START TIMES:
10-18 milers leaving Gazelles HQ at 5:45am.
Beginners and 5-8 milers go from Gazelles HQ 6:30am
Physical therapists in the house Saturday. Take advantage of this free service if you have a nagging pain or tightness in your legs.
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 touring the St. Edwards University loop 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.
5.2 Miles: Your map is here. GZLs HQ to southside trail, and head east to where the boardwalk starts. Take the boardwalk to the first exit, and go up to Riverside. Cross Riverside where safe, over to Alameda across the street. Alameda up to the first real right hand turn, which is East Side Drive. It takes a hard left and travels along a greenbelt for a bit. After the water stop at Lockhart and the park, continue up East Side Dr. to Leland Street. Right on Leland over to S. Congress. Right on S. Congress heading back towards the river. Down to southside trail at the Congress bridge, and take trail back to Pfluger footbridge and GZLs HQ.
7.4 Miles: Your map is here. You track along with the 8.4 milers (see below). When you cross through the Palmer Events Center park, you turn directly for the Pfluger footbridge, and go back to GZLs HQ.
8.4 Miles: Your map is here. GZLs HQ to southside trail, and head east to where the boardwalk starts. Take the boardwalk to the first exit, and go up to Riverside. Cross Riverside where safe, over to Alameda across the street. Alameda up to the first real right hand turn, which is East Side Drive. It takes a hard left and travels along a greenbelt for quite a while. Up up into St. Edward's campus on University. At the top of University, you'll take a left through the parking lot for the theater on your left (don't follow University as it curves hard to the right). Through the theater parking lot to Theater street, which will take you to Woodward. [NOTE: Reports indicate that Theater Street is blocked off right now for construction, so if it is, go straight forward from University south into St. Ed's campus, following sidewalks through campus straight ahead as you can, going around buildings where needed, and ending up on Woodward at south edge of campus.] Right on Woodward to and across Lamar. Name change to Lightsey. Lightsey to S. First, where you will zig left then right onto Cardinal. Cardinal to S. 5th Street. Right on S. 5th, and track S. 5th street back to the park alongside the Palmer Events Center. Go through the park around the hill, to Riverside at Auditorium Shores. Follow Riverside sidewalk over to First St. bridge. After enjoying the nice cool water at the water fountains at Auditorium Shores, come on back along SS trail to Pfluger footbridge and cross back to GZLs HQ.
10.4 Miles: Your map is here. You start like the 12 and 14 milers, St. Edward's around to Barton Skyway and to Barton Hills Dr. You will skip the lollipop top, and will turn directly right down Barton Hills Drive back towards the Southside trail, you will go directly back to GZLs HQ via southside trail to the Pfluger footbridge.
12 Miles: Your map is here. You start like the 14 milers, St. Edward's around to Barton Skyway, including Lollipop top. When you return from Lollipop top down Barton Hills Drive back towards the Southside trail, you will go directly back to GZLs HQ via southside trail to the Pfluger footbridge.
14 Miles: Your map is here. GZLs HQ to southside trail, and head east to where the boardwalk starts. Take the boardwalk to the first exit, and go up to Riverside. Cross Riverside where safe, over to Alameda across the street. Alameda up to the first real right hand turn, which is East Side Drive. It takes a hard left and travels along a greenbelt for quite a while. Up up into St. Edward's campus on University. At the top of University, you'll take a left through the parking lot for the theater on your left (don't follow University as it curves hard to the right). Through the theater parking lot to Theater street, which will take you to Woodward. [NOTE: Reports indicate that Theater Street is blocked off right now for construction, so if it is, go straight forward from University south into St. Ed's campus, following sidewalks through campus straight ahead as you can, going around buildings where needed, and ending up on Woodward at south edge of campus.] Right on Woodward to and across Lamar. Name change to Lightsey. Lightsey to S. First, where you will zig left then right onto Cardinal. Cardinal to Garden Villa. Left on Garden Villa, down to Bannister, right on Bannister. Curve around Bannister to Morgan Lane. Right on Morgan to Clawson, Left down Clawson to Fortview. Right on Fortview. Right up Valley View to Senior Center, where you cut through to Manchaca. Right on Manchaca up to Barton Skyway (you'll cross Lamar to Barton Skyway). BS to Barton Hills Drive. Left on Barton Hills Drive. Hang to the right as you follow BH Drive around the lollipop top, ending up again at BH Drive. Right on BH Drive back up to Barton Skyway. Stay on BH Drive down to and through park on path/trail (enter at hard corner of BH Drive), and follow trail under Barton Springs Road to Southside trail. SS trail over to Mopac, across LB Lake, and then north side trail back to GZLs HQ.
16 Miles: Your map is here. You start like the 14 milers, St. Edward's around to Barton Skyway, including Lollipop top. When you return from Lollipop top down Barton Hills Drive back towards the Southside trail. SS trail over to Mopac, across LB Lake. Veterans up to LA Blvd. Out LA Blvd to Exposition. Right on Exposition up to 12th St. (north end of O. Henry MS track), where you will turn around and come back Exposition. Expo down to LA Blvd, then back to Mopac and then north side trail back to GZLs HQ.
