[Click for details] Trail Loops + Enfield

Saturday, February 12, 2022
5:45 AM 6:45 AM 05:45 06:45

Gilbert's Gazelles 115 Sandra Muraida Way, Suite 105-A Austin, TX 78703 USA (map)

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START TIME: 5:45 am

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.

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 group, use this route: Alternate map is here. Start at HQ, then Electric Avenue to Seaholm, head east on 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). 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, head east on 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). Waller down to Holly. LEFT on Holly all the way to Holly power plant site. Enter NS trail at Holly, out to Longhorn Dam. Cross to southside of dam, to southside trail and boardwalk heading west back to Pfluger bridge. Cross over LB Lake at Pfluger bridge, back to GZLs HQ.

10.3 Miles: Your map is here. Start at HQ, then Electric Avenue to Seaholm, head east on 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). Waller down to Holly. LEFT on Holly all the way to Holly power plant site. Enter NS trail at Holly, out to Longhorn Dam. Cross to southside of dam, to southside trail and boardwalk heading west back to Mopac. Cross over LB Lake at Mopac, to Veterans and take bike trail along north side of Cesar Chavez back to GZLs HQ.

12.2 Miles: Your map is here. Start at HQ, then Electric Avenue to Seaholm, head east on 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). Waller down to Holly. LEFT on Holly all the way to Holly power plant site. Enter NS trail at Holly, out to Longhorn Dam. Cross to southside of dam, to southside trail and boardwalk heading west back to Mopac. Cross over LB Lake at Mopac and go left up Veterans to Lake Austin Blvd, out to Exposition. Right on Exposition to north end of construction site at HEB, where you will turn around. Return Expo to LAB back to Mopac. Finish to Veterans and bike trail along north side of Cesar Chavez back to GZLs HQ.

14.2 Miles: Your map is here. Start at HQ, then Electric Avenue to Seaholm, head east on 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). Waller down to Holly. LEFT on Holly all the way to Holly power plant site. Enter NS trail at Holly, out to Longhorn Dam. Cross to southside of dam, to southside trail and boardwalk heading west back to Mopac. Cross over LB Lake at Mopac and go left up Veterans to LAB. Left on LAB all the way out to Enfield. Hard right onto Enfield, and back to Exposition. Right on Exposition down to LAB back 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 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. From there, take southside trail and boardwalk all the way back to Mopac. Cross over LB Lake at Mopac and go left up Veterans to LAB. Left on LAB all the way out to Enfield. Hard right onto Enfield, and back to Exposition. LEFT on Exposition up to Bridle Path. RIGHT on Bridle Path to left hard corner and name change to Sharon Drive, up to Windsor. Turn around at Windsor, and return Sharon to Bridle Path to Exposition, and LEFT on Exposition down to LAB back to Mopac. 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 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. From there, take southside trail and boardwalk all the way back to Mopac. Cross over LB Lake at Mopac and go left up Veterans to LAB. Left on LAB all the way out to Enfield. Hard right onto Enfield, and back to Exposition. LEFT on Exposition up to Bridle Path. RIGHT on Bridle Path to hard left corner and name change to Sharon Drive, up to Windsor. Cross Windsor to Indian Trail. LEFT on Indian Trail over to Dormarion Lane. Dormarion across Tower Drive, and veer Left along the park onto Margranita Crescent. Follow Margranita around a long curve, and cross Bland Street to a name change to Bonita Street. You’ll be making a little neighborhood loop. Bonita will end in a left hand turn to Saint Anthony Street, which will T into Greenlee Drive. Right on Greenlee Drive, and it will have a name change to Scott Crescent as it curves around back to Bland Street. RIGHT on Bland up to Margranita. RIGHT on Margranita, around the curve and a gentle left hand veer onto Dormarion. Dormarion down to Indian Trail. LEFT on Indian Trail down to Sharon. Right on Sharon down to corner and Bridle Path. Take Bridle Path to Exposition, and LEFT on Exposition down to LAB back to Mopac. Finish to Veterans and bike trail along north side of Cesar Chavez back to GZLs HQ.

WATER STOPS

1. Parking lot at north end of Longhorn Dam.
2. Trail fountains
3. Mopac water fountains
4. Exposition @ Enfield on SW corner by baseball sign

RACE SPECIFIC DISTANCES

Feb 20 (Austin Marathon): Taper Madness Week 3. 8-12 Miles with last 4 @ MGP. Start nice and easy, and bring it home with 4 miles at race pace.
Feb 20 (Austin Half Marathon): Taper Madness Week 3. 4-8 Miles with last 3 @ HMGP. Start nice and easy, and bring it home with 3 miles at race pace.
Feb 27 (Cowtown Marathon): Taper Madness Week 2. 12-16 Miles with last 6 @ MGP. Start nice and easy, and bring it home with 6 miles at race pace.
Mar 5-6 (Woodlands, and Napa Valley Marathons): Taper Madness Begins. 14-18 Miles with last 8-10 @ MGP. Start nice and easy, and bring it home with 8-10 miles at race pace.
April 18 (Boston): 14 miles. Back off a bit from last week.
April 23-24 (Ironman Texas, Big Sur): 14-18 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 18 mile max.
April 23 (Nashville Half Marathon): 8-10 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 10 mile max.
May 1 (Toronto / Providence): 10-14 miles recovery long run. Back off a bit from last week.
May 29 (Mtns to Beach): 10-12 miles recovery long run. Back off a bit from last week.