START TIME: 5:45am
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 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 there. Enter NS trail at Holly, out to Longhorn Dam. Cross to southside of dam, to southside trail and boardwalk 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, 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, to Veterans and 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, 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. Veterans up to Lake Austin Blvd, out to Exposition. Righty 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, 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. Veterans up to Lake Austin Blvd, all the way out to Enfield. Hard left 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.
WATER STOPS
Parking lot at north end of Longhorn Dam.
Trail fountains
Mopac water fountains
Exposition @ Enfield on SW corner by baseball sign
RACE SPECIFIC WORKOUTS
May 1 (Eugene, Providence, Toronto): Taper Madness week 3. 8-12 Miles, with last 4 @ MGP.
May 21 (Brooklyn Half Marathon): 10-14 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 14 mile max.
May 29 (Mtns to Beach, Vermont): 12-14 mile recovery long run.
June 12 (Tunnel Marathon): 12-14 mile recovery long run.
July 24 (San Francisco Marathon): 10-12 mile recovery long run.