START TIMES
18-22 milers: CARPOOL ALERT! Meet at HQ and leave by 5:15-5:30am to get up north for a 5:45am start.
3-16 miles: 5:45am start from HQ.
3-16 MILE ROUTES
Out and Back from HQ
3 Miles: Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Head to bike path on north side of Cesar Chavez towards Mopac. Veterans around AHS track and up to LA Blvd. Turn around there, and return to HQ, retracing your steps home. Veterans around AHS track, to bike path along Cesar Chavez and to GZLs HQ. NOTE: Option is to run a standard Mopac to Pfluger bridge trail loop, starting with the bike path along Cesar Chavez.
4 Miles: Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Head to bike path on north side of Cesar Chavez towards Mopac. Veterans around AHS track and up to LA Blvd. LA Blvd out to Exposition. Turn around there, and return to HQ, retracing your steps home. LA Blvd back to Mopac, to Veterans around AHS track, to bike path along Cesar Chavez and to GZLs HQ. NOTE: Option is to run a standard Mopac to First Street bridge trail loop, starting with the bike path along Cesar Chavez.
5 Miles: Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Head to bike path on north side of Cesar Chavez towards Mopac. Veterans around AHS track and up to LA Blvd. LA Blvd out to Exposition. Right up Exposition to Enfield. Turn around at Enfield, and retrace your steps home. Exposition back to LA Blvd back to Mopac, to Veterans around AHS track, to bike path along Cesar Chavez and to GZLs HQ. NOTE: Option is to run a Mopac to Congress bridge trail loop after a bike path start.
6 Miles: Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Head to bike path on north side of Cesar Chavez towards Mopac. Veterans around AHS track and up to LA Blvd. LA Blvd out to Enfield (Mozart's). Turn around at Enfield, and retrace your steps home. LA Blvd back to Mopac, to Veterans around AHS track, to bike path along Cesar Chavez and to GZLs HQ.
7 Miles: Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Head to bike path on north side of Cesar Chavez towards Mopac. Veterans around AHS track and up to LA Blvd. LA Blvd out to Enfield (Mozart's). Continue Scenic to Cherry. Wind around to Rockmoor. Left on Rockmoor up to Kennelwood, the first street on your left on Rockmoor. Turn around at Kennelwood, and retrace your steps back to HQ. Rockmoor back to Cherry. Right on Cherry back to name change to Lake Austin Blvd at Mozart’s. LA Blvd back to Mopac, to Veterans and bike path back to HQ.
8 Miles: Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Head to bike path on north side of Cesar Chavez towards Mopac. Veterans around AHS track and 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 house on your right with giant vacant lot next to it. Turn around at the giant vacant lot (or where your watch says 4 miles), and retrace your steps back to HQ. Scenic up up past the expensive houses to Stevenson. Left on Stevenson over to Rockmoor. Right on Rockmoor back to Cherry. Right on Cherry back to name change to Lake Austin Blvd at Mozart’s. LA Blvd back to Mopac, to Veterans and bike path back to HQ.
10 Miles: Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Head to bike path on north side of Cesar Chavez towards Mopac. Veterans around AHS track and 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 at 35th Street, and retrace your steps back to HQ, down Pecos back to Scenic. Right on Scenic and around to hard left turn at bottom of Scenic at water’s edge. Then, Scenic up up past the expensive houses to Stevenson. Left on Stevenson over to Rockmoor. Right on Rockmoor back to Cherry. Right on Cherry back to name change to Lake Austin Blvd at Mozart’s. LA Blvd back to Mopac, to Veterans and bike path back to HQ.
12.3 Miles: Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Head to bike path on north side of Cesar Chavez towards Mopac. Veterans around AHS track and 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 at the base of the steps, and retrace your steps back to HQ, down Mt. Bonnell Rd. to 35th to Pecos. RIGHT on Pecos down to Scenic. Right on Scenic and around to hard left turn at bottom of Scenic at water’s edge. Then, Scenic up up past the expensive houses to Stevenson. Left on Stevenson over to Rockmoor. Right on Rockmoor back to Cherry. Right on Cherry back to name change to Lake Austin Blvd at Mozart’s. LA Blvd back to Mopac, to Veterans and bike path back to HQ.
