NOTE: As the weather starts to get warmer, this is a reminder to please avoid using the water at the water stops to pour over your head or to refill water bottles. We want to ensure there is enough water for all of the runners.
START TIMES
Start time is 5:45am. If you start way before or after the 5:45am start time, note that you may be ahead of or out after the water team has done their work.
THE MAP
You may want to carry your own water, if you are starting way before or after the 5:45 start window that water is usually out there, or if you are ad libbing on route variations.
THE ROUTES
Out and Back
3.18 Miles: Your map is here. Head to bike trail north side of Cesar Chavez and curl under Cesar Chavez, then around Austin High track to Mopac. Continue past the water stop up Veterans to LA Blvd. Turn around at LA Blvd, and return Veterans around Austin High track, under Cesar Chavez, and bike path back to HQ.
4 Miles: Your map is here. Head to bike trail north side of Cesar Chavez and curl under Cesar Chavez, then around Austin High track to Mopac. Continue past the water stop up Veterans to LA Blvd. LA Blvd out to Exposition. Turn around at Exposition, and return LA Blvd back to Mopac, to Veterans around Austin High track, under Cesar Chavez, and bike path back to HQ.
5.3 Miles: Your map is here. Head to bike trail north side of Cesar Chavez and curl under Cesar Chavez, then around Austin High track to Mopac. Continue past the water stop up Veterans to LA Blvd. LA Blvd out to Exposition. Right on Expo up to Enfield. Turn around at Enfield, and return down Exposition all the way to LA Blvd back to Mopac, to Veterans around Austin High track, under Cesar Chavez, and bike path back to HQ.
6 Miles: Your map is here. Head to bike trail north side of Cesar Chavez and curl under Cesar Chavez, then around Austin High track to Mopac. Continue past the water stop up Veterans to LA Blvd. LA Blvd out to Exposition. Right on Expo up to Bridle Path. Right on Bridle Path to just after Elton Lane. When your watch beeps 3 miles, turn around and return to Exposition, then go left down Exposition all the way to LA Blvd back to Mopac, to Veterans around Austin High track, under Cesar Chavez, and bike path back to HQ.
7 Miles: Your map is here. Head to bike trail north side of Cesar Chavez and curl under Cesar Chavez, then around Austin High track to Mopac. Continue past the water stop up Veterans to LA Blvd. LA Blvd out to Exposition. Right on Expo up to Bridle Path. Right on Bridle Path around to Sharon Lane all the way to Windsor. Turn around at Windsor and return to Exposition, then go left down Exposition all the way to LA Blvd back to Mopac, to Veterans around Austin High track, under Cesar Chavez, and bike path back to HQ.
8 Miles: Your map is here. Head to bike trail north side of Cesar Chavez and curl under Cesar Chavez, then around Austin High track to Mopac. Continue past the water stop up Veterans to LA Blvd. LA Blvd out to Exposition. Right on Expo up to Bridle Path. Right on Bridle Path around to Sharon Lane all the way to Indian Trail. Left in Indian Trail, then right on Dormarion, then bear right at the little park onto Margarita Crescent. Turn around at the end of that little park and return on Dormarion to Indian Trail, Sharon, around to Bridle Path and back to Exposition. Left on Exposition down to LA Blvd back to Mopac, to Veterans around Austin High track, under Cesar Chavez, and bike path back to HQ.
10 Miles: Your map is here. Head to bike trail north side of Cesar Chavez and curl under Cesar Chavez, then around Austin High track to Mopac. Continue past the water stop up Veterans to LA Blvd. LA Blvd out to Exposition. Right on Expo up to Bridle Path. Right on Bridle Path around to Sharon Lane all the way to Indian Trail. Left in Indian Trail, then right on Dormarion, then bear right at the little park onto Margarita Crescent. Take Margranita around to Bland. Right on Bland and then right on Westover, go under Mopac, then turn left at the top of the hill onto Jefferson. Take Jefferson up to 34th. Turn around at 34th, back down Jefferson, to Westover, go under Mopac, left on Bland, Left on Margranita over to Dormarion. Left on Dormarion to Indian Trail, Sharon, around to Bridle Path and back to Exposition. Left on Exposition down to LA Blvd back to Mopac, to Veterans around Austin High track, under Cesar Chavez, and bike path back to HQ.
12 Miles: Your map is here. Head to bike trail north side of Cesar Chavez and curl under Cesar Chavez, then around Austin High track to Mopac. Continue past the water stop up Veterans to LA Blvd. LA Blvd out to Exposition. Right on Expo up to Bridle Path. Right on Bridle Path around to Sharon Lane all the way to Indian Trail. Left in Indian Trail, then right on Dormarion, then bear right at the little park onto Margarita Crescent. Take Margranita around to Bland. Right on Bland and then right on Westover, go under Mopac, then turn left at the top of the hill onto Jefferson. Take Jefferson up to Bull Creek. Left on Bull Creek up to 45th. Turn around at 45th, back down Bull Creek to Jefferson, to Westover, go under Mopac, left on Bland, Left on Margranita over to Dormarion. Left on Dormarion to Indian Trail, Sharon, around to Bridle Path and back to Exposition. Left on Exposition down to LA Blvd back to Mopac, to Veterans around Austin High track, under Cesar Chavez, and bike path back to HQ.
14 Miles: Your map is here. Head to bike trail north side of Cesar Chavez and curl under Cesar Chavez, then around Austin High track to Mopac. Continue past the water stop up Veterans to LA Blvd. LA Blvd out to Exposition. Right on Expo up to Bridle Path. Right on Bridle Path around to Sharon Lane all the way to Indian Trail. Left in Indian Trail, then right on Dormarion, then bear right at the little park onto Margarita Crescent. Take Margranita around to Bland. Right on Bland and then right on Westover, go under Mopac, then turn left at the top of the hill onto Jefferson. Take Jefferson up to Bull Creek. Left on Bull Creek up to Hancock. Go right on Hancock over to Shoal Creek (your watch will beep 7 miles just after turning on to Shoal Creek). Turn around and head back to Bull Creek, down Bull Creek to Jefferson, to Westover, go under Mopac, left on Bland, Left on Margranita over to Dormarion. Left on Dormarion to Indian Trail, Sharon, around to Bridle Path and back to Exposition. Left on Exposition down to LA Blvd back to Mopac, to Veterans around Austin High track, under Cesar Chavez, and bike path back to HQ.
16 Miles: Your map is here. Head to bike trail north side of Cesar Chavez and curl under