Start time is 5:45am at the HQ roundabout.
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.
*RUNNING AUSTIN MARATHON ON SUNDAY?
If you are running Austin Marathon / Half Marathon on Sunday, DO NOT run a long training run on Saturday. The marathon can become a well-supported long run, by adding miles at the front or end of the race to build your desired long run weekend.
AUSTIN RACERS SHAKE OUT RUN: Saturday, 7:30am at HQ
SATURDAY 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
April 17 (Boston): 16-20 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 20 mile max. (Or, as noted above, run the Austin Half, with 4-5 miles before the race, and a couple miles recovery at the end)
April 23 (London): 12-14 mile recovery long run. Back off a bit from last week.
April 30 (Eugene): 14-18 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 18 mile max.
May 21 (Mtns to Beach / Olympia / Whitefish): 10-12 mile recovery long run. Back off a bit from last week.
June 11 (Tunnel Marathon): 10-14 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 14 mile max.