Due to the predicted freezing temperatures:
LATE START TIME: 7:00 AM
*** Water fountains on the trail will be closed. Please bring your own water if you need it along the trail portions. Our planned water stops off trail (listed below) will be there.
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.
7.2 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 stay on 4th across to Rbt. Martinez Jr. Street. Right on Martinez down to Canterbury. Left on Canterbury to Pleasant Valley. Right on Pleasant Valley, across Longhorn Dam, to southside trail and boardwalk to Pfluger footbridge. Cross on footbridge 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 stay on 4th across to Rbt. Martinez Jr. Street. Right on Martinez down to Canterbury. Left on Canterbury to Pleasant Valley. Right on Pleasant Valley, across Longhorn Dam, to southside trail and boardwalk all the way back to Mopac. Cross to northside, and finish to Veterans and bike trail along north side of Cesar Chavez back to GZLs HQ.
12 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 stay on 4th across to Rbt. Martinez Jr. Street. Right on Martinez down to Canterbury. Left on Canterbury to Pleasant Valley. Right on Pleasant Valley, across Longhorn Dam, to southside trail and boardwalk all the way back to Mopac. Cross to northside, and take Veterans up to Lake Austin Blvd, over to Exposition. RIGHT on Expo up to 12th Street, the street at the north end of the O. Henry middle school track. Turn around there, and return Exposition to LA Blvd, to Mopac, and finish to Veterans and bike trail along north side of Cesar Chavez back to GZLs HQ. [NOTE: If you want to continue on Expo up to the water stop at Enfield, that’ll give you about 12.5 miles for the day]
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 stay on 4th across to Rbt. Martinez Jr. Street. Right on Martinez down to Canterbury. Left on Canterbury to Pleasant Valley. Right on Pleasant Valley, across Longhorn Dam, and head to southside trail. Take southside trail and boardwalk all the way back to Mopac. Veterans up to Lake Austin Blvd, all the way out to Enfield. Hard right onto Enfield, and back to Exposition. RIGHT on Expo down to LA Blvd. Left on LA Blvd back to Veterans and to Mopac. Finish to Veterans and bike trail along north side of Cesar Chavez back to GZLs HQ.
16 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 stay on 4th across to Rbt. Martinez Jr. Street. Right on Martinez down to Canterbury. Left on Canterbury to Pleasant Valley. Right on Pleasant Valley, across Longhorn Dam, and take Pleasant Valley all the way to Riverside. Left on Riverside over to Grove. Left on Grove to ACC campus. After water stop there, continue a half mile or so to the main parking lots at Guerrero Park, and loop there and return Grove, past ACC, to Riverside, Riverside back to Pleasant Valley, and then Pleasant Valley to rejoin southside trail at Lakeshore Blvd. From there, take southside trail and boardwalk all the way back to Mopac. Cross to northside, and finish to Veterans and bike trail along north side of Cesar Chavez back to GZLs HQ.
18 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 stay on 4th across to Rbt. Martinez Jr. Street. Right on Martinez down to Canterbury. Left on Canterbury to Pleasant Valley. Right on Pleasant Valley, across Longhorn Dam, and take Pleasant Valley all the way to Riverside. Left on Riverside over to Grove. Left on Grove to ACC campus. After water stop there, continue a half mile or so to the main parking lots at Guerrero Park, and loop there and return Grove, past ACC, to Riverside, Riverside back to Pleasant Valley, and then Pleasant Valley to rejoin southside trail at Lakeshore Blvd. From there, take southside trail and boardwalk all the way back to Mopac. Veterans up to Lake Austin Blvd, to Jasper Street, the first left hand street once you get to the golf course. Turn around at Jasper, and return LA Blvd back to Veterans and to Mopac. Finish to Veterans and bike trail along north side of Cesar Chavez back to GZLs HQ.
20 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 stay on 4th across to Rbt. Martinez Jr. Street. Right on Martinez down to Canterbury. Left on Canterbury to Pleasant Valley. Right on Pleasant Valley, across Longhorn Dam, and take Pleasant Valley all the way to Riverside. Left on Riverside over to Grove. Left on Grove to ACC campus. After water stop there, continue a half mile or so to the main parking lots at Guerrero Park, and loop there and return Grove, past ACC, to Riverside, Riverside back to Pleasant Valley, and then Pleasant Valley to rejoin southside trail at Lakeshore Blvd. From there, take southside trail and boardwalk all the way back to Mopac. Veterans up to Lake Austin Blvd, all the way out to Enfield. Hard right onto Enfield, and back to Exposition. RIGHT on Expo down to LA Blvd. Left on LA Blvd back to Veterans and to Mopac. Finish to Veterans and bike trail along north side of Cesar Chavez back to GZLs HQ.
WATER STOPS
Metz Park on right side of street on Canterbury
Grove in front of ACC
Trail fountains
Mopac water fountains
Exposition @ Enfield on SW corner by baseball sign
RACE SPECIFIC WORKOUTS
Jan 15 (Houston Half): Taper madness begins. 8-12 miles with last 5 miles at HMGP. Start out relaxed, and then for last 5 miles, shift to honest Half Marathon Goal Pace.
Jan 15 (Houston Full): Taper madness begins. 14-18 miles with last 8-10 miles at MGP. Start out relaxed, and then for last 8-10 miles, shift to honest Marathon Goal Pace.
Jan 22 (3M Half): 10-14 miles. The last loooonnnggg run. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 14 mile max.
Feb 19 (Austin Half): 8-10 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 10 mile max.
Feb 19 (Austin Full): 16-20 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 20 mile max.
April 17 (Boston): 10-14 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 14 mile max.
April 23 (London): 9-12 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 12 mile max.