START TIME: 5:45am start from HQ.

You may want to carry your own water still, if you are starting way before or after the 5:45 start window that water is usually out there, or if you are ad libbing on route variations.

THE ROUTES

3.18 Miles: Your map is here. Head to bike trail north side of Cesar Chavez and curl under Cesar Chavez, then around Austin High track to Mopac. Continue past the water stop up Veterans to LA Blvd. Turn around at LA Blvd, and return Veterans around Austin High track, under Cesar Chavez, and bike path back to HQ.

4 Miles: Your map is here. Head to bike trail north side of Cesar Chavez and curl under Cesar Chavez, then around Austin High track to Mopac. Continue past the water stop up Veterans to LA Blvd. LA Blvd out to Exposition. Turn around at Exposition, and return LA Blvd back to Mopac, to Veterans around Austin High track, under Cesar Chavez, and bike path back to HQ.

5.3 Miles: Your map is here. Head to bike trail north side of Cesar Chavez and curl under Cesar Chavez, then around Austin High track to Mopac. Continue past the water stop up Veterans to LA Blvd. LA Blvd out to Exposition. Right on Expo up to Enfield. Turn around at Enfield, and return down Exposition all the way to LA Blvd back to Mopac, to Veterans around Austin High track, under Cesar Chavez, and bike path back to HQ.

6 Miles: Your map is here. Head to bike trail north side of Cesar Chavez and curl under Cesar Chavez, then around Austin High track to Mopac. Continue past the water stop up Veterans to LA Blvd. LA Blvd out to Exposition. Right on Expo up to Gilbert Street on your left (of course). Turn around at Gilbert, and return down Exposition all the way to LA Blvd back to Mopac, to Veterans around Austin High track, under Cesar Chavez, and bike path back to HQ.

7 Miles: Your map is here. Head to bike trail north side of Cesar Chavez and curl under Cesar Chavez, then around Austin High track to Mopac. Continue past the water stop up Veterans to LA Blvd. LA Blvd out to Exposition. Right on Expo up to McCullough (last of the church complex on your right, school for autism on your left). Turn around at McCullough, and return down Exposition all the way to LA Blvd back to Mopac, to Veterans around Austin High track, under Cesar Chavez, and bike path back to HQ.

8.2 Miles: Your map is here. Head to bike trail north side of Cesar Chavez and curl under Cesar Chavez, then around Austin High track to Mopac. Continue past the water stop up Veterans to LA Blvd. LA Blvd out to Exposition. Right on Expo up to Carlton (church on your left, last of the big white condo units on your right). Turn around at Carlton, and return down Exposition all the way to LA Blvd back to Mopac, to Veterans around Austin High track, under Cesar Chavez, and bike path back to HQ.

10 Miles: Your map is here. Head to bike trail north side of Cesar Chavez and curl under Cesar Chavez, then around Austin High track to Mopac. Continue past the water stop up Veterans to LA Blvd. LA Blvd out to Exposition. Right on Expo up to 35th. Right on 35th up and over Mopac to Jackson. Left on Jackson up to merge with Bull Creek. Turn around at Bull Creek, and return Jackson down to 35th. Right on 35th up and over Mopac to Exposition. Left down Exposition all the way to LA Blvd back to Mopac, to Veterans around Austin High track, under Cesar Chavez, and bike path back to HQ.

12 Miles: Your map is here. Head to bike trail north side of Cesar Chavez and curl under Cesar Chavez, then around Austin High track to Mopac. Continue past the water stop up Veterans to LA Blvd. LA Blvd out to Exposition. Right on Expo up to 35th. Right on 35th up and over Mopac to Jackson. Left on Jackson up to merge with Bull Creek. Left on Bull Creek up to Hancock. Turn around at Hancock, and retrace your steps home. Return Bull Creek down to Jackson, veer right on Jackson down to 35th. Right on 35th up and over Mopac to Exposition. Left down Exposition all the way to LA Blvd back to Mopac, to Veterans around Austin High track, under Cesar Chavez, and bike path back to HQ.

14 Miles: Your map is here. Head to bike trail north side of Cesar Chavez and curl under Cesar Chavez, then around Austin High track to Mopac. Continue past the water stop up Veterans to LA Blvd. LA Blvd out to Exposition. Right on Expo up to 35th. Right on 35th up and over Mopac to Jackson. Left on Jackson up to merge with Bull Creek. Left on Bull Creek up to Hancock. Right on Hancock over to Shoal Creek. Left up Shoal Creek to 2222/Northland. Turn around at 2222/Northland, and retrace your steps home. Shoal Creek down to Hancock, right over to Bull Creek, left on Bull Creek down to Jackson, veer right on Jackson down to 35th. Right on 35th up and over Mopac to Exposition. Left down Exposition all the way to LA Blvd back to Mopac, to Veterans around Austin High track, under Cesar Chavez, and bike path back to HQ.

