There are NEW ROUTES AND MAPS INCLUDED, so please check the maps and descriptions carefully.

Start time is 5:45am.

Gilbert will be giving a blessing and pep talk, so don’t miss it! If you start way before or after the 5:45am start time, note that you may be ahead of or out after the water team has done their work. You may want to carry your own water if you are starting way before or after the 5:45 start window.

THE ROUTES

3 Miles: Your map is here. This is a clockwise Pfluger footbridge to Mopac trail loop.

4 Miles: Your map is here. This is a clockwise First St. bridge to Mopac trail loop.

5 Miles (Two Options): Your map is here. This is a clockwise Congress bridge to Mopac trail loop. Alternatively, if you want to start with the rest of the folks, then here is an optional route (be sure and check with your pace pals about which route to choose). Alternate map is here. Start at HQ, then Electric Avenue to Seaholm, across 3rd Street to the Convention Center. At the Convention Center, take a LEFT up to 4th Street. Right on 4th under I-35 to east side, and take a RIGHT on Waller Street (not Waller Creek, y’all). Waller down to Holly. LEFT on Holly over to Comal. RIGHT on Comal down to Festival Beach Road. RIGHT on Festival Beach Road back to I-35 and northside trail. Take NS trail back to HQ.

7.6 Miles: Your map is here. Start at HQ, then Electric Avenue to Seaholm, across 3rd Street to the Convention Center. At the Convention Center, take a LEFT up to 4th Street. Right on 4th under I-35 to east side, and take a RIGHT on Waller Street (not Waller Creek, y’all). Waller down to Holly. LEFT on Holly all the way to Holly power plant site and park. Enter NS trail at Holly, out to Longhorn Dam. Cross to south side of dam, to south side trail and boardwalk back to Pfluger bridge. Cross over LB Lake at Pfluger bridge, back to GZLs HQ.

10 Miles: Your map is here. Start at HQ, then Electric Avenue to Seaholm, across 3rd Street to the Convention Center. At the Convention Center, take a LEFT up to 4th Street. Right on 4th under I-35 to east side, and take a RIGHT on Waller Street (not Waller Creek, y’all). Waller down to Holly. LEFT on Holly all the way to Holly power plant site and park. Enter NS trail at Holly, out to Longhorn Dam. Cross to southside of dam, to southside trail. After the water stop there, curl under and through Longhorn Dam to east side and the softball park. Go around the lake side of the fields, around to the greenbelt trail that goes along the creek. The trail has some branches, but hang to the left at any intersections. Turn around when your watch says about 5.1 miles, or when the trail dumps into Elmont/Wickersham street at the apartments. Turn around at that point, and retrace your greenbelt steps back to and around the softball fields, through Longhorn Dam, and back to southside trail. From there, take southside trail and boardwalk back to Pfluger bridge. Cross over LB Lake at Pfluger bridge, back to GZLs HQ.

11.8 Miles: Your map is here. Start at HQ, then Electric Avenue to Seaholm, across 3rd Street to the Convention Center. At the Convention Center, take a LEFT up to 4th Street. Right on 4th under I-35 to east side, and take a RIGHT on Waller Street (not Waller Creek, y’all). Waller down to Holly. LEFT on Holly all the way to Holly power plant site and park. Enter NS trail at Holly, out to Longhorn Dam. Cross to southside of dam, to southside trail. After the water stop there, continue Pleasant Valley to Riverside. You’ll want to cross Pleasant Valley at the light at Lakeshore Blvd. Take a LEFT on Riverside out to Grove. LEFT on Grove, past the library, golf course, apartments, and ACC, all the way to the Roy Guerrerro Park. Stay on the main road as it curves left, past baseball and softball fields, to a parking lot on your left. At that last parking lot, enter a greenbelt trail there and take a LEFT. The greenbelt trail will take some bends and a right hand corner. Stay on the main trail until it T’s into more trail. Take a LEFT at this intersection, and follow the trail across the creek. Stay on this trail as it heads more or less straight to Pleasant Valley again. Now cross Pleasant Valley to southside trail and boardwalk. From there, take southside trail and boardwalk back to Pfluger bridge. Cross over LB Lake at Pfluger bridge, back to GZLs HQ.

13 Miles: Your map is here. Start at HQ, then Electric Avenue to Seaholm, across 3rd Street to the Convention Center. At the Convention Center, take a LEFT up to 4th Street. Right on 4th under I-35 to east side, and take a RIGHT on Waller Street (not Waller Creek, y’all). Waller down to Holly. LEFT on Holly all the way to Holly power plant site and park. Enter NS trail at Holly, out to Longhorn Dam. Cross to southside of dam, to southside trail. After the water stop there, continue Pleasant Valley to Riverside. You’ll want to cross Pleasant Valley at the light at Lakeshore Blvd. Take a LEFT on Riverside out to Grove. LEFT on Grove, past the library, golf course, apartments, and ACC, all the way to the Roy Guerrerro Park. Stay on the main road as it curves left, past baseball and softball fields, to a parking lot on your left. At that last parking lot, enter a greenbelt trail there and take a LEFT. The greenbelt trail will take some bends and a right hand corner. Stay on the main trail until it T’s into more trail. Take a LEFT at this intersection, and follow the trail across the creek. Once you cross the creek, hang RIGHT on the greenbelt trail, tracking around the edge of the softball complex, and under Longhorn Dam to southside trail again. From there, take southside trail and boardwalk back to Pfluger bridge. Cross over LB Lake at Pfluger bridge, back to GZLs HQ.

