START TIMES:
10-24 milers leaving Gazelles HQ at 5:45am
Beginners and 5-8 milers go from Gazelles HQ 6:30am
Physical therapists in the house Saturday. Take advantage of this free service if you have a nagging pain or tightness in your legs.
THE MAPS
If you start earlier (or later) than your group's call time, please check with your pace pals to make sure your team is all starting at the same time. As always, if you start way before the scheduled start times, please take water to cover yourselves for that first water stop (or two) in case you're ahead of the logistical team. We're touring the northern portions of the Austin Marathon course this week.
PLEASE REVIEW YOUR ROUTE DESCRIPTION CAREFULLY, AS VARIOUS OF THE ROUTES HAVE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT STARTING MILES AND/OR FINISHING MILES. The 20-24 mile people will start out with the Enfield Triangle and all the northern part of the new marathon course, but some of those will cut off some bits at the end to end up with the proper mileage. The 16-18 milers will go out to Expo before heading up to join the Austin course at Enfield. The 12-14 milers will go out 3rd Street to Congress, up to Dean Keaton, and then will join the East Austin portions of the marathon course for most of its twists and turns. The 8-10 milers will go out and back along the last miles of the new marathon course, to get a good feel for those last steps.
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: Your map is here. This is a clockwise Congress bridge to Mopac trail loop.
OUT AND BACK ROUTES
6 Miles: Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Go towards power building, then up to 3rd Street, and right on 3rd over to Congress. Left on Congress up to 11th, right on 11th to Red River. Right on Red River down to 6th St. Left on 6th under I-35 over to Waller. Right on Waller down to Cesar Chavez. Left on Cesar Chavez to Comal, just a few blocks. Turn around there, and retrace your steps all the way back to GZLs HQ. (CChavez to Waller to E. 6th to Red River to 11th to Congress to 3rd to Seaholm to HQ.)
8 Miles: Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Go towards power building, then up to 3rd Street, and right on 3rd over to Congress. Left on Congress up to 11th, right on 11th to Red River. Right on Red River down to 6th St. Left on 6th under I-35 over to Waller. Right on Waller down to Cesar Chavez. Left on Cesar Chavez all the way to Pleasant Valley. Turn around there, and retrace your steps all the way back to GZLs HQ. (CChavez to Waller to E. 6th to Red River to 11th to Congress to 3rd to Seaholm to HQ.)
10 Miles: Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Go towards power building, then up to 3rd Street, and right on 3rd over to Congress. Left on Congress up to 11th, right on 11th to Red River. Right on Red River down to 6th St. Left on 6th under I-35 over to Waller. Right on Waller down to Cesar Chavez. Left on Cesar Chavez all the way to Spencer Lane. Left on Spencer up to E. 7th, and left on E. 7th over to Tillery. Left on Tillery back down to Cesar Chavez and retrace your steps from there all the way back to GZLs HQ. (straight on CChavez to Waller to E. 6th to Red River to 11th to Congress to 3rd to Seaholm to HQ.)
LOOP ROUTES STARTING ON 3RD TO CONGRESS
12 Miles: Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Go towards power building, then up to 3rd Street, and right on 3rd over to Congress. Left on Congress up to 11th, right on 11th to San Jacinto, then left on San Jacinto to and through UT campus to Dean Keaton. Right on Dean Keaton up to and under/over I-35. On East side of I-35, take a right on Chicon, and take Chicon down to E. 12th Street. Left on E. 12th over to Pleasant Valley Road. Right on Pleasant Valley Road down to Webberville Road. Left on Webberville up to Goodwin Avenue. Right on Goodwin over to Tillery. Right on Tillery down to E. 5th St. Left on E. 5th over to Shady Lane. Right on Shady to Cesar Chavez. Right on Cesar Chavez heading back to town. Cesar Chavez to Waller road. Right on Waller up to E. 6th. Left on E. 6th, under I-35 over to Congress. Left down Congress down to 3rd Street, right on 3rd across bridge to Trader Joe's, and wiggle back to GZLs HQ..