18.1 Miles: Your map is here. GZLs HQ to southside trail, and head east to where the boardwalk starts. Take the boardwalk to the first exit, and go up to Riverside. Cross Riverside where safe, over to Alameda across the street. Alameda up to the first real right hand turn, which is East Side Drive. It takes a hard left and travels along a greenbelt for quite a while. Up up into St. Edward's campus on University. At the top of University, you'll take a left through the parking lot for the theater on your left (don't follow University as it curves hard to the right). Through the theater parking lot to Theater street, which will take you to Woodward. [NOTE: Reports indicate that Theater Street is blocked off right now for construction, so if it is, go straight forward from University south into St. Ed's campus, following sidewalks through campus straight ahead as you can, going around buildings where needed, and ending up on Woodward at south edge of campus.]Right on Woodward to and across Lamar. Name change to Lightsey. Lightsey to S. First, where you will zig left then right onto Cardinal. Cardinal to Garden Villa. Left on Garden Villa, down to Bannister, right on Bannister. Curve around Bannister to Morgan Lane. Right on Morgan to Clawson, Left down Clawson to Fortview. Right on Fortview. Right up Valley View to Senior Center, where you cut through to Manchaca. Right on Manchaca up to Barton Skyway (you'll cross Lamar to Barton Skyway). BS to Barton Hills Drive. Left on Barton Hills Drive. Hang to the right as you follow BH Drive around the lollipop top, ending up again at BH Drive. Right on BH Drive back up to Barton Skyway. Stay on BH Drive down to and through park on path/trail (enter at hard corner of BH Drive), and follow trail under Barton Springs Road to Southside trail. SS trail over to Mopac, across LB Lake. Veterans up to LA Blvd. Out LA Blvd to Enfield (Mozart's). Right on Enfield back over to Exposition. Right on Expo down to LA Blvd, then back to Mopac, to southside trail, over to Pfluger footbridge and back to GZLs HQ.
THE MARATHONS
Oct 1st (Twin Cities/Wineglass/Maine): Run smart, run with joy!
Oct 7th/8th (Chicago/St. George/Portland): Taper madness, week 3. 10-12 miles, last 4 @ MGP. Start time 5:45am from GZLs HQ.
Oct. 15th (Columbus): Taper madness, week 2. 12-14 miles, last 6 @ MGP. Start time 5:45am from GZLs HQ.
Oct 21st/22nd (M2M, MCM, Baltimore, Toronto): Taper madness begins. 16-18 miles, last 8 @ MGP. Start time 5:45am from GZLs HQ.
Nov. 5th (NYC): 12-14 mile recovery long run. Back off a bit from last week. Start time 5:45am.
Nov. 18th (Philly): 10-14 mile recovery long run. Back off a bit from last week. Start time 5:45am.
Dec 3rd (CIM, San Antonio): 10-14 mile recovery long run. Back off a bit from last week. Start time 5:45am.
Dec. 10th (Dallas, BCS, Honolulu): 14-18 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 18 mile max. Start time 5:45am.
2018 MARATHONS
Jan 7th (Disney): 10-14 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 14 mile max. Start time 5:45am.
Jan 14th (Houston, Louisiana): 10-12 mile recovery long run. Back off a bit from last week. Start time 5:45am.
Feb 18th (Austin): 7-10 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 10 mile max. Start time 6:30am.
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 5:30am.
Oct. 1st (Wineglass Half): Run smart, run with joy.
Oct. 8th (Portland Half): Taper Madness Week 3. 4-8 miles w/ last 3 @ HMGP. Easy rolling start, with last 3 miles at race pace. Start time 6:30am.
Oct. 29th (Houston Half): 11-16 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 16 mile max. Start time 5:45am.
Nov. 5th (RFTW): 7-10 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 10 mile max. Start time 6:30am.
Nov. 12th (Las Vegas, S. Padre, FW Half): 11-15 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 15 mile max. Start time 5:45am.
Nov. 18th (Philly Half): 5-8 mile recovery run. Start time 6:30am.
Dec. 3rd (CIM Relay, San Antonio Half): 5-8 mile recovery run. Start time 6:30am.
Dec. 10th (Decker Half): 10-14 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 14 mile max. Start time 5:45am.
Dec. 10th (Dallas, BCS Halfs): 10-14 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 14 mile max. Start time 5:45am.
2018 RACES (Half Marathons, etc.)
Jan. 14th (Houston Half): 5-8 mile recovery run. Start time 6:30am.
Jan. 21st (3M Half): 8-10 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 10 mile max. Start time 6:30am.
Feb. 18th (Austin Half): 5-8 mile recovery run. Start time 6:30am.
WATER STOPS
1. East Side Drive @ Lockhart (in park on east side of East Side Dr.)
2. S. 5th St. @ Cardinal Lane
3. Barton Hills Drive @ Barton Skyway (church on corner)
4. Mopac water fountains
5. Water fountains at Pfluger footbridge
6. LA Blvd. @ Exposition (grocery store side of LA Blvd)