START TIMES
5:30am-6:30am
We are NOT meeting as a group before the run, so pick a time to meet and enjoy your run! If you are new to the group, or looking for running friends, meet Gilbert at Gazelles HQ at 6:00am. Gazelles HQ will remain closed before and after the runs, and The Loop opens at 10:00am. Be mindful of your post-run routine so you don’t block residents at HQ area after your run.
THE MAPS
We are offering two different routes this week, in different areas of town, and both will be lightly supported with a couple of water stations each. Hand sanitizer will be affixed to the water barrels. Feel free to refill your own water bottles as needed. We still suggest carrying your own water.
Mountain Bonnell and Scenic (Downtown/Central Austin)
NOTE: Build a shortened version of this route by turning around at whatever halfway number you desire.
Your 12 mile map is here. Note that you go out on the bike path on the north side of Cesar Chavez, and return via northside trail. Start at GZLs HQ. Head to bike path on north side of Cesar Chavez, curl under Cesar Chavez at Austin High School, to Veterans and out to LA Blvd. 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.
Water Stops For Mountain Bonnell Route:
1. Lake Austin Blvd @ Lufkin (across from golf course)
2. Pecos @ 35th (old dry cleaners location)
Great Northern, Shoal Creek, Hancock, Woodrow, Morrow (North Austin)
Your 6.8 mile route is here. Parking at business lot at NW corner of Shoal Creek and Foster is a good place to start, but you can choose any other useful starting point. Foster over to Great Northern, GN down to White Rock. White Rock over to Shoal Creek. Right on Shoal Creek down to Hancock. (Water stop) Left on Hancock, and then veer left onto North Loop at Fonda San Miguel. North Loop across Burnet to Woodrow. Left on Woodrow across Koenig up to Morrow. Left on Morrow over and across Burnett again. Name change to Northcross. Follow Northcross around to Foster, and take a left on Foster back to your starting point. That’s around 6.5 miles.
NOTE: If you then head out north (right) on Shoal Creek, across Anderson and up to the frontage road at 183, returning back to Foster, you’ll be at 9.5 miles for your running day.
Your bigger 10 mile loop course is here. Parking at business lot at NW corner of Shoal Creek and Foster is a good place to start, but you can choose any other useful starting point. Foster over to Great Northern, GN down to White Rock. White Rock over to Shoal Creek. Right on Shoal Creek all the way down to 45th. Left on 45th across town to Guadalupe. Turn left up Guadalupe alongside the drugstore, and then take a right onto 46th St. 46th over to Avenue H. Left on Avenue H up to 51st. Left on 51st to UT Intramural fields, (Water stop) and take a right on Guadalupe for a block up to North Loop. Left on North Loop across Lamar to Woodrow. Right on Woodrow up to and across Koenig. Left on Romeria over to Arroyo Seco. Right on Arroyo Seco up to Woodrow again, left on Woodrow up to Morrow. Left on Morrow, across Burnett to Northcross. Wind around Northcross to stop sign at Foster. Left on Foster back to start point.
NOTE: If you add a little loop at either the first or end of your run, you can build a nice 12 miler. Your extra bonus loop is Foster over to Great Northern, down GN to Pinecrest (the last street before the pedestrian overpass), left on Pinecrest over to Shoal Creek, left on Shoal Creek back up to Foster, and back to your car.
Water Stops For North Austin Route:
1. Hancock @ Shoal Creek
2. UT Intramural Fields (51st just before Guadalupe, on south side of street)
KEEP YOUR FITNESS BY ALTERNATING A LONGER LONG RUN AND A RECOVERY LONG RUN ON SUCCESSIVE WEEKENDS, DEPENDING ON YOUR CURRENT TRAINING LEVELS. (Ex: Alternate a 10-12 mile run with an 8-10 mile run).