14.3 Miles: Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Head to bike path on north side of Cesar Chavez towards Mopac. Veterans around AHS track and 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 on Mt. Bonnell Road to next right hand street, which is Mt. Bonnell Drive. Right on MBDrive over and across Balcones to Edgemont Drive. Left on Edgemont to last hard left hand corner. Left on Glen Rose Drive up to first left hand street, which is Madrona. Left on Madrona back to Edgemont. From there, take Edgemont to MB Drive back to Mt. Bonnell Road, back to foot of steps, and down Mt. Bonnell Rd. to 35th to Pecos. RIGHT on Pecos down to Scenic. Right on Scenic and around to hard left turn at bottom of Scenic at water’s edge. Then, Scenic up up past the expensive houses to Stevenson. Left on Stevenson over to Rockmoor. Right on Rockmoor back to Cherry. Right on Cherry back to name change to Lake Austin Blvd at Mozart’s. LA Blvd back to Mopac, to Veterans and bike path back to HQ.
16 Miles (Out and Back version): Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Head to bike path on north side of Cesar Chavez towards Mopac. Veterans around AHS track and 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 on Mt. Bonnell Road to next right hand street, which is Mt. Bonnell Drive. Right on MB Drive over and across Balcones to Edgemont Drive. Left on Edgemont to last hard left hand corner. Left on Glen Rose Drive up to first left hand street, which is Madrona. Left on Madrona back to Edgemont. From there, take Edgemont to MB Drive back to Mt. Bonnell Road, back to foot of steps, and down Mt. Bonnell Rd. to 35th to Pecos. RIGHT on Pecos down to Scenic. Right on Scenic and around to hard left turn at bottom of Scenic at water’s edge. Then, Scenic up up past the expensive houses to Stevenson. Left on Stevenson over to Rockmoor. Right on Rockmoor back to Cherry. Right on Cherry back to name change to Lake Austin Blvd at Mozart’s. LA Blvd back to Mopac, then cross to southside trail, and trail over to First Street bridge, up and over LB Lake to northside trail and back to HQ.
16-22 MILE ROUTES
Point to Point from Big Lots
16 Miles (P2P version): Your map is here. Start at Randall’s parking lot at Braker and Jollyville. South on Jollyville down to Great Hills Trail. Left on Great Hills over to Stonelake. RIGHT on Stonelake down to Capital of Texas Highway. Right on Cap Texas Hwy, carefully crossing over Mopac on the walkway to access road, left over to church, right up to Jollyville again. Left on Jollyville to Mesa. Right on Mesa down to Far West. Left on Far West down to Balcones (Mopac access road). Right on Balcones. Balcones down, across 2222/Northland, to Hancock. Left on Hancock, to Bull Creek. Bull Creek down to Jackson, veer right on Jackson down to 35th. Right on 35th up and over Mopac all the way to Pecos. LEFT on Pecos to Scenic. Scenic down and around to hard right turn at bottom of Scenic on the water level. Up Scenic to Stevenson. Left on Stevenson back to Rockmoor, down to Cherry, to Scenic (name change) to LA Blvd. To Mopac, crossing to southside trail. Southside trail back to Pfluger footbridge, across LB Lake, and a victory lap of the dog park in front of the apartments to get to your 16 mile final number.
18 Miles: Your map is here. Start up at Big Lots parking lot at Spicewood Springs @ 183. Jollyville down to Great Hills Trail. Left on Great Hills over to Stonelake. RIGHT on Stonelake down to Capital of Texas Highway. Right on Cap Texas Hwy, carefully crossing over Mopac on the walkway to access road, left over to church, right up to Jollyville again. Left on Jollyville to Mesa. Right on Mesa down to Far West. Left on Far West down to Balcones (Mopac access road). Right on Balcones. Balcones down, across 2222/Northland, to Hancock. Left on Hancock, to Bull Creek. Bull Creek down to Jackson, veer right on Jackson down to 35th. Right on 35th up and over Mopac all the way to Pecos. LEFT on Pecos to Scenic. Scenic down and around to hard right turn at bottom of Scenic on the water level. Up Scenic to Stevenson. Left on Stevenson back to Rockmoor, down to Cherry, to Scenic (name change) to LA Blvd. To Mopac, and northside trail. NS trail back to HQ, and a victory lap of the dog park in front of the apartments to get to your 18 mile final number.