14 Miles: Your map is here. Start at HQ, then Electric Avenue to Seaholm, across 3rd Street to the Convention Center. At the Convention Center, take a LEFT up to 4th Street. Right on 4th under I-35 to east side, and take a RIGHT on Waller Street (not Waller Creek, y’all). Waller down to Holly. LEFT on Holly all the way to Holly power plant site and park. Enter NS trail at Holly, out to Longhorn Dam. Cross to southside of dam, to southside trail. After the water stop there, continue Pleasant Valley to Riverside. You’ll want to cross Pleasant Valley at the light at Lakeshore Blvd. Take a LEFT on Riverside out to Grove. LEFT on Grove, past the library, golf course, apartments, and ACC, all the way to the Roy Guerrerro Park. Stay on the main road as it curves left, past baseball and softball fields, to a parking lot on your left. At that last parking lot, enter a greenbelt trail there and take a LEFT. The greenbelt trail will take some bends and a right hand corner. Stay on the main trail until it T’s into more trail. Take a LEFT at this intersection, and follow the trail across the creek. Once you cross the creek, hang RIGHT on the greenbelt trail, tracking around the edge of the softball complex, and under Longhorn Dam to southside trail again. From there, take southside trail and boardwalk back to Pfluger bridge. If you cross there to HQ, it is 13 miles. To get your 14, I recommend staying on southside trail around the corner to the apartments that are near the trail. Take a LEFT behind those apartments up to Toomey. Toomey back to Lamar, to the trail, Pfluger Bridge, and back to HQ. That’s a pleasant extra mile.

15.8 Miles: Your map is here. Start at HQ, then Electric Avenue to Seaholm, across 3rd Street to the Convention Center. At the Convention Center, take a LEFT up to 4th Street. Right on 4th under I-35 to east side, and take a RIGHT on Waller Street (not Waller Creek, y’all). Waller down to Holly. LEFT on Holly all the way to Holly power plant site and park there. Enter NS trail at Holly, out to Longhorn Dam. Cross to southside of dam, to southside trail. After the water stop there, continue Pleasant Valley to Riverside. You’ll want to cross Pleasant Valley at the light at Lakeshore Blvd. Take a LEFT on Riverside out to Grove. LEFT on Grove, past the library, golf course, apartments, and ACC, all the way to the Roy Guerrerro Park. Stay on the main road as it curves left, past baseball and softball fields, to a parking lot on your left. At that last parking lot, enter a greenbelt trail there and take a LEFT. The greenbelt trail will take some bends and a right hand corner. Stay on the main trail until it T’s into more trail. Take a LEFT at this intersection, and follow the trail across the creek. Once you cross the creek, hang RIGHT on the greenbelt trail, tracking around the edge of the softball complex, and under Longhorn Dam to southside trail again. From there, take southside trail and boardwalk all the way to Mopac. Cross at Mopac to northside trail, and back to HQ.

18.3 Miles: Your map is here. Start at HQ, then Electric Avenue to Seaholm, across 3rd Street to the Convention Center. At the Convention Center, take a LEFT up to 4th Street. Right on 4th under I-35 to east side, and take a RIGHT on Waller Street (not Waller Creek, y’all). Waller down to Holly. LEFT on Holly all the way to Holly power plant site and park there. Enter NS trail at Holly, out to Longhorn Dam. Cross to southside of dam, to southside trail. After the water stop there, continue Pleasant Valley to Riverside. You’ll want to cross Pleasant Valley at the light at Lakeshore Blvd. Take a LEFT on Riverside out to Grove. LEFT on Grove, past the library, golf course, apartments, and ACC, all the way to the Roy Guerrerro Park. Stay on the main road as it curves left, past baseball and softball fields, to a parking lot on your left. At that last parking lot, enter a greenbelt trail there and take a LEFT. The greenbelt trail will take some bends and a right hand corner. Stay on the main trail until it T’s into more trail. Take a LEFT at this intersection, and follow the trail across the creek. Once you cross the creek, hang RIGHT on the greenbelt trail, tracking around the edge of the softball complex, and under Longhorn Dam to southside trail again. From there, take southside trail and boardwalk all the way to Mopac. Take Veterans up to Lake Austin Blvd, out to Exposition, and up to Enfield and water stop there. Turn around at Enfield, return Expo to LA Blvd to Northside trail, and back to HQ.

