START TIMES:
10-18 milers leaving Gazelles HQ at 5:45am
Beginners and 5-8 milers go from Gazelles HQ 5:45am.
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 St. Edward's loop this week. Due to popular request, we are changing back to Gmaps for the Official GZLs Maps Of The Week. I have provided both Map My Run (MMR) and Gmaps this week (except for the two pure trail loops), under separate links.
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.
5.2 Miles: Your MMR map is here. Your Gmaps map is here. GZLs HQ to southside trail, and head east to where the boardwalk starts. Take the boardwalk to the first exit, and go up to Riverside. Cross Riverside where safe, over to Alameda across the street. Alameda up to the first real right hand turn, which is East Side Drive. It takes a hard left and travels along a greenbelt for a bit. After the water stop at Lockhart and the park, continue up East Side Dr. to Leland Street. Right on Leland over to S. Congress. Right on S. Congress heading back towards the river. Down to southside trail at the Congress bridge, and take trail back to Pfluger footbridge and GZLs HQ.
7.4 Miles: Your MMR map is here. Your Gmaps map is here. You track along with the 8.4 milers (see below). When you cross through the Palmer Events Center park, you turn directly for the Pfluger footbridge, and go back to GZLs HQ.
8.4 Miles: Your MMR map is here. Your Gmaps map is here. GZLs HQ to southside trail, and head east to where the boardwalk starts. Take the boardwalk to the first exit, and go up to Riverside. Cross Riverside where safe, over to Alameda across the street. Alameda up to the first real right hand turn, which is East Side Drive. It takes a hard left and travels along a greenbelt for quite a while. Up up into St. Edward's campus on University. At the top of University, you'll take a left through the parking lot for the theater on your left (don't follow University as it curves hard to the right). Through the theater parking lot to Theater street, which will take you to Woodward. [NOTE: Reports indicate that Theater Street is blocked off right now for construction, so if it is, go straight forward from University south into St. Ed's campus, following sidewalks through campus straight ahead as you can, going around buildings where needed, and ending up on Woodward at south edge of campus.] Right on Woodward to and across Lamar. Name change to Lightsey. Lightsey to S. First, where you will zig left then right onto Cardinal. Cardinal to S. 5th Street. Right on S. 5th, and track S. 5th street back to the park alongside the Palmer Events Center. Go through the park around the hill, to Riverside at Auditorium Shores. Follow Riverside sidewalk over to First St. bridge. After enjoying the nice cool water at the water fountains at Auditorium Shores, come on back along SS trail to Pfluger footbridge and cross back to GZLs HQ (or cross on First St. bridge to Northside trail and return to HQ that way).
10.4 Miles: Your MMR map is here. Your Gmaps map is here. You start like the 12 and 14 milers, St. Edward's around to Barton Skyway and to Barton Hills Dr. You will skip the lollipop top, and will turn directly right down Barton Hills Drive back towards the Southside trail, you will go directly back to GZLs HQ via southside trail to the Pfluger footbridge.
12 Miles: Your MMR map is here. Your Gmaps map is here. You start like the 14 milers, St. Edward's around to Barton Skyway, including Lollipop top. When you return from Lollipop top down Barton Hills Drive back towards the Southside trail, you will go directly back to GZLs HQ via southside trail to the Pfluger footbridge.
14 Miles: Your MMR map is here. Your Gmaps map is here. GZLs HQ to southside trail, and head east to where the boardwalk starts. Take the boardwalk to the first exit, and go up to Riverside. Cross Riverside where safe, over to Alameda across the street. Alameda up to the first real right hand turn, which is East Side Drive. It takes a hard left and travels along a greenbelt for quite a while. Up up into St. Edward's campus on University. At the top of University, you'll take a left through the parking lot for the theater on your left (don't follow University as it curves hard to the right). Through the theater parking lot to Theater street, which will take you to Woodward. [NOTE: Reports indicate that Theater Street is blocked off right now for construction, so if it is, go straight forward from University south into St. Ed's campus, following sidewalks through campus straight ahead as you can, going around buildings where needed, and ending up on Woodward at south edge of campus.] Right on Woodward to and across Lamar. Name change to Lightsey. Lightsey to S. First, where you will zig left then right onto Cardinal. Cardinal to Garden Villa. Left on Garden Villa, down to Bannister, right on Bannister. Curve around Bannister to Morgan Lane. Right on Morgan to Clawson, Left down Clawson to Fortview. Right on Fortview. Right up Valley View to Senior Center, where you cut through to Manchaca. Right on Manchaca up to Barton Skyway (you'll cross Lamar to Barton Skyway). BS to Barton Hills Drive. Left on Barton Hills Drive. Hang to the right as you follow BH Drive around the lollipop top, ending up again at BH Drive. Right on BH Drive back up to Barton Skyway. Stay on BH Drive down to and through park on path/trail (enter at hard corner of BH Drive), and follow trail under Barton Springs Road to Southside trail. SS trail over to Mopac, across LB Lake, and then north side trail back to GZLs HQ.
