Happy New Year! Bring your friends and family to join us for this NYD run!
NOTE SPECIAL START TIME: Start time is 7:00am. If you start way before or after the 7:00am start time, note that you may be ahead of, or out after the water team has done their work.
Are you running Decker on Sunday?: If you are racing at Decker/COTA Sunday, do not run on Saturday. If you need extra miles on race day, consider a 3-4 mile warmup before the race, then the race, and then 2-4 miles of cool down after.
THE ROUTES - Trail Run
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. If you want to start with the rest of the group, here’s an option: 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 north side trail. Take NS trail back to HQ.
7.6 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 take a RIGHT on Waller Street (not Waller Creek, y’all). Waller down to Holly. LEFT on Holly all the way to Holly power plant site and park there. Enter NS trail at Holly, out to Longhorn Dam. Cross to southside of dam, to southside trail and boardwalk back to Pfluger bridge. Cross over LB Lake at Pfluger bridge, back to GZLs HQ.
10.3 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 take a RIGHT on Waller Street (not Waller Creek, y’all). Waller down to Holly. LEFT on Holly all the way to Holly power plant site and park there. Enter NS trail at Holly, out to Longhorn Dam. Cross to southside of dam, to southside trail. From there, take southside trail and boardwalk all the way back to Mopac. Cross over LB Lake at Mopac, to Veterans and bike trail along north side of Cesar Chavez back to GZLs HQ.
12.2 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 take a RIGHT on Waller Street (not Waller Creek, y’all). Waller down to Holly. LEFT on Holly all the way to Holly power plant site and park there. Enter NS trail at Holly, out to Longhorn Dam. Cross to southside of dam, to southside trail. From there, take southside trail and boardwalk all the way back to Mopac. Veterans up to Lake Austin Blvd, out to Exposition. Righty on Exposition to north end of construction site at HEB, where you will turn around. Return Expo to LAB back to Mopac. Finish to Veterans and bike trail along north side of Cesar Chavez back to GZLs HQ.
14.2 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 take a RIGHT on Waller Street (not Waller Creek, y’all). Waller down to Holly. LEFT on Holly all the way to Holly power plant site and park there. Enter NS trail at Holly, out to Longhorn Dam. Cross to southside of dam, to southside trail. 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 left onto Enfield, and back to Exposition. Right on Exposition down to LAB back 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 take a RIGHT on Waller Street (not Waller Creek, y’all). Waller down to Holly. LEFT on Holly all the way to Holly power plant site and park there. Enter NS trail at Holly, out to Longhorn Dam. Cross to southside of dam, to southside trail. 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 left onto Enfield, and back to Exposition. LEFT on Exposition up to Bridle Path. RIGHT on Bridle Path to hard corner and name change to Sharon Drive, up to Windsor. Turn around at Windsor, and return Sharon to Bridle Path to Exposition, and LEFT on Exposition down to LAB back to Mopac. 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 take a RIGHT on Waller Street (not Waller Creek, y’all). Waller down to Holly. LEFT on Holly all the way to Holly power plant site and park there. Enter NS trail at Holly, out to Longhorn Dam. Cross to southside of dam, to southside trail. 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 left onto Enfield, and back to Exposition. LEFT on Exposition up to Bridle Path. RIGHT on Bridle Path to hard corner and name change to Sharon Drive, up to Windsor. Cross Windsor to Indian Trail. LEFT on Indian Trail over to Dormarion Lane. Dormarion across Tower Drive, and veer Left along the park onto Margranita Crescent. Follow Margranita around a long curve, and cross Bland Street to a name change to Bonita Street. You’ll be making a little neighborhood loop. Bonita will end in a left hand turn to Saint Anthony Street, which will T into Greenlee Drive. Right on Greenlee Drive, and it will have a name change to Scott Crescent as it curves around back to Bland Street. RIGHT on Bland up to Margranita. RIGHT on Margranita, around the curve and a gentle left hand veer onto Dormarion. Dormarion down to Indian Trail. LEFT on Indian Trail down to Sharon. Right on Sharon down to corner and Bridle Path. Take Bridle Path to Exposition, and LEFT on Exposition down to LAB back to Mopac. Finish to Veterans and bike trail along north side of Cesar Chavez back to GZLs HQ.
20 Miles: Your map is here. Hang out with your 18 mile pals, above, and at Mopac on your return, go to south side trail, and proceed to First St. Bridge, crossing LB Lake there to north side trail and back to HQ.
22 Miles: Your map is here. Hang out with your 18 and 20 mile pals, see above, and at Mopac on your return, go to southside trail, and proceed to First St. Bridge, crossing LB Lake there to northside trail, then continue northside trail out to Mopac one more time, and return to HQ via Veterans and under Cesar Chavez to the bike trail to HQ.
WATER STOPS
1. Parking lot at north end of Longhorn Dam
2. Trail fountains
3. Mopac water fountains
4. Exposition @ Enfield on SW corner by baseball sign
RACE SPECIFIC DISTANCES
Jan 16 (Houston Marathon): Taper Madness Week 2. 12-16 Miles with last 6 @ MGP. Start nice and easy, and bring it home with 6 miles at race pace.
Jan 16 (Houston Half Marathon): Taper Madness Week 2. 6-10 Miles with last 4 @ HMGP. Start nice and easy, and bring it home with 4 miles at race pace.
Jan 23 (3M Half Marathon): Taper Madness Begins. 8-13 Miles with last 5 @ HMGP. Start nice and easy, and bring it home with 5 miles at race pace.
Jan 23 (3M Half Marathon ADVANCED Plan): Taper Madness Begins. 14 Miles with last 8 @ HMGP. Start nice and easy, and bring it home with 8 miles at race pace.
Jan 28 (Antarctica Marathon): 20-22 miles. The last loooonnnggg run. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 22 mile max.
Feb 20 (Austin Marathon): 12-14 miles recovery long run. Back off a bit from last week.
Feb 20 (Austin Half Marathon): 5-8 miles recovery long run. Back off a bit from last week.
Feb 27 (Cowtown Marathon): 16-20 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 20 mile max.
Mar 5-6 (Tokyo, Woodlands, and Napa Valley Marathons): 12-14 miles recovery long run. Back off a bit from last week.
April 18 (Boston): 12 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 12 mile max.
April 23-24 (Ironman Texas, Brooklyn, and Big Sur): 10-14 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 14 mile max.
May 1 (Toronto): 9-12 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 12 mile max.