START TIMES:
10-24 milers leaving from Gazelles HQ at 6:00am.
5-8 milers go from Gazelles HQ 6:30am.
Beginners go from Gazelles HQ 7:00am.
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 Capitol 10K course for those tapering for that race, and those running under 10 miles. Those going over that will be looping through UT and across town, finishing via Exposition and back to HQ on Saturday.
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.
7 Miles: Your map is here. GZLs HQ over to Trader Joe's, up to 3rd Street, and over to Congress. Left on Congress up to 11th. Right on 11th up to San Jacinto. Left on San Jacinto to and through UT campus. San Jacinto to Duval, and veer right on Duval. Duval up to 38th. Turn around at 38th/Duval. From there, retrace your steps back home (Duval, UT, San Jacinto, 11th, to Congress). Congress down to 3rd Street. Right on 3rd Street and over to Trader Joe's and then GZLs HQ.
8 Miles: Your map is here. GZLs HQ over to Trader Joe's, up to 3rd Street, and over to Congress. Left on Congress up to 11th. Right on 11th up to San Jacinto. Left on San Jacinto to and through UT campus. San Jacinto to Duval, and veer right on Duval. Duval up to 45th. Turn around at 45th/Duval. From there, retrace your steps back home (Duval, UT, San Jacinto, 11th, to Congress). Congress down to 3rd Street. Right on 3rd Street and over to Trader Joe's and then GZLs HQ.
10 Miles: Your map is here. GZLs HQ over to Trader Joe's, up to 3rd Street, and over to Congress. Left on Congress up to 11th. Right on 11th up to San Jacinto. Left on San Jacinto to and through UT campus. San Jacinto to Duval, and veer right on Duval. Duval up to 51st. Left on 51st over to Guadalupe (UT Intramural fields), and then left down Guadalupe to 46th Street. Left on 46th over to Avenue H. Right on Avenue H down to 45th. Left on 45th over to Duval. From there, retrace your steps back home (Duval, UT, San Jacinto, 11th, to Congress). Congress down to 3rd Street. Right on 3rd Street and over to Trader Joe's and then GZLs HQ.
12.5 Miles: Your map is here. GZLs HQ over to Trader Joe's, up to 3rd Street, and over to Congress. Left on Congress up to 11th. Right on 11th up to San Jacinto. Left on San Jacinto to and through UT campus. San Jacinto to Duval, and veer right on Duval. Duval up to 51st. Left on 51st over to Guadalupe (UT Intramural fields), and right on Guadalupe up to North Loop. Left on North Loop over to Woodrow. Right on Woodrow up to Houston and the water stop. Turn around at Houston, and retrace your path all the way back to Congress (Woodrow, North Loop, Guadalupe, 51st, Duval, UT, San Jacinto, 11th, to Congress). Congress down to 3rd Street. Right on 3rd Street and over to Trader Joe's and then GZLs HQ. NOTE: For 12 more exactly, turn around at Woodrow and North Loop, without going up to the water stop at Houston. You'll be 4 miles between water stops, but it would not be a big deal if you want to chop the route down a bit.
14 Miles: Your map is here. GZLs HQ over to Trader Joe's, up to 3rd Street, and over to Congress. Left on Congress up to 11th. Right on 11th up to San Jacinto. Left on San Jacinto to and through UT campus. San Jacinto to Duval, and veer right on Duval. Duval up to 51st. Left on 51st over to Guadalupe (UT Intramural fields), and right on Guadalupe up to North Loop. Left on North Loop over to Woodrow. Right on Woodrow across Koenig to Romeria. Left on Romeria to Arroyo Seco. Turn around at Arroyo Seco, and retrace your path all the way back to Congress (Romeria, Woodrow, North Loop, Guadalupe, 51st, Duval, UT, San Jacinto, 11th, to Congress). Congress down to 3rd Street. Right on 3rd Street and over to Trader Joe's and then GZLs HQ.
16 Miles: Your map is here. GZLs HQ over to Trader Joe's, up to 3rd Street, and over to Congress. Left on Congress up to 11th. Right on 11th up to San Jacinto. Left on San Jacinto to and through UT campus. San Jacinto to Duval, and veer right on Duval. Duval up to 51st. Left on 51st over to Guadalupe (UT Intramural fields), and right on Guadalupe up to North Loop. Left on North Loop over to Woodrow. Right on Woodrow across Koenig to Romeria. Left on Romeria to Arroyo Seco. Right on Arroyo Seco up to Woodrow. Left on Woodrow up to Morrow. Turn around at Morrow, and retrace your path all the way back to Congress (Woodrow, Arroyo Seco, Romeria, Woodrow, North Loop, Guadalupe, 51st, Duval, UT, San Jacinto, 11th, to Congress). Congress down to 3rd Street. Right on 3rd Street and over to Trader Joe's and then GZLs HQ.
