START TIMES
Choose your own time between 5:30-6:30am. We are not meeting as a group inside beforehand so plan your bathroom strategy accordingly. GZLs HQ will remain closed before and after the runs, but The Loop may be able to accommodate you immediately post-run and after 10:00am. Be mindful of your post-run routine so you don’t block residents at HQ area after your run.
Hand sanitizer will be affixed to the water barrels to do a quick clean of your water button pushing hands. Feel free to refill your own water bottles as needed. You may want to carry your own water still, depending on any gaps with the water stations or your own ad libbing on route variations.
THE ROUTE
UT/Duval Out and Back
6, 8 Miles: Use the 12 mile map, and turn around at 43rd St on Duval for 8 mile round trip, or the pizza place right near the intersection of San Jacinto and Duval for 6 mile round trip.
10 Miles: Use the 12 mile map below, and turn around on 51st when you see the cemetery on your right. Don’t take that as an omen. (NOTE: Water stop is a couple of tenths of a mile ahead of you at the UT Intramural Fields. If you add that little bit of distance, you’ll be at a 10.5 mile day. Feel free to adjust as needed for comfort). Return to HQ by retracing your steps. Take 51st back up to Duval. Right on Duval down to San Jacinto. San Jacinto through UT Campus, veering right at talking oil derrick. San Jac up up to 11th. Right on 11th to Congress. Congress down to 3rd Street. 3rd Street back over to Seaholm and back to HQ.
12 Miles: Your map is here. Leave HQ to Seaholm, up to 3rd Street. Cross over on 3rd Street to Congress. Left up Congress to 11th Street. Right on 11th up to San Jacinto. Left on San Jacinto down to and across MLK into UT campus. San Jacinto to and through UT Campus. Cross Dean Keaton and veer right onto Duval. Duval up up to 51st St. Left on 51st over to UT Intramural Fields. Right on Guadalupe. Left onto North Loop. Cross Lamar, and roll down North Loop a few blocks to Grover. Turn around at Grover, and retrace your steps home. North Loop, cross Lamar to Guadalupe. Right on Guadalupe to 51st, left on 51st up to Duval. Right on Duval down to San Jacinto. San Jacinto through UT Campus, veering right at talking oil derrick. San Jac up up to 11th. Right on 11th to Congress. Congress down to 3rd Street. 3rd Street back over to Seaholm and back to HQ.
14 Miles: Use the 20 mile map below. Leave HQ to Seaholm, up to 3rd Street. Cross over on 3rd Street to Congress. Left up Congress to 11th Street. Right on 11th up to San Jacinto. Left on San Jacinto down to and across MLK into UT campus. San Jacinto to and through UT Campus. Cross Dean Keaton and veer right onto Duval. Duval up up to 51st St. Left on 51st over to UT Intramural Fields. Right on Guadalupe. Left onto North Loop. Cross Lamar, and roll down North Loop to Woodrow. Right on Woodrow. Cross Koenig, and take a left on Romeria (third street after crossing Koenig). Romeria over to Arroyo Seco. Turn around at Arroyo Seco/Romeria, and retrace your steps home. Romeria back over to Woodrow. Right on Woodrow down to North Loop. Left on North Loop up to and across Lamar. North Loop to Guadalupe. Right on Guadalupe to 51st. Left on 51st back up to Duval. Right on down to San Jacinto. San Jacinto through UT Campus, veering right at talking oil derrick. San Jac up up to 11th. Right on 11th to Congress. Congress down to 3rd Street. 3rd Street back over to Seaholm and back to HQ.
16 Miles: Use the map for 20 milers, but turn around at Morrow/Woodrow intersection, and retrace your steps home.
18 Miles: Use the map for 20 milers, but turn around at Northcross behind the mall, at the curve in the road where you can see the learning center property on your left (big field with portable classrooms in it), and retrace your steps home. If you get to the post office on your left, you’ve gone a tad far.
20 Miles: Your map is here. Leave HQ to Seaholm, up to 3rd Street. Cross over on 3rd Street to Congress. Left up Congress to 11th Street. Right on 11th up to San Jacinto. Left on San Jacinto down to and across MLK into UT campus. San Jacinto to and through UT Campus. Cross Dean Keaton and veer right onto Duval. Duval up up to 51st St. Left on 51st over to UT Intramural Fields. Right on Guadalupe. Left onto North Loop. Cross Lamar, and roll down North Loop to Woodrow. Right on Woodrow. Cross Koenig, and take a left on Romeria (third street after crossing Koenig). Romeria over to Arroyo Seco. Right on Arroyo up to merge again with Woodrow. Left up Woodrow to Morrow. Left on Morrow, across Burnett, to name change to Northcross. Northcross around to stop sign, take a left on Foster. Foster to Shoal Creek. Right on Shoal Creek across Anderson to Steck. Turn around at Steck, and retrace your route home. Shoal Creek down to Foster, over to Northcross, around and across Burnett, to Morrow, and over to Woodrow. Woodrow right down to Arroyo Seco. Veer right on Arroyo Seco down to Romeria. Left on Romeria over to Woodrow. Right on Woodrow down to North Loop. Left on North Loop up to and across Lamar. North Loop to Guadalupe. Right on Guadalupe to 51st. Left on 51st back up to Duval. Right on down to San Jacinto. San Jacinto through UT Campus, veering right at talking oil derrick. San Jac up up to 11th. Right on 11th to Congress. Congress down to 3rd Street. 3rd Street back over to Seaholm and back to HQ.
WATER STOPS
1. San Jacinto @ Dean Keeton (SE corner on edge of UT campus)
2. 51st @ Guadalupe (UT Intramural Fields)
3. Hope Chapel on your right at Arroyo Seco @ Ruth
4. Foster @ Shoal Creek
RACE SPECIFIC WORKOUTS
September 5th (Patagonia Marathon): 12-14 mile recovery long run. Back down from last week’s longer run.
September 13th (Jack and Jill Marathon): 16-20 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 20 mile max.
September 13th (Jack and Jill Half Marathon): 8-10 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 10 mile max.
September 13th (Boston Virtual Marathon): 18-20 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 20 mile max.
October 4th (London): 10-14 mile recovery long run. Back down from last week’s longer run.
October 25th (Marine Corps): 10-14 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 14 mile max.
IF YOU AREN’T TRAINING FOR A SPECIFIC RACE, 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).