START TIMES:
10-20 milers leaving Gazelles HQ at 5:45am.
Beginners and 5-8 milers go from Gazelles HQ 6:30am
NOTES
Physical therapists in the house Saturday. Take advantage of this free service if you have a nagging pain or tightness in your legs.
Jay is out this week so there will be no stretching. But do the 20/20 exercises with your running pals. They're good for you!
THE MAPS
If you start earlier (or later) than your group's call time, please check with your pace pals to make sure your team is all starting at the same time. As always, if you start way before the scheduled start times, please take water to cover yourselves for that first water stop (or two) in case you're ahead of the logistical team. We're heading out to Rollingwood this week.
3 Miles: Your map is here. This is a clockwise Pfluger footbridge to Mopac trail loop.
4 Miles: Your map is here. This is a clockwise First St. bridge to Mopac trail loop.
5 Miles: Your map is here. This is a clockwise Congress bridge to Mopac trail loop.
7 Miles: Your map is here. This is a clockwise I-35 bridge to Mopac trail loop.
8 Miles: Your map is here. GZLs HQ to northside trail, and go out to Congress bridge. Go up and across LB Lake on Congress bridge. Head west on the trail and after crossing the wooden Barton Springs bridge, take a left to go towards Barton Springs pool. Wind through the parking lot and take a left on Columbus around and out to where it crosses under Mopac and turns in to Rollingwood Drive. Take Rollingwood Drive to the water stop at Rollingwood Park and turn around. Take a left on Wallis Drive, right on Hatley, right on Vale then left back on Rollingwood. Take a left along the frontage road briefly until you cross under Mopac and take a left on the trail that parallels Mopac and pops out down at Stratford Drive. Cross Stratford to get back to the trail and head east on the south side. Cross over at Pfluger bridge back to GZL HQ.
10 Miles: Your map is here. GZLs HQ to northside trail, and go out to Congress bridge. Go up and across LB Lake on Congress bridge. Head west on the trail and after crossing the wooden Barton Springs bridge, take a left to go towards Barton Springs pool. Wind through the parking lot and take a left on Columbus around and out to where it crosses under Mopac and turns in to Rollingwood Drive. Take Rollingwood Drive and cross over Bee Cave Road where it becomes Old Walsh Tarleton. Go up the little hill to the top and where Eanes Crossing Road is to your left, turn around back on Old Walsh Tarleton. Retrace back to Rollingwood. After the water stop at Rollingwood Park take a left on Wallis Drive, right on Hatley, right on Vale then left back on Rollingwood. Take a left along the frontage road briefly until you cross under Mopac and take a left on the trail that parallels Mopac and pops out down at Stratford Drive. Cross Stratford to get back to the trail and head east on the south side. Cross over at Pfluger bridge back to GZL HQ.
12 Miles: Your map is here. GZLs HQ to northside trail, and go out to Congress bridge. Go up and across LB Lake on Congress bridge. Head west on the trail and after crossing the wooden Barton Springs bridge, take a left to go towards Barton Springs pool. Wind through the parking lot and take a left on Columbus around and out to where it crosses under Mopac and turns in to Rollingwood Drive. Take Rollingwood Drive and cross over Bee Cave Road where it becomes Old Walsh Tarleton. At the end of Old Walsh Tarleton, take a right on Wilderness Drive, then a left on Walsh Tarleton. Turn around at Walsh Tarleton and Thousand Oaks and retrace back to Rollingwood. After the water stop at Rollingwood Park take a left on Wallis Drive, right on Hatley, right on Vale then left back on Rollingwood. Take a left along the frontage road briefly until you cross under Mopac and take a left on the trail that parallels Mopac and pops out down at Stratford Drive. Cross Stratford to get back to the trail and head east on the south side. Cross over at 1st Street bridge and go back to GZL HQ.
14 Miles: Your map is here. GZLs HQ to northside trail, and go out to Congress bridge. Go up and across LB Lake on Congress bridge. Head west on the trail and after crossing the wooden Barton Springs bridge, take a left to go towards Barton Springs pool. Wind through the parking lot and take a left on Columbus around and out to where it crosses under Mopac and turns in to Rollingwood Drive. Take Rollingwood Drive and cross over Bee Cave Road where it becomes Old Walsh Tarleton. At the end of Old Walsh Tarleton, take a right on Wilderness Drive, then a left on Walsh Tarleton. Turn left on Thousand Oaks, left on Regents Park, then right on Chatelaine to the water stop at the end of the park. Turn around there and retrace back to Rollingwood. After the water stop at Rollingwood Park take a left on Wallis Drive, right on Hatley, right on Vale then left back on Rollingwood. Take a left along the frontage road briefly until you cross under Mopac and take a left on the trail that parallels Mopac and pops out down at Stratford Drive. Cross Stratford to get back to the trail and head east on the south side. Cross over at 1st Street bridge and go back to GZL HQ.