18 Miles: Your map is here. GZLs HQ over to Trader Joe's, up to 3rd Street, and over to Congress. Left on Congress up to 11th. Right on 11th up to San Jacinto. Left on San Jacinto to and through UT campus. San Jacinto to Duval, and veer right on Duval. Duval up to 51st. Left on 51st over to Guadalupe (UT Intramural fields), and right on Guadalupe up to North Loop. Left on North Loop over to Woodrow. Right on Woodrow across Koenig to Romeria. Left on Romeria to Arroyo Seco. Right on Arroyo Seco up to Woodrow. Left on Woodrow up to Morrow. Left on Morrow over to Burnet. Turn around at Burnet, and retrace your path all the way back to Congress (St. Joseph/Morrow, Woodrow, Arroyo Seco, Romeria, Woodrow, North Loop, Guadalupe, 51st, Duval, UT, San Jacinto, 11th, to Congress). Congress down and across LB Lake on Congress bridge to southside trail. Curl under to SS trail back to Pfluger footbridge, and up and over to GZLs HQ.
20 Miles: Your map is here. GZLs HQ over to Trader Joe's, up to 3rd Street, and over to Congress. Left on Congress up to 11th. Right on 11th up to San Jacinto. Left on San Jacinto to and through UT campus. San Jacinto to Duval, and veer right on Duval. Duval up to 51st. Left on 51st over to Guadalupe (UT Intramural fields), and right on Guadalupe up to North Loop. Left on North Loop over to Woodrow. Right on Woodrow across Koenig to Romeria. Left on Romeria to Arroyo Seco. Right on Arroyo Seco up to Woodrow. Left on Woodrow up to Morrow. Left on Morrow over to and across Burnet, continuing behind Northcross Mall to Foster. Left on Foster out to Shoal Creek. Turn around at Shoal Creek, and retrace your path all the way back to Congress (Foster, Northcross Dr, St. Joseph/Morrow, Woodrow, Arroyo Seco, Romeria, Woodrow, North Loop, Guadalupe, 51st, Duval, UT, San Jacinto, 11th, to Congress). Congress down and across LB Lake on Congress bridge to southside trail. Curl under to SS trail back to Pfluger footbridge, and up and over to GZLs HQ.
22.5 Miles: Your map is here. GZLs HQ over to Trader Joe's, up to 3rd Street, and over to Congress. Left on Congress up to 11th. Right on 11th up to San Jacinto. Left on San Jacinto to and through UT campus. San Jacinto to Duval, and veer right on Duval. Duval up to 51st. Left on 51st over to Guadalupe (UT Intramural fields), and right on Guadalupe up to North Loop. Left on North Loop over to Woodrow. Right on Woodrow across Koenig to Romeria. Left on Romeria to Arroyo Seco. Right on Arroyo Seco up to Woodrow. Left on Woodrow up to Morrow. Left on Morrow over to and across Burnet, continuing behind Northcross Mall to Foster. Left on Foster out to Shoal Creek. Turn around at Shoal Creek, and retrace your path all the way back to Congress (Foster, Northcross Dr, St. Joseph/Morrow, Woodrow, Arroyo Seco, Romeria, Woodrow, North Loop, Guadalupe, 51st, Duval, UT, San Jacinto, 11th, to Congress). Congress down and across LB Lake on Congress bridge to southside trail. Curl under to SS trail all the way to Mopac footbridge, and up and over to northside trail and back to GZLs HQ.
THE MARATHONS
April 16th (Boston): Taper Madness, the Last. 12-14 miles, with last 6-8 @ MGP. Start relaxed, finish at MGP. Start time 6:00am.
April 22nd (London): Taper Madness continues. 12-16 miles, with last 6 @ MGP. Start relaxed, finish at MGP. Start time 6:00am.
April 29th (Eugene): Taper Madness begins. 14-18 miles, with last 8 @ MGP. Start relaxed, finish at MGP. Start time 6:00am.
May 6th (Colorado, Vancouver): 20-24 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 24 mile max. Start time 6:00am.
May 27th (M2B, Ottawa): 10-14 mile recovery long run. Back off a bit from last week. Start time 6:00am.
June 3rd (San Diego): 16-20 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 20 mile max. Start time 6:00am.
June 10th (Light At The End Of The Tunnel): 10-14 mile recovery long run. Back off a bit from last week. Start time 6:00am.
June 16th (Grandma's): 14-18 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 18 mile max. Start time 6:00am.
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 7:00am.
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 6:00am.
April 4th (Cap 10K): On Sunday, run smart, run with joy. Forgive in advance those who clog the roads ahead of you in the crowd, for they do not know how to properly locate themselves. On Saturday, come on out at 7:00am for a super relaxed 20-30 minutes on the trail, followed by some striders on the grass.
April 29th (Eugene Half): Taper Madness begins. 8-13 miles, with last 5 @ HMGP. Start relaxed, finish at HMGP. Start time 6:00am.
WATER STOPS
1. Mopac water fountains
2. Auditorium Shores cold fountains
3. MLK @ San Jacinto (parking lot at SE corner of intersection)
4. 45th @ Duval (south of intersection at Realtors office)
5. Woodrow @ Houston (house on NE corner)
6. Morrow @ Woodrow (church on NW corner)