START TIMES:

10-18 milers leaving Gazelles HQ at 5:45am

Beginners and 5-8 milers go from Gazelles HQ 5:45am.

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 south Austin start of the Austin Marathon and Half Marathon courses, plus other mileage as needed for those going longer.

2.5 Miles: Your map is here. GZLs HQ over to Seaholm, up to 3rd Street, and across to Congress. Right on Congress down to Riverside. Riverside to Auditorium Shores, over to Pfluger footbridge, and back to HQ. For 3 miles full, feel free to add a victory lap around the park at GZLs HQ.

4 Miles: Your map is here. GZLs HQ over to Seaholm, up to 3rd Street, and across to Congress. Right on Congress down to W. Mary St. Right on Mary over to S. First. Right on S. First back to Riverside. Riverside over to Pfluger footbridge, and back to HQ.

5 Miles: Your map is here. GZLs HQ over to Seaholm, up to 3rd Street, and across to Congress. Right on Congress down to Oltorf. Right on Oltorf over to S. First. Right on S. First back to Southside trail. SS Trail over to Pfluger footbridge, and back to HQ.

7 Miles: Your map is here. GZLs HQ over to Seaholm, up to 3rd Street, and across to Congress. Right on Congress down to Lightsey (this is where you diverge from 8 milers, by the way). Right on Lightsey over to S. First. Right on S. First back to and across on the First St. bridge to northside trail. Northside trail back to GZLs HQ.

8 Miles: Your map is here. GZLs HQ over to Seaholm, up to 3rd Street, and across to Congress. Right on Congress all the way to access road at Ben White Blvd (71). Right on access road sidewalk over to S. First. Right on S. First back to and across on the First St. bridge to northside trail. Northside trail to stoplight at Seaholm, where you will cross to the north side of Cesar Chavez and the bike path. Bike path to GZLs HQ.

10.4 Miles: Your map is here. GZLs HQ over to Seaholm, up to 3rd Street, and across to Congress. Right on Congress all the way to access road at Ben White Blvd (71). Right on access road sidewalk over to S. First. Right on S. First back to and across on the First St. bridge to northside trail. Northside trail to stoplight at Seaholm, where you will cross to the north side of Cesar Chavez and the bike path. Follow the bike path as it goes along and then under Cesar Chavez, exiting onto Veterans around the track at Austin High School to Mopac. Turn around there, and return to GZLs HQ via northside trail for variety.

12 Miles: Your map is here. GZLs HQ over to Seaholm, up to 3rd Street, and across to Congress. Right on Congress all the way to access road at Ben White Blvd (71). Right on access road sidewalk over to S. First. Right on S. First back to and across on the First St. bridge to northside trail. Northside trail to stoplight at Seaholm, where you will cross to the north side of Cesar Chavez and the bike path. Follow the bike path as it goes along and then under Cesar Chavez, exiting onto Veterans around the track at Austin High School. Veterans along and back up to Lake Austin Blvd. Left on LAB over to Exposition. Turn around at Exposition, and retrace your steps back to HQ (LAB to Veterans to Mopac, then Veterans to bike path along Cesar Chavez and back to GZLs HQ.

14.5 Miles: Your map is here. GZLs HQ over to Seaholm, up to 3rd Street, and across to Congress. Right on Congress all the way to access road at Ben White Blvd (71). Right on access road sidewalk over to S. First. Right on S. First back to and across on the First St. bridge to northside trail. Northside trail to stoplight at Seaholm, where you will cross to the north side of Cesar Chavez and the bike path. Follow the bike path as it goes along and then under Cesar Chavez, exiting onto Veterans around the track at Austin High School. Veterans along and back up to Lake Austin Blvd. Left on LAB over to Enfield. Hard right on Enfield, and then Enfield over to 15th (name change), to West Avenue (stoplight at top of hill after crossing over Lamar). Right on West Avenue down to 3rd St., then right over to Seaholm, and a left on Seaholm to Electric Blvd and back to GZLs HQ.

16 Miles: Your map is here. GZLs HQ over to Seaholm, up to 3rd Street, and across to Congress. Right on Congress all the way to access road at Ben White Blvd (71). Right on access road sidewalk over to S. First. Right on S. First back to and across on the First St. bridge to northside trail. Northside trail to stoplight at Seaholm, where you will cross to the north side of Cesar Chavez and the bike path. Follow the bike path as it goes along and then under Cesar Chavez, exiting onto Veterans around the track at Austin High School. Veterans along and back up to Lake Austin Blvd. Left on LAB over to Enfield. Hard right on Enfield, and then Enfield over to 15th (name change), over to San Jacinto. Right on San Jacinto through up to 11th Street. Right on 11th over to Congress. Left on Congress down to Northside trail. Northside trail to stoplight at Seaholm, where you will cross to the north side of Cesar Chavez and the bike path. Bike path to GZLs HQ.

18 Miles: Your map is here.  GZLs HQ over to Seaholm, up to 3rd Street, and across to Congress. Right on Congress all the way to access road at Ben White Blvd (71). Right on access road sidewalk over to S. First. Right on S. First back to and across on the First St. bridge to northside trail. Northside trail to stoplight at Seaholm, where you will cross to the north side of Cesar Chavez and the bike path. Follow the bike path as it goes along and then under Cesar Chavez, exiting onto Veterans around the track at Austin High School. Veterans along and back up to Lake Austin Blvd. Left on LAB over to Enfield. Hard right on Enfield, and then Enfield over to 15th (name change), to Guadalupe. Left on Guadalupe up to Dean Keaton. Right on Dean Keaton over to San Jacinto. Right on San Jacinto through UT campus to veer right at oil derrick. Stay on San Jacinto up to 11th Street. Right on 11th over to Congress. Left on Congress down to Northside trail. Northside trail back to GZLs HQ. 

THE MARATHONS

Feb 17th (Austin):  14-18 miles, with last 8 @ MGP. Easy start, and then crank up to marathon goal pace for last 8 miles of the run. Start time 5:45am.

March 3rd (Woodlands/Napa Valley): 12-14 mile recovery long run. Back off from last week. Start time 5:45am.

April 14th (Paris): 10-14 mile recovery long run. Back off from last week. Start time 5:45am.

April 15th (Boston): 10-14 mile recovery long run. Back off from last week. Start time 5:45am.

April 27th/28th (Revel/Waco/Big Sur/Eugene/London): 10-12 mile recovery long run. Back off from last week. Start time 5:45am.

May 5th (Toronto, Vancouver): 10-14 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 14 mile max. Start time 5:45am.

May 18th (Beach to Bay): 9-12 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 12 mile max. 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 5:45am.

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.

Feb 17th (Austin Half): 8-13 miles, with last 5 @ HMGP. Easy start, and then crank up to half marathon goal pace for last 5 miles of the run. Start time 5:45am.

March 3rd (Alamo Half): 5-8 mile recovery long run. Back off from last week. Start time 5:45am.

April 7th (Cap 10K): 5-8 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 8 mile max. Start time 5:45am.

April 28th (Eugene Half): 5-8 mile recovery long run. Back off from last week. Start time 5:45am.

WATER STOPS

1. Sidewalk on west side of S. Congress just south of Great Outdoors Nursery. Across from St. Edwards, just past Cumberland Road.
2. S. First @ Oltorf (Just north of Starbucks on east side of street)
2. Mopac water fountains
3. Enfield @ Exposition (SW corner by baseball sign)
4. Dean Keaton @ San Jacinto (on UT campus SE corner of this intersection)
5. Trail fountains along Northside and Southside trails