20 Miles: Your map is here. This begins with an extra 2 mile loop at the top. Make sure you chat with your pace pals to decide on your preferred route for the morning. You will probably want to take a small water bottle for that first bit, since this will put you at mile 5 for the first official water stop. Start up at Big Lots parking lot at Spicewood Springs @ 183. We will do a loop up north before joining the other folks. Jollyville down past the Post Office on our right, and we will take a right on Q Ranch Road. Take an immediate right off of Q Ranch onto Woodcrest Drive. Woodcrest will veer right and change names to Chelsea Moor. Chelsea Moor will merge into Charing Cross Road, and we will veer right on Charing Cross to Barrington Way. Right on Barrington Way back to Jollyville, and now we rejoin the other folks on Jollyville down to Great Hills Trail. Left on Great Hills over to Stonelake. RIGHT on Stonelake down to Capital of Texas Highway. Right on Cap Texas Hwy, carefully crossing over Mopac on the walkway to access road, left over to church, right up to Jollyville again. Left on Jollyville to Mesa. Right on Mesa down to Far West. Left on Far West down to Balcones (Mopac access road). Right on Balcones. Balcones down, across 2222/Northland, to Hancock. Left on Hancock, to Bull Creek. Bull Creek down to Jackson, veer right on Jackson down to 35th. Right on 35th up and over Mopac all the way to Pecos. LEFT on Pecos to Scenic. Scenic down and around to hard right turn at bottom of Scenic on the water level. Up Scenic to Stevenson. Left on Stevenson back to Rockmoor, down to Cherry, to Scenic (name change) to LA Blvd. To Mopac, northside trail, and back to HQ.
22 Miles: Your map is here. This begins with an extra 2 mile loop at the top. You will probably want to take a small water bottle for that first bit, since this will put you at mile 5 for the first official water stop. Start up at Big Lots parking lot at Spicewood Springs @ 183. We will do a loop up north before joining the other folks. Jollyville down past the Post Office on our right, and we will take a right on Q Ranch Road. Take an immediate right off of Q Ranch onto Woodcrest Drive. Woodcrest will veer right and change names to Chelsea Moor. Chelsea Moor will merge into Charing Cross Road, and we will veer right on Charing Cross to Barrington Way. Right on Barrington Way back to Jollyville, and now we rejoin the other folks on Jollyville down to Great Hills Trail. Left on Great Hills over to Stonelake. RIGHT on Stonelake down to Capital of Texas Highway. Right on Cap Texas Hwy, carefully crossing over Mopac on the walkway to access road, left over to church, right up to Jollyville again. Left on Jollyville to Mesa. Right on Mesa down to Far West. Left on Far West down to Balcones (Mopac access road). Right on Balcones. Balcones down, across 2222/Northland, to Hancock. Left on Hancock, to Bull Creek. Bull Creek down to Jackson, veer right on Jackson down to 35th. Right on 35th up and over Mopac all the way to Pecos. LEFT on Pecos to Scenic. Scenic down and around to hard right turn at bottom of Scenic on the water level. Up Scenic to Stevenson. Left on Stevenson back to Rockmoor, down to Cherry, to Scenic (name change) to LA Blvd. To Mopac, crossing to southside trail. Southside trail over to First St bridge, crossing to Northside trail and back to HQ.
WATER STOPS
Mopac water fountains
LA Blvd near Mozart’s
Pecos @ 35th (old dry cleaners site)
Balcones (Mopac access road) on East side of street at the Storage warehouse half mile before Northland/2222.
Anderson High School (Mesa north of Steck, East side of street)
Randall’s parking lot (Jollyville north of Braker, East side of street)
RACE SPECIFIC WORKOUTS
Nov 21 (Phillie): Taper Madness week three. 8-12 Miles, with last 4 @ MGP. Start at a relaxed pace, and then roll into legitimate MGP for last 4 miles.
Dec 5 (CIM, San Antonio): Taper Madness begins. 14-18 Miles, with last 8-10 @ MGP. Start at a relaxed pace, and then roll into legitimate MGP for last 8-10 miles.
Dec 12 (BCS): 20-22 miles. The last loooonnnggg run. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 22 mile max.
Jan 2 (Decker Half Marathon): 5-8 miles. Race date has changed to JANUARY 2, 2022, so cut back on mileage this week.
Jan 16 (Houston Marathon): 12-14 miles recovery long run. Back off a bit from last week.
Jan 16 (Houston Half Marathon): 5-8 miles recovery long run. Back off a bit from last week.
Jan 23 (3M Half Marathon): 8-10 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 10 mile max.
Jan 23 (3M Half Marathon ADVANCED Plan): This track is for experienced runners. 10-14 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 14 mile max.
Jan 28 (Antarctica (!) Marathon): 10-14 miles recovery long run. Back off a bit from last week.
Feb 20 (Austin Marathon): 10-14 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 14 mile max.
Feb 20 (Austin Half Marathon): 5-8 miles recovery long run. Back off a bit from last week.
Feb 27 (Cowtown Marathon): 10-12 miles recovery long run. Back off a bit from last week.
March 5/6 (Tokyo, Napa Valley Marathons): 10-14 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 14 mile max.