16 Miles: Your MMR map is here. Your Gmaps map is here. You start like the 14 milers, St. Edward's around to Barton Skyway, including Lollipop top. When you return from Lollipop top down Barton Hills Drive back towards the Southside trail. SS trail over to Mopac, across LB Lake. Veterans up to LA Blvd. Out LA Blvd to Exposition. Right on Exposition up to 12th St. (north end of O. Henry MS track), where you will turn around and come back Exposition. Expo down to LA Blvd, then back to Mopac and then north side trail back to GZLs HQ.
18.1 Miles: Your MMR map is here. Your Gmaps map is here. GZLs HQ to southside trail, and head east to where the boardwalk starts. Take the boardwalk to the first exit, and go up to Riverside. Cross Riverside where safe, over to Alameda across the street. Alameda up to the first real right hand turn, which is East Side Drive. It takes a hard left and travels along a greenbelt for quite a while. Up up into St. Edward's campus on University. At the top of University, you'll take a left through the parking lot for the theater on your left (don't follow University as it curves hard to the right). Through the theater parking lot to Theater street, which will take you to Woodward. [NOTE: Reports indicate that Theater Street is blocked off right now for construction, so if it is, go straight forward from University south into St. Ed's campus, following sidewalks through campus straight ahead as you can, going around buildings where needed, and ending up on Woodward at south edge of campus.]Right on Woodward to and across Lamar. Name change to Lightsey. Lightsey to S. First, where you will zig left then right onto Cardinal. Cardinal to Garden Villa. Left on Garden Villa, down to Bannister, right on Bannister. Curve around Bannister to Morgan Lane. Right on Morgan to Clawson, Left down Clawson to Fortview. Right on Fortview. Right up Valley View to Senior Center, where you cut through to Manchaca. Right on Manchaca up to Barton Skyway (you'll cross Lamar to Barton Skyway). BS to Barton Hills Drive. Left on Barton Hills Drive. Hang to the right as you follow BH Drive around the lollipop top, ending up again at BH Drive. Right on BH Drive back up to Barton Skyway. Stay on BH Drive down to and through park on path/trail (enter at hard corner of BH Drive), and follow trail under Barton Springs Road to Southside trail. SS trail over to Mopac, across LB Lake. Veterans up to LA Blvd. Out LA Blvd to Enfield (Mozart's). Right on Enfield back over to Exposition. Right on Expo down to LA Blvd, then back to Mopac, to southside trail, over to Pfluger footbridge and back to GZLs HQ.
THE MARATHONS
Dec 2nd (CIM): Run with Joy, run Smart, and eat all the post-run pizza and beer in Sacramento afterwards.
Dec 8th, 9th (BCS, Dallas, Honolulu): Taper madness Week 3. 8-12 miles, with last 4 @ MGP. Start time 5:45am.
Jan 13th (Disney): 16-20 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 20 mile max. Start time 5:45am.
Jan 20th (Houston): 10-14 mile recovery long run. Back off a bit from last week. Start time 5:45am.
Feb 17th (Austin): 10-14 mile recovery long run. Back off a bit from last week. Start time 5:45am.
March 3rd (Woodlands/Napa Valley): 10-12 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 12 mile max. 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 5:45am.
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.
Dec 2nd (CIM Relay, Phoenix RnR Half, San Antonio Half): Run with joy, run smart, and celebrate wildly after you finish.
Jan 20th (Houston half, 3M): 5-8 mile recovery long run. Back off from last week. Start time 5:45am.
Feb 17th (Austin Half): 5-8 mile recovery long run. Back off from last week. Start time 5:45am.
WATER STOPS
1. East Side Drive @ Lockhart (in park on east side of East Side Dr.)
2. S. 5th St. @ Cardinal Lane
3. Barton Hills Drive @ Barton Skyway (church on corner)
4. Mopac water fountains
5. Water fountains at Pfluger footbridge
6. LA Blvd. @ Exposition (grocery store side of LA Blvd)