016 a women’s athlete repeated.

3 weeks ago | austinfitmagazine.com | Mia Barnes

Athletes push their bodies to the limit. The stress — both physical and mental — can be overwhelming. Finding ways to manage that stress is essential, not just for performance but for overall well-being. Meditation and breathwork stand out as popular techniques, but which one is more effective? The Power of MeditationMeditation has been around for thousands of years. It’s a practice of stillness, awareness and focus.

3 weeks ago | austinfitmagazine.com | Cory Mull

AUSTIN – Haider Laghari has encountered almost every situation you can think of as a co-owner and operator of a popular gym off South First Street. Take a recent Friday, for example. Laghari’s general manager of HEAT Bootcamp, Lina Nguyen, pops into his office and tells him there’s “a situation” outside. The 29-year-old Laghari finds a woman who’s nicked another car in the parking lot. She’s catty-cornered into a spot that looks nearly impossible to back out of.

4 weeks ago | austinfitmagazine.com | Cory Mull

AUSTIN, Texas—Allie Kieffer’s superpower as a runner is knowing when to drop the hammer. “Once you can sense weakness,” the New York native says, “you have to make your move so they don’t come back. You want to make it insurmountable. You want them to think, ‘I’m racing for second.’ I want to do that to people.” And that’s coming from someone who coaches for a living, someone whose megawatt smile beams from a block away.