START TIMES:

10-24 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 Austin Marathon course this week, the last 20 miles or so of it.

PURE TRAIL LOOPS

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 ALONG TRAIL TO EAST AUSTIN

7 Miles: Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Northside trail EAST to Holly Power Plant location. Exit trail to Pedernales, which touches the trail at the old power plant. Pedernales up to Cesar Chavez. Turn around at Cesar Chavez, and return by retracing steps. Pedernales to northside trail at Holly power plant location back to HQ.

8 Miles: Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Northside trail EAST to Holly Power Plant location. Exit trail to Pedernales, which touches the trail at the old power plant. Pedernales up to E. 7th Street. Turn around at E. 7th, and return by retracing steps. Pedernales to northside trail at Holly power plant location back to HQ.

10 Miles: Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Northside trail EAST to Holly Power Plant location. Exit trail to Pedernales, which touches the trail at the old power plant. Pedernales up to Pleasant Valley, where it continues under the name of Webberville. Webberville up to Goodwin. Turn around at Goodwin, and return by retracing steps. Webberville to name change to Pedernales, then northside trail at Holly power plant location back to HQ.

LOOP ROUTES STARTING TRAIL TO MOPAC UP TO ENFIELD

12 Miles: Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Northside trail to Mopac, taking access road (Winstead) along Mopac up to Enfield. Right on Enfield all the way over to Guadalupe. Left on Guadalupe to Dean Keaton. YOU DIVERGE FROM YOUR 14 MILE BRETHREN AT DEAN KEATON. Right on Dean Keaton over to San Jacinto. Take a left up San Jacinto and then veer right onto Duval to Double Dave’s Pizza (on your left) for a water stop. VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU STOP AT DOUBLE DAVE’S FOR HYDRATION THERE. After Double Dave’s, return down Duval to San Jacinto back to Dean Keaton, then left on Dean Keaton up to and under/over I-35. On East side of I-35, take a right on Lafayette, which changes names to Chicon in a block or so, 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. RIGHT on Webberville down to name change to Pedernales. Continue Pedernales down to join the LB Lake trail at the old Holly Power Plant. Northside trail from there back to GZLs HQ. Measures slightly long, so you can throttle down at the old hydroelectric building along the trail, if you want.

14 Miles: Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Northside trail to Mopac, taking access road (Winstead) along Mopac up to Enfield. Right on Enfield all the way over to Guadalupe. Left on Guadalupe to 38th Street. YOU DIVERGE FROM YOUR 16/18 MILE BRETHREN AT 38TH. Right on 38th over to Duval, and right 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 Lafayette, which changes names to Chicon in a block or so, 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. RIGHT on Webberville down to name change to Pedernales. Continue Pedernales down to join the LB Lake trail at the old Holly Power Plant. Northside trail from there back to GZLs HQ.

16 Miles: Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Northside trail to Mopac, taking access road (Winstead) along Mopac up 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 Lafayette, which changes names to Chicon in a block or so, 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. YOU DIVERGE FROM YOUR 18 MILE BRETHREN HERE. RIGHT on Webberville down to name change to Pedernales. Continue Pedernales down to join the LB Lake trail at the old Holly Power Plant. Northside trail from there back to GZLs HQ.

18 Miles: Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Northside trail to Mopac, taking access road (Winstead) along Mopac up 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 Lafayette, which changes names to Chicon in a block or so, 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. Right on E. 5th over to Pedernales. Left on Pedernales down to join the LB Lake trail at the old Holly Power Plant. Northside trail from there back to GZLs HQ. It measures 17.7 miles. You completists can scratch your GPS itch by taking a leisurely loop of the park at 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 Lafayette, which changes names to Chicon in a block or so, 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. Right on E. 5th over to Pedernales. Left on Pedernales down to join the LB Lake trail at the old Holly Power Plant. Northside trail from there back to GZLs HQ. Yes, it measures 19.7 miles. You completists can scratch your GPS itch by taking a leisurely loop of the park at 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 Lafayette, which changes names to Chicon in a block or so, 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. Turn around at Shady Lane, and return 5th Street back over to Pedernales. Left on Pedernales down to join the LB Lake trail at the old Holly Power Plant. Northside trail from there back to Congress Ave Bridge. Go up to the bridge behind the hotel, and cross LB Lake on the Congress Bridge, winding back under to southside trail. Finish SS trail back to Pfluger footbridge, and cross back one last time to GZLs HQ. Yes, it measures 21.4 miles. For your exact 22 miles, feel free to add a victory loop around Auditorium Shores on your way home to HQ.

24 Miles: Your map is here. You track along with your 22 mile friends until you return to southside trail on the way home. You diverge at the Pfluger footbridge, where you will continue southside trail out to Mopac one last time, to northside trail and back to HQ.

THE MARATHONS

Jan 13th (Disney): Taper madness begins. 14-18 miles, with last 8 @ MGP. Start time 5:45am.

Jan 20th (Houston): 20-24 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 24 mile max. Start time 5:45am.

Feb 17th (Austin): 16-20 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 20 mile max. Start time 5:45am.

March 3rd (Woodlands/Napa Valley): 14-18 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 18 mile max. Start time 5:45am.

April 14th (Paris): 10-14 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 14 mile max. Start time 5:45am.

April 15th (Boston): 12-14 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 14 mile max. Start time 5:45am.

April 27th/28th (Revel/Waco/Big Sur): 9-12 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.

Jan 20th (Houston half, 3M): 10-14 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 14 mile max. Start time 5:45am.

Feb 17th (Austin Half): 8-10 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 10 mile max. Start time 5:45am.

March 3rd (Alamo Half): 8-10 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 10 mile max. Start time 5:45am.

WATER STOPS

1. Mopac water fountains
2. Enfield @ Winstead (at trailhead on Enfield)
3. 38th @ Guadalupe (parking lot on east side of Guadalupe)
4. Double Dave’s Pizza (west side of street on Duval near San Jacinto)
5. Pleasant Valley Rd. @ Webbertville/Pedernales (on SW corner in grassy area)
6. Pedernales @ Holly Power Plant (in park near trailhead)
7. Trail fountains along Northside and Southside trails