START TIMES:
Everyone leaves HQ at 5:45am.
POST-LONG RUN BREAKFAST: This Saturday, head up to Whole Foods (6th and Lamar), grab breakfast and look for Gazelles out on the patio!
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. Scenic and Mountain Bonnell this week.
3 Miles: Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Head to northside trail directly towards Mopac. Veterans up to LA Blvd.Turn around there, and return to HQ, retracing your steps all the way Veterans to Mopac to northside trail and to GZLs HQ.
4 Miles: Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Head to northside trail directly towards Mopac. Veterans up to LA Blvd. LA Blvd out to Exposition. Turn around there, and return to HQ, retracing your steps all the way LABlvd to Mopac to northside trail and to GZLs HQ.
5 Miles: Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Head to northside trail directly towards Mopac. Veterans up to LA Blvd. LA Blvd out to water stop at Lufkin (across from Golf Course). Turn around there, and return to HQ, retracing your steps all the way LABlvd to Mopac to northside trail and to GZLs HQ.
7 Miles: Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Head to northside trail directly towards Mopac. Veterans up to LA Blvd. LA Blvd out to Enfield (Mozart's). Continue Scenic to Cherry. Wind around to Rockmoor. Left on Rockmoor up to Stevenson. Turn around at that corner (Stevenson@Rockmoor), and return Rockmoor to Cherry to Scenic, etc., retracing your steps all the way to northside trail and to GZLs HQ.
8 Miles: Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Head to northside trail directly towards Mopac. Veterans up to LA Blvd. LA Blvd out to Enfield (Mozart's). Continue Scenic to Cherry. Wind around to Rockmoor. Left on Rockmoor up to Stevenson. Left on Stevenson over to Scenic. Scenic down along river to the big house on the right that has the large open lot next to it, about half way down. Turn around there, and return Scenic, etc., retracing your steps all the way to northside trail and to GZLs HQ.
10 Miles: Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Head to northside trail directly towards Mopac. Veterans up to LA Blvd. LA Blvd out to Enfield (Mozart's). Continue Scenic to Cherry. Wind around to Rockmoor. Left on Rockmoor up to Stevenson. Left on Stevenson over to Scenic. Scenic down along river to hard right corner, which takes you back to Scenic. Left on Scenic at stop sign. Scenic around to Pecos. Left on Pecos up to 35th. Turn around there, and return Pecos to Scenic, etc., retracing your steps all the way to northside trail and to GZLs HQ.
12 Miles: Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Head to northside trail directly towards Mopac. Veterans up to LA Blvd. LA Blvd out to Enfield (Mozart's). Continue Scenic to Cherry. Wind around to Rockmoor. Left on Rockmoor up to Stevenson. Left on Stevenson over to Scenic. Scenic down along river to hard right corner, which takes you back to Scenic. Left on Scenic at stop sign. Scenic around to Pecos. Left on Pecos up to 35th. Left on 35th over to Mt. Bonnell Road. Right on Mt. Bonnell Road up, up, up to parking lot and base of steps. Turn around there, and return down Mt. Bonnell Rd. to 35th to Pecos to Scenic, etc., retracing your steps all the way to northside trail and to GZLs HQ.
14 Miles: Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Head to northside trail directly towards Mopac. Veterans up to LA Blvd. LA Blvd out to Enfield (Mozart's). Continue Scenic to Cherry. Wind around to Rockmoor. Left on Rockmoor up to Stevenson. Left on Stevenson over to Scenic. Scenic down along river to hard right corner, which takes you back to Scenic. Left on Scenic at stop sign. Scenic around to Pecos. Left on Pecos up to 35th. Left on 35th over to Mt. Bonnell Road. Right on Mt. Bonnell Road up, up, up to parking lot and base of steps. Turn around there, and return down Mt. Bonnell Rd. to 35th to Pecos to Scenic, etc., retracing your steps all the way to Mopac. You will diverge there, and will take southside trail over to the First St. bridge, where you will cross over LB Lake to northside trail and to GZLs HQ.
16 Miles: Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Head to northside trail directly towards Mopac. Veterans up to LA Blvd. LA Blvd out to Enfield (Mozart's). Continue Scenic to Cherry. Wind around to Rockmoor. Left on Rockmoor up to Stevenson. Left on Stevenson over to Scenic. Scenic down along river to hard right corner, which takes you back to Scenic. Left on Scenic at stop sign. Scenic around to Pecos. Left on Pecos up to 35th. Left on 35th over to Mt. Bonnell Road. Right on Mt. Bonnell Road up, up, up to parking lot and base of steps. Continue forward to Mt. Bonnell Drive, which is the first right hand turn after the water stop. Right on Mt. Bonnell Drive across Balcones and through to Edgemont. Left on Edgemont to the hard left turn onto Glen Rose. Glen Rose up to Balcones. Right on Balcones to Hancock. Right on Hancock over to Bull Creek. Right on Bull Creek down to Jackson. Veer right onto Jackson to 35th Street. Right on 35th St up and over Mopac to Exposition. Left down Exposition to Enfield. Right on Enfield over to LA Blvd. LA Blvd back to Mopac, to southside trail. Southside trail to Pfluger footbridge and back to HQ.