19.6 Miles: Your map is here. Start at HQ, then Electric Avenue to Seaholm, across 3rd Street to the Convention Center. At the Convention Center, take a LEFT up to 4th Street. Right on 4th under I-35 to east side, and take a RIGHT on Waller Street (not Waller Creek, y’all). Waller down to Holly. LEFT on Holly all the way to Holly power plant site and park there. Enter NS trail at Holly, out to Longhorn Dam. Cross to southside of dam, to southside trail. After the water stop there, continue Pleasant Valley to Riverside. You’ll want to cross Pleasant Valley at the light at Lakeshore Blvd. Take a LEFT on Riverside out to Grove. LEFT on Grove, past the library, golf course, apartments, and ACC, all the way to the Roy Guerrerro Park. Stay on the main road as it curves left, past baseball and softball fields, to a parking lot on your left. At that last parking lot, enter a greenbelt trail there and take a LEFT. The greenbelt trail will take some bends and a right hand corner. Stay on the main trail until it T’s into more trail. Take a LEFT at this intersection, and follow the trail across the creek. Once you cross the creek, hang RIGHT on the greenbelt trail, tracking around the edge of the softball complex, and under Longhorn Dam to southside trail again. From there, take southside trail and boardwalk all the way to Mopac. Take Veterans up to Lake Austin Blvd, out to Mozart’s and take a RIGHT on Enfield, over to Exposition. RIGHT on Expo to LA Blvd to Northside trail, and back to HQ.

22 Miles: Your map is here. Start at HQ, then Electric Avenue to Seaholm, across 3rd Street to the Convention Center. At the Convention Center, take a LEFT up to 4th Street. Right on 4th under I-35 to east side, and take a RIGHT on Waller Street (not Waller Creek, y’all). Waller down to Holly. LEFT on Holly all the way to Holly power plant site and park there. Enter NS trail at Holly, out to Longhorn Dam. Cross to southside of dam, to southside trail. After the water stop there, continue Pleasant Valley to Riverside. You’ll want to cross Pleasant Valley at the light at Lakeshore Blvd. Take a LEFT on Riverside out to Grove. LEFT on Grove, past the library, golf course, apartments, and ACC, all the way to the Roy Guerrerro Park. Stay on the main road as it curves left, past baseball and softball fields, to a parking lot on your left. At that last parking lot, enter a greenbelt trail there and take a LEFT. The greenbelt trail will take some bends and a right hand corner. Stay on the main trail until it T’s into more trail. Take a LEFT at this intersection, and follow the trail across the creek. Once you cross the creek, hang RIGHT on the greenbelt trail, tracking around the edge of the softball complex, and under Longhorn Dam to southside trail again. From there, take southside trail and boardwalk all the way to Mopac. Take Veterans up to Lake Austin Blvd, out to Mozart’s and take a RIGHT on Enfield, over to Exposition. To get to 22, I recommend a LEFT on Expo up to Bridle Path. RIGHT on Bridle Path, around the corner to Sharon. Sharon up to and across Windsor to Indian Trail. LEFT on Indian Trail out to Keating Lane (the second right hand street), where you will turn around. Return Indian Trail to Sharon, to Bridle Path to Expo. LEFT on Expo all the way to LA Blvd. LA Blvd to Veterans to Mopac. Veterans around the Austin High track and curve under Cesar Chavez to bike path. Take bike path back to HQ along north side of Cesar Chavez.

RACE SPECIFIC WORKOUTS

HERE ARE SUGGESTED LONG RUN WORKOUTS FOR RACES THAT ARE IN THE FUTURE.

Sept 11 (Surf City Marathon): Taper Madness Final Week. 8-12 miles with last 4 @ MGP. Use legit marathon goal pace for last 4 miles, after a relaxed start.

Sept 19 (San Francisco Marathon): Taper Madness Week 2. 12-16 miles with last 6 @ MGP. Use legit marathon goal pace for last 6 miles, after a relaxed start.

Sept 26 (Berlin): Taper Madness begins. 14-18 miles with last 8-10 @ MGP. Use legit marathon goal pace for last 8-10 miles, after a relaxed start.

Sept. 26 (Cape Cod Half): Taper Madness Begins. 8-13 miles with last 5 @ HMGP. Use legit HM goal pace for last 5 miles, after a relaxed start.

Oct 2 (St. George Mini): 10-14 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 14 mile max.

Oct 2nd – 3rd (St. George, Portland and Twin Cities): 20-22 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 22 mile max.

Oct 10 (Chicago): 12-14 miles recovery long run. Back off a bit from last week.

Oct 11 (Boston): 12-14 miles recovery long run. Back off a bit from last week.

Nov 7 (NYC): 12-14 miles recovery long run. Back off a bit from last week.

Nov 14 (Malibu Half): 8-10 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 10 mile max.

Nov 21 (Phillie): 10-14 miles recovery long run. Back off a bit from last week.

Dec 5 (CIM, San Antonio): 10-12 miles recovery long run. Back off a bit from last week.

Dec 12 (BCS): 10-14 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 14 mile max.

WATER STOPS

1. Southside trail just south of Longhorn Dam, near fence (so you can hit this stop before and after Grove portion)
2. In front of ACC on Grove on west side of street
3. Trail fountains
4. Mopac water fountains
5. Exposition @ Enfield on SW corner by baseball sign