16 Miles: Your map is here. Head to bike trail north side of Cesar Chavez and curl under Cesar Chavez, then around Austin High track to Mopac. Continue past the water stop up Veterans to LA Blvd. LA Blvd out to Exposition. Right on Expo up to 35th. Right on 35th up and over Mopac to Jackson. Left on Jackson up to merge with Bull Creek. Left on Bull Creek up to Hancock. Right on Hancock over to Shoal Creek. Left up Shoal Creek to 2222/Northland. Cross Northland up Shoal Creek to White Rock. Left on White Rock up to Great Northern. Right on Great Northern up to Hunt Trail, which is the street at the north end of the baseball park there. Turn around at Hunt Trail, and retrace your steps home. Great Northern to White Rock, over to Shoal Creek, down to Hancock, right over to Bull Creek, left on Bull Creek down to Jackson, veer right on Jackson down to 35th. Right on 35th up and over Mopac to Exposition. Left down Exposition all the way to LA Blvd back to Mopac, to Veterans around Austin High track, under Cesar Chavez, and bike path back to HQ.

18 Miles: Your map is here. Head to bike trail north side of Cesar Chavez and curl under Cesar Chavez, then around Austin High track to Mopac. Continue past the water stop up Veterans to LA Blvd. LA Blvd out to Exposition. Right on Expo up to 35th. Right on 35th up and over Mopac to Jackson. Left on Jackson up to merge with Bull Creek. Left on Bull Creek up to Hancock. Right on Hancock over to Shoal Creek. Left up Shoal Creek to 2222/Northland. Cross Northland up Shoal Creek to White Rock. Left on White Rock up to Great Northern. Right on Great Northern up a mile or so up to Whiteway Drive, which is seven streets past the overhead pedestrian bridge. Turn around at Whiteway, and retrace your steps home. Great Northern to White Rock, over to Shoal Creek, down to Hancock, right over to Bull Creek, left on Bull Creek down to Jackson, veer right on Jackson down to 35th. Right on 35th up and over Mopac to Exposition. Left down Exposition all the way to LA Blvd back to Mopac, to Veterans around Austin High track, under Cesar Chavez, and bike path back to HQ.

20 Miles: Your map is here. Head to bike trail north side of Cesar Chavez and curl under Cesar Chavez, then around Austin High track to Mopac. Continue past the water stop up Veterans to LA Blvd. LA Blvd out to Exposition. Right on Expo up to 35th. Right on 35th up and over Mopac to Jackson. Left on Jackson up to merge with Bull Creek. Left on Bull Creek up to Hancock. Right on Hancock over to Shoal Creek. Left up Shoal Creek to 2222/Northland. Cross Northland up Shoal Creek to White Rock. Left on White Rock up to Great Northern. Right on Great Northern up to Foster. Right on Foster over to Shoal Creek. Left on Shoal Creek up to and across Anderson Lane. Continue up Shoal Creek to Steck Ave. Turn around at Steck, and retrace your steps home. Shoal Creek down to Foster, over to Great Northern, down to White Rock, over to Shoal Creek, down to Hancock, right over to Bull Creek, left on Bull Creek down to Jackson, veer right on Jackson down to 35th. Right on 35th up and over Mopac to Exposition. Left down Exposition all the way to LA Blvd back to Mopac, to Veterans around Austin High track, under Cesar Chavez, and bike path back to HQ.

22 Miles: Hang with your 20 mile peeps. You can get towards 21 miles by leaving your 20 mile pals and going to the access road at 183 on Shoal Creek, instead of turning around at Steck.  Or, you could add an Enfield triangle at the end for an extra mile there.

WATER STOPS

1. Mopac water fountains
2. Exposition at Enfield (SW corner by baseball park sign)
3. Jackson @ 35th
4. Shoal Creek @ Shoalmont (on greenbelt side of street south of Northland)
5. Great Northern on railroad track side of road after the pedestrian bridge (small parking area there)

RACE SPECIFIC DISTANCES

• May 21, 2022 (Brooklyn Half Marathon): Taper Madness week 3. 4-8 Miles, with last 3 @ HMGP.

• May 29th (Vermont): Taper Madness week 2. 12-16 Miles, with last 6 @ MGP.

• June 5th (Mtns To Beach rescheduled date): Taper Madness week 1. 14-18 Miles, with last 8-10 @ MGP.

• June 12th (Tunnel Marathon): 20-22 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 22 mile max.

• July 24th (San Francisco Marathon): 14-18 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 18 mile max.

• Sept 18th (Sydney and Tunnel Light): 8-12 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 12 mile max.