START TIMES
Choose your own time between 5:30-6:30am. GZLs HQ will remain closed before and after the runs, although the Loop does open on 10:00am Saturdays. Be mindful of your post-run routine so you don’t block residents at HQ area after your run.
THE ROUTE
Rollingwood Loop Course
(Please review, this is partially a new course)
Your 10 mile map is here. Leave HQ, to north side trail. Go towards Congress bridge. Go under Congress bridge and climb up to bridge on stairs behind hotel. Cross LBLake on Congress bridge to south side trail. Southside trail back towards Mopac. At the footbridge that crosses over Barton Creek, go over the creek, and then go LEFT towards Barton Springs Road. Go UNDER Barton Springs Road and follow trail along railroad tracks to the pool area. Go through the pool parking lot and take a right at the end of the parking lot up to the first street (this is the mile repeat course), Columbus Drive. Left on Columbus up that short hill and at the end, take a left out of the park. Left again on the trail/path along access road at South Mopac. Follow that trail/path to Barton Skyway, take a right which will go over Mopac heading west. A park will be on your right. As the road curves left at the end of the park, cut through straight to the roads on the other side of the grass. This will be the corner of Liberty Park and Chatelaine. Hang left on Chatelaine, and then take the first left onto Regents Park. Turn right onto Thousand Oaks. Take a right on Walsh Tarlton up to Wilderness Drive. Take a right on Wilderness over to Old Walsh Tarlton. Left on Old Walsh Tarlton, up to and across Bee Caves Road. This road now changes names to Rollingwood. You will ride Rollingwood all the way to Barton Springs Road at Mopac. Head left under Mopac and enter the running path along east side of Mopac, going up to and out under Mopac bridge. Cross LB Lake. Skip the trail and stay on Veterans around the perimeter of the AHS track, curl under Cesar Chavez to bike path on north side of Cesar Chavez, and back to HQ.
12.4 mile map is here. Leave HQ, to north side trail. Go towards Congress bridge. Go under Congress bridge and climb up to bridge on stairs behind hotel. Cross LBLake on Congress bridge to south side trail. Southside trail back towards Mopac. At the footbridge that crosses over Barton Creek, go over the creek, and then go LEFT towards Barton Springs Road. Go UNDER Barton Springs Road and follow trail along railroad tracks to the pool area. Go through the pool parking lot and take a right at the end of the parking lot up to the first street (this is the mile repeat course), Columbus Drive. Left on Columbus up that short hill and at the end, take a left out of the park. Left again on the trail/path along access road at South Mopac. Follow that trail/path to Barton Skyway, take a right which will go over Mopac heading west. A park will be on your right. As the road curves left at the end of the park, cut through straight to the roads on the other side of the grass. This will be the corner of Liberty Park and Chatelaine. Hang left on Chatelaine, and then take the first left onto Regents Park. Turn right onto Thousand Oaks. Take a right on Walsh Tarlton up to Wilderness Drive. Take a right on Wilderness over to Old Walsh Tarlton. Left on Old Walsh Tarlton, up to and across Bee Caves Road. This road now changes names to Rollingwood. You will ride Rollingwood all the way to Barton Springs Road at Mopac. Head left under Mopac and enter the running path along east side of Mopac, going up to and out under Mopac bridge. Cross LB Lake to Veterans. Left on Veterans up to LA Blvd. LA Blvd out to Exposition. Right on Expo up to Enfield. Turn around at Enfield, and return Expo to LA Blvd to Mopac. Stay on Veterans around the perimeter of the AHS track, curl under Cesar Chavez to bike path on north side of Cesar Chavez, and back to HQ.
13.6 mile map here. Leave HQ, to north side trail. Go towards Congress bridge. Go under Congress bridge and climb up to bridge on stairs behind hotel. Cross LBLake on Congress bridge to south side trail. Southside trail back towards Mopac. At the footbridge that crosses over Barton Creek, go over the creek, and then go LEFT towards Barton Springs Road. Go UNDER Barton Springs Road and follow trail along railroad tracks to the pool area. Go through the pool parking lot and take a right at the end of the parking lot up to the first street (this is the mile repeat course), Columbus Drive. Left on Columbus up that short hill and at the end, take a left out of the park. Left again on the trail/path along access road at South Mopac. Follow that trail/path to Barton Skyway, take a right which will go over Mopac heading west. A park will be on your right. As the road curves left at the end of the park, cut through straight to the roads on the other side of the grass. This will be the corner of Liberty Park and Chatelaine. Hang left on Chatelaine, and then take the first left onto Regents Park. Turn right onto Thousand Oaks. Take a right on Walsh Tarlton up to Wilderness Drive. Take a right on Wilderness over to Old Walsh Tarlton. Left on Old Walsh Tarlton, up to and across Bee Caves Road. This road now changes names to Rollingwood. You will ride Rollingwood all the way to Barton Springs Road at Mopac. Head left under Mopac and enter the running path along east side of Mopac, going up to and out under Mopac bridge. Cross LB Lake to Veterans. Left on Veterans up to LA Blvd. LA Blvd all the way out to Enfield. Right on Enfield over to Exposition. Right on Expo down to LA Blvd. Left on LA Blvd back to Mopac. Stay on Veterans around the perimeter of the AHS track, curl under Cesar Chavez to bike path on north side of Cesar Chavez, and back to HQ.
WATER STOPS
Tremont Park (corner of Chatelaine and Liberty Park)
Rollingwood Municipal Park (north side of Rollingwood between Gentry and Wallis Drive)
LA Blvd @ Exposition (south side of street at stoplight)
Trail fountains
RACE SPECIFIC DISTANCES
September 5th (Patagonia Marathon): 18-20 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 20 mile max.
September 13th (Boston Virtual Marathon): 12-14 mile recovery long run. Back down from last week’s longer run.
October 25th (Marine Corps): 10-12 mile recovery long run. Back down from last week’s longer run.
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).