16 Miles: Your map is here. GZLs HQ to northside trail, and go out to Congress bridge. Go up and across LB Lake on Congress bridge. Head west on the trail and after crossing the wooden Barton Springs bridge, take a left to go towards Barton Springs pool. Wind through the parking lot and take a left on Columbus around and out to where it crosses under Mopac and turns in to Rollingwood Drive. Take Rollingwood Drive and cross over Bee Cave Road where it becomes Old Walsh Tarleton. At the end of Old Walsh Tarleton, take a right on Wilderness Drive, then a left on Walsh Tarleton. Turn left on Thousand Oaks, left on Regents Park, then right on Chatelaine, then left on Liberty Park. Turn around at Liberty Park and the unnamed road just past the fire station and retrace back to Rollingwood. After the water stop at Rollingwood Park take a left on Wallis Drive, right on Hatley, right on Vale then left back on Rollingwood. Take a left along the frontage road briefly until you cross under Mopac and take a left on the trail that parallels Mopac and pops out down at Stratford Drive. Cross Stratford to get back to the trail and cross over to the north side. Take a left and go up Veterans to Lake Austin Blvd (LAB) and turn left. Go out to LAB and Red Bud where you'll turn around and retrace back to Mopac. At Mopac, stay on the north side back to GZL HQ.
18 Miles: Your map is here. GZLs HQ to northside trail, and go out to Congress bridge. Go up and across LB Lake on Congress bridge. Head west on the trail and after crossing the wooden Barton Springs bridge, take a left to go towards Barton Springs pool. Wind through the parking lot and take a left on Columbus around and out to where it crosses under Mopac and turns in to Rollingwood Drive. Take Rollingwood Drive and cross over Bee Cave Road where it becomes Old Walsh Tarleton. At the end of Old Walsh Tarleton, take a right on Wilderness Drive, then a left on Walsh Tarleton. Turn left on Thousand Oaks, left on Regents Park, then right on Chatelaine, then left on Liberty Park. Turn around at Liberty Park and the unnamed road just past the fire station and retrace back to Rollingwood. After the water stop at Rollingwood Park take a left on Wallis Drive, right on Hatley, right on Vale then left back on Rollingwood. Take a left along the frontage road briefly until you cross under Mopac and take a left on the trail that parallels Mopac and pops out down at Stratford Drive. Cross Stratford to get back to the trail and cross over to the north side. Take a left and go up Veterans to Lake Austin Blvd (LAB) and turn left. Go out LAB, then right on Enfield, right on Exposition and turn left once back to LAB. Take LAB back to Mopac and cross back to the south side of the trail and to the Pfluger bridge where you'll cross and go back to GZL HQ.
My apologies to those doing this route, it wouldn't map out nicely for 18 miles, so you need to add .5 miles somewhere as an out and back, or add .25 and do the loop around Sand Beach Park (the dog area at the north end of Pfluger bridge) which is also .25. Some options for adding a .5 mile out and back:
1) After the Treemont water stop, turn left at the first left on Montebello Road and go out .25 then turn around. When you get back to Liberty Park, don't forget to turn left and do the rest of the posted route to the next road for the turnaround point.
2) From the water stop at LAB and Expostion, go back out LAB or back out Exposition .25 miles and turn around.
3) From the Mopac water fountains, go out .25 on the north side of the trail, then back to Mopac and to the south side.
4) From the wooden Barton Springs bridge, go to the cold fountain at Barton Springs pool and back. This is more than .25 so you can walk a little cooldown at the end, after hitting 20 miles.
5) From the Auditorium Shores water fountain, go out to Riverside, west along there, then the trail that goes down through the middle and back onto the main trail at the Stevie Ray Vaughan statue.
6) Out and back past the Congress Bridge.
