START TIMES:
Choose your own time. Shelter at home restrictions now apply, so we are NOT meeting as a group at HQ, and The Loop will be closed.
The following two routes are alternatives to using the trail. They can be used for any distance you need by picking your own start and finish points along on the route. There are no official water stops, so carry water with you..
THE ROUTES
8 Miles: The map is here. Start at HQ. Cross over the Pfluger footbridge to south side trail, and cross Riverside to the south side of street to Butler Park. Go through the park coming out by Dougherty Arts Center on Barton Springs Rd. Cross Barton Springs Rd onto 5th Street. Go south on 5th to W. Mary (the library branch will be on your right). Turn right on W. Mary and cross S. Lamar on Mary to name change to Hether St. Continue Hether to Bluebonnet Lane. Right on Bluebonnet Lane to sweeping left hand curve, which is a name change to Melridge Place. Left on Rabb Rd. It changes names to Rae Dell Avenue at a wiggle. Rae Dell takes a hard right turn and then an immediate left, ending up at Barton Skyway. Right on Barton Skyway over to Barton Hills Drive. Left on Barton Hills Drive, and stay right as you circle around Barton Hills (Lollipop), ending up again at Barton Hills Drive. Head back towards town on Barton Hills Drive down to the park. Either go left and along the trail back to HQ, OR to stay off the trail, go right over to Azie Morton, and then left down to Barton Springs Road. Take a right onto Barton Springs (east) to Sterzing Street. Left on Sterzing to Toomey, and then Toomey to Lamar to Pfluger bridge.
14 Miles: Your map is here. Start at HQ. Cross over the Pfluger footbridge to south side trail, and cross Riverside to the south side of street to Butler Park. Go through Butler Park coming out by Dougherty Arts Center on Barton Springs Rd. Cross Barton Springs Rd onto 5th Street. Go south on 5th to W. Mary (the library branch will be on your right). Turn right on W. Mary and cross S. Lamar on Mary to name change to Hether St. Continue Hether to Bluebonnet Lane. Right on Bluebonnet Lane to sweeping left hand curve, which is a name change to Melridge Place. Left on Rabb Rd. It changes names to Rae Dell Avenue at a wiggle. Rae Dell takes a hard right turn and then an immediate left, ending up at Barton Skyway. Right on Barton Skyway over to Barton Hills Drive. Left on Barton Hills Drive, and stay right as you circle around Barton Hills (Lollipop), ending up again at Barton Hills Drive. Head back towards town on Barton Hills Drive down to the park. Either go left and along the trail to Barton Springs Rd OR to stay off the trail, go right over to Azie Morton, and then left down to Barton Springs Road. Either way, cross Barton Springs and take a left along the edge of Zilker Park, turning right onto Stratford Dr. Take Stratford cross the bridge under Mopac to Veterans. Veterans up to LA Blvd, out to Mozart’s (Enfield) Right on Enfield to Exposition. Right on Exposition to LA Blvd and back to Mopac. This time, skip the trail and stay on Stephen F Austin Dr. going by the track, and under overpass to bike path on north side of Cesar Chavez. Head back to HQ.
THE MARATHONS
These are the original workout suggestions. Given all the officially canceled and/or rescheduled races, adjust your workout to suit the actual situation.
June 14, 2020 (Tunnel Marathon): 10-14 miles recovery long run. Back off a bit from last week.
June 20, 2020 (Grandma’s): 12-16 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer run, up to that 16 mile max.
BEGINNER GAZELLES, HALF MARATHONERS, and EVERYBODY ELSE
These are the original workout suggestions. Given all the officially canceled and/or rescheduled races, adjust your workout to suit the actual situation.
Beginner Gazelles: 3-7 miles.
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.
May 16th (Brooklyn Half): 5-8 miles recovery run. Back off from last week a bit.
June 28th (Missoula Half): 6-10 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer run, up to that 10 mile max.
NO WATER STOPS PROVIDED THIS WEEK – BRING YOUR OWN WATER