14 Miles: Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Go towards power building, then up to 3rd Street, and right on 3rd over to Congress. Left on Congress up to 11th, right on 11th to San Jacinto, then left on San Jacinto to and through UT campus to Dean Keaton. Right on Dean Keaton up to and under/over I-35. On East side of I-35, take a right on Chicon, and take Chicon down to E. 12th Street. Left on E. 12th over to Pleasant Valley Road. Right on Pleasant Valley Road down to Webberville Road. Left on Webberville up to Goodwin Avenue. Right on Goodwin over to Tillery. Right on Tillery down to E. 5th St. Left on E. 5th over to Shady Lane. Right on Shady to Cesar Chavez. Right on Cesar Chavez heading back to town. Cesar Chavez to Waller road. Right on Waller up to E. 6th. Left on E. 6th, under I-35 to Red River. Right on Red River up to 11th. Left on 11th over to Congress. Left down Congress across Congress bridge to Southside trail and head to the Pfluger footbridge, crossing over there to GZLs HQ.
LOOP ROUTES STARTING TRAIL TO EXPOSITION UP TO ENFIELD
16.6 Miles: Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Northside trail to Mopac, up to LA Blvd, out to Exposition. Right on Exposition up to Enfield, then right on Enfield all the way over to Guadalupe. Left on Guadalupe to 45th Street. Right on 45th over to Red River. Down Red River to 41st Street. Right on 41st to Duval, and left on Duval down to San Jacinto, then left on Dean Keaton up to and under/over I-35. On East side of I-35, take a right on Chicon, and take Chicon down to E. 12th Street. Left on E. 12th over to Pleasant Valley Road. Right on Pleasant Valley Road down to Cesar Chavez. Right on Cesar Chavez heading back to town. Cesar Chavez to Waller road. Right on Waller up to E. 6th. Left on E. 6th, under I-35 to Congress. Right on Congress down to 3rd Street, right on 3rd across bridge to Trader Joe's, and wiggle back to GZLs HQ.
18 Miles: Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Northside trail to Mopac, up to LA Blvd, out to Exposition. Right on Exposition up to Enfield, then right on Enfield all the way over to Guadalupe. Left on Guadalupe to 45th Street. Right on 45th over to Red River. Down Red River to 41st Street. Right on 41st to Duval, and left on Duval down to San Jacinto, then left on Dean Keaton up to and under/over I-35. On East side of I-35, take a right on Chicon, and take Chicon down to E. 12th Street. Left on E. 12th over to Pleasant Valley Road. Right on Pleasant Valley Road down to E. 5th St. Left on E. 5th over to Shady Lane. Right on Shady to Cesar Chavez. Right on Cesar Chavez heading back to town. Cesar Chavez to Waller road. Right on Waller up to E. 6th. Left on E. 6th, under I-35 to Congress. Right on Congress down to 3rd Street, right on 3rd across bridge to Trader Joe's, and wiggle back to GZLs HQ.
LOOP COURSES USING FULL ENFIELD TRIANGLE
20 Miles: Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Northside trail to Mopac, up to LA Blvd, out to Enfield. Right on Enfield all the way over to Guadalupe. Left on Guadalupe to 45th Street. Right on 45th over to Red River. Down Red River to 41st Street. Right on 41st to Duval, and left on Duval down to San Jacinto, then left on Dean Keaton up to and under/over I-35. On East side of I-35, take a right on Chicon, and take Chicon down to E. 12th Street. Left on E. 12th over to Pleasant Valley Road. Right on Pleasant Valley Road down to Webberville Road. Left on Webberville up to Goodwin Avenue. Right on Goodwin over to Tillery. Right on Tillery down to E. 5th St. Left on E. 5th over to Shady Lane. Right on Shady to Cesar Chavez. Right on Cesar Chavez heading back to town. Cesar Chavez all the way back to GZLs HQ.