20 Miles: Your map is here. GZLs HQ to northside trail, and go out to Congress bridge. Go up and across LB Lake on Congress bridge. Head west on the trail and after crossing the wooden Barton Springs bridge, take a left to go towards Barton Springs pool. Wind through the parking lot and take a left on Columbus around and out to where it crosses under Mopac and turns in to Rollingwood Drive. Take Rollingwood Drive and cross over Bee Cave Road where it becomes Old Walsh Tarleton. At the end of Old Walsh Tarleton, take a right on Wilderness Drive, then a left on Walsh Tarleton. Turn left on Thousand Oaks, left on Regents Park, then right on Chatelaine, then left on Liberty Park. Turn around at Liberty Park and the unnamed road just past the fire station and retrace back to Rollingwood. After the water stop at Rollingwood Park take a left on Wallis Drive, right on Hatley, right on Vale then left back on Rollingwood. Take a left along the frontage road briefly until you cross under Mopac and take a left on the trail that parallels Mopac and pops out down at Stratford Drive. Cross Stratford to get back to the trail and cross over to the north side. Take a left and go up Veterans to Lake Austin Blvd (LAB) and turn left. Go out LAB, then right on Enfield, right on Exposition and turn left once back to LAB. Take LAB back to Mopac and cross back to the south side of the trail and to the Congree bridge where you'll cross and go back to GZL HQ.
My apologies to those doing this route, it wouldn't map out nicely for 20 miles, so you need to add .5 miles somewhere as an out and back, or add .25 and do the loop around Sand Beach Park (the dog area at the north end of Pfluger bridge) which is also .25. Some options for adding a .5 mile out and back:
1) After the Treemont water stop, turn left at the first left on Montebello Road and go out .25 then turn around. When you get back to Liberty Park, don't forget to turn left and do the rest of the posted route to the next road for the turnaround point.
2) From the water stop at LAB and Expostion, go back out LAB or back out Exposition .25 miles and turn around.
3) From the Mopac water fountains, go out .25 on the north side of the trail, then back to Mopac and to the south side.
4) From the wooden Barton Springs bridge, go to the cold fountain at Barton Springs pool and back. This is more than .25 so you can walk a little cooldown at the end, after hitting 20 miles.
5) From the Auditorium Shores water fountain, go out to Riverside, west along there, then the trail that goes down through the middle and back onto the main trail at the Stevie Ray Vaughan statue.
6) Out and back past the Congress Bridge.
THE MARATHONS:
August 26th -27th (Wausau/Santa Rosa): 12-14 mile recovery long run. Start time 5:45am.
Sept 10th (Erie): 10 - 14 mile recovery long run. Start time 5:45am.
Sept 16th (Light at the End of the Tunnel): 16-20 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 20 mile max. Start time 5:45am.
Sept 24th (Berlin): 10-14 mile recovery long run. Start time 5:45am.
Oct 1st (Twin Cities/Wineglass/Maine): 14-18 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 18 mile max. Start time 5:45am.
Oct 7th/8th (Chicago/St. George/Portland): 10-14 mil recovery long run. Start time 5:45am.
Oct 15h (Columbus): 12-16 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 16 mile max. Start time 5:45am.
Oct 21st/22nd (M2M, MCM): 10-12 mile recovery long run. Start time 5:45am.
Nov. 5th (NYC): 10-12 mile recovery long run. Start time 5:45am.
Nov. 18th (Philly): 9-12 miles. Start time 5:45am.
BEGINNER GAZELLES, HALF MARATHONERS, and EVERYBODY ELSE:
Beginner Gazelles! This week, 3-7 miles. Choose a distance amongst your pace pals, up to that 7 mile max. Start time 6:30am.
Everybody Else (GZLs peeps): 7-12 miles. If you went 12 last week, maybe cut back to 7-10 this week. For anything else, add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 12 mile mark. Start time 5:45am.
Oct. 1st (Wineglass / Portland Half): 10-14 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 14 mile max. Start time 5:45am.
Oct. 29th (Houston Half): 7-10 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 10 mile max. Start time 5:45am.
Nov. 12th (Las Vegas / S. Padre / Ft. Worth Half): 7-10 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 10 mile max. Start time 5:45am.
Nov. 18th (Philly Half): 5-8 mile recovery long run. Start time 6:30am.
WATER STOPS
1) Auditorium Shores water fountains
2) Rollingwood Park
3) Treemont Park
4) Mopac water fountains
5) LAB and Exposition
A few extra water fountains of note, because it's going to be hot out there. You might want to stop if you're passing by any of these.
Barton Spring pool, just outside the men's restroom (outside of the pool, not inside). This one's cold!
Walsh Boat Ramp (just past Enfield on LAB), on the lake facing side of the bathrooms.
Trail, north side where there is a turn off of the trail to go under Cesar Chavez to the Y. This one is usually cooler than some of the other trail fountains. It's not cold, just cooler.