Thousands run through Trail of Lights week before official opening

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Around 8,000 people jogged through the massive display of Christmas lights at Zilker Park Saturday evening. Organizers say the fun run is what helps kick off the event every year.
“You can’t have any event in Austin without a run attached to it, right?” said Trail of Lights Foundation Executive Director James Russell. “With Austin being the fit city that it is, I think there is a reasonable expectation to be able to run through the trail of lights, a