22 Miles: Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Northside trail to Mopac, up to LA Blvd, out to Enfield. Right on Enfield all the way over to Guadalupe. Left on Guadalupe to 45th Street. Right on 45th over to Red River. Down Red River to 41st Street. Right on 41st to Duval, and left on Duval down to San Jacinto, then left on Dean Keaton up to and under/over I-35. On East side of I-35, take a right on Chicon, and take Chicon down to E. 12th Street. Left on E. 12th over to Pleasant Valley Road. Right on Pleasant Valley Road down to Webberville Road. Left on Webberville up to Goodwin Avenue. Right on Goodwin over to Tillery. Right on Tillery down to E. 5th St. Left on E. 5th over to Shady Lane. Right on Shady to Cesar Chavez. Right on Cesar Chavez heading back to town. Cesar Chavez to Waller road. Right on Waller up to E. 6th. Left on E. 6th, under I-35 to Red River. Right on Red River up to 11th. Left on 11th over to Congress. Left down Congress across Congress bridge to Southside trail and head to the Pfluger footbridge, crossing over there to GZLs HQ.
24 Miles: Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Northside trail to Mopac, up to LA Blvd, out to Enfield. Right on Enfield all the way over to Guadalupe. Left on Guadalupe to 45th Street. Right on 45th over to Red River. Down Red River to 41st Street. Right on 41st to Duval, and left on Duval down to San Jacinto, then left on Dean Keaton up to and under/over I-35. On East side of I-35, take a right on Chicon, and take Chicon down to E. 12th Street. Left on E. 12th over to Pleasant Valley Road. Right on Pleasant Valley Road down to Webberville Road. Left on Webberville up to Goodwin Avenue. Right on Goodwin over to Tillery. Right on Tillery down to E. 5th St. Left on E. 5th over to Shady Lane. Right on Shady to Cesar Chavez. Right on Cesar Chavez heading back to town. Cesar Chavez to Waller road. Right on Waller up to E. 6th. Left on E. 6th, under I-35 to Red River. Right on Red River up to 11th. Left on 11th over to Congress. Left down Congress across Congress bridge to Southside trail and head to Mopac, crossing to northside trail and to GZLs HQ. 24 miles is actually at the baseball field at Austin High School, so please walk it in that last half mile.
THE MARATHONS:
Jan 7th (Disney): Taper time. 16-18 miles, with last 8 @ MGP. Start time 5:45am.
Jan 14th (Houston, Louisiana): 20-24 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 24 mile max. Start time 5:45am.
Feb 18th (Austin): 10-14 mile recovery long run. Back off a bit from last week. Start time 5:45am.
Feb 25th (Cowtown, Mesa, Tokyo): 14-18 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 18 mile max. Start time 5:45am.
March 4th (Napa, New Orleans): 10-14 mile recovery long run. Back off a bit from last week. Start time 5:45am.
March 18th (Big D): 10-12 mile recovery long run. Back off a bit from last week. Start time 5:45am.
April 16th (Boston): 10-12 mile recovery long run. Back off a bit from last week. Start time 5:45am.
BEGINNER GAZELLES, HALF MARATHONERS, and EVERYBODY ELSE:
Beginner Gazelles! This week, 3-7 miles. Choose a distance amongst your pace pals, up to that 7 mile max. Start time 6:30am.
Everybody Else (GZLs peeps): 7-12 miles. If you went 12 last week, maybe cut back to 7-10 this week. For anything else, add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 12 mile mark. Start time 5:45am.
Jan. 14th (Houston Half): 10-14 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 14 mile max. Start time 5:45am.
Jan. 21st (3M Half): 5-8 mile recovery run. Start time 6:30am.
Feb. 18th (Austin Half): 5-8 mile recovery run. Start time 6:30am.
WATER STOPS (Tentative)
1. Enfield @ Exposition (SW corner by baseball sign)
2. W. 35th @ Guadalupe (along sidewalk on NE corner of intersection)
3. Dean Keaton @ San Jacinto
4. Nile @ Pleasant Valley (on NW corner on grass in greenbelt area)
5. Shady Lane @ E. 5th (grassy area)
6. Cesar Chavez @ Waller (Library parking lot on SW corner)
7. Auditorium Shores cold fountains
8. Mopac water fountains