18 Miles: Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Head to northside trail directly towards Mopac. Veterans up to LA Blvd. LA Blvd out to Enfield (Mozart's). Continue Scenic to Cherry. Wind around to Rockmoor. Left on Rockmoor up to Stevenson. Left on Stevenson over to Scenic. Scenic down along river to hard right corner, which takes you back to Scenic. Left on Scenic at stop sign. Scenic around to Pecos. Left on Pecos up to 35th. Left on 35th over to Mt. Bonnell Road. Right on Mt. Bonnell Road up, up, up to parking lot and base of steps. Continue forward to Mt. Bonnell Drive, which is the first right hand turn after the water stop. Right on Mt. Bonnell Drive across Balcones and through to Edgemont. Left on Edgemont to the hard left turn onto Glen Rose. Glen Rose up to Balcones. Right on Balcones to Hancock. Right on Hancock over to Bull Creek. Stop for water there just south of Hancock on Bull Creek, then back to Hancock over to Shoal Creek. Left on Shoal Creek up to 2222/Northland. Turn around there, and return down Shoal Creek to Hancock. Right on Hancock over to Bull Creek. Left on Bull Creek down to Jackson. Veer right onto Jackson to 35th Street. Right on 35th St up and over Mopac to Exposition. Left down Exposition to Enfield. Right on Enfield over to LA Blvd. LA Blvd back to Mopac, to southside trail. Southside trail to Pfluger footbridge and back to HQ.
20 Miles: Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Head to northside trail directly towards Mopac. Veterans up to LA Blvd. LA Blvd out to Enfield (Mozart's). Continue Scenic to Cherry. Wind around to Rockmoor. Left on Rockmoor up to Stevenson. Left on Stevenson over to Scenic. Scenic down along river to hard right corner, which takes you back to Scenic. Left on Scenic at stop sign. Scenic around to Pecos. Left on Pecos up to 35th. Left on 35th over to Mt. Bonnell Road. Right on Mt. Bonnell Road up, up, up to parking lot and base of steps. Continue forward to Mt. Bonnell Drive, which is the first right hand turn after the water stop. Right on Mt. Bonnell Drive across Balcones and through to Edgemont. Left on Edgemont to the hard left turn onto Glen Rose. Glen Rose up to Balcones. Right on Balcones to Hancock. Right on Hancock over to Bull Creek. Stop for water there just south of Hancock on Bull Creek, then back to Hancock over to Shoal Creek. Left on Shoal Creek up to 2222/Northland. Turn around there, and return down Shoal Creek to Hancock. Right on Hancock over to Bull Creek. Left on Bull Creek down to Jackson. Veer right onto Jackson to 35th Street. Right on 35th St up and over Mopac to Exposition. Left down Exposition to Enfield. Right on Enfield over to LA Blvd. LA Blvd back to Mopac, to southside trail. Southside trail to Congress bridge. Up and over LB Lake on Congress bridge, and back down to northside trail. Northside trail back to HQ.
THE MARATHONS
May 5th (Toronto, Vancouver, Avenue of Giants): Run smart, run with joy, eh?
May 18th (Beach to Bay): Taper Madness Week 2. 12-16 miles, with last 6 @ MGP. Start easy, and finish at actual MGP. Start time 5:45am.
June 2nd (San Diego): 20-22 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 22 mile max. For 22 miles, continue southside trail out to Congress and congress bridge, up and over to northside trail. Start time 5:45am.
June 9th (Tunnel Marathon): 12-14 mile recovery long run. Back off from last week. Start time 5:45am.
June 22nd (Grandma's): 12-14 mile recovery long run. Back off from last week. Start time 5:45am.
July 28th (San Francisco): 12-16 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 16 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.
May 5th (Vancouver Half): Run smart, run with joy.
May 18th (Brooklyn Half): 6-10 miles, last 3 at HMGP. Start time 5:45am.
May 26th (Mountains to Beach Half): 8-13 miles, last 5 at HMGP. Start time 5:45am.
June 29th (Santa Barbara Half): 8-10 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 10 mile max. Start time 5:45am.
WATER STOPS
1. Mopac water fountains
2. Lufkin @ Lake Austin Blvd (south side opposite golf course)
3. River @ Scenic (in corner by boat club)
4. Mt. Bonnell Road parking lot at base of steps
5. Bull Creek @ Hancock (just south of Hancock on East side of street)
6. Exposition @ Enfield (SW corner by baseball sign)
7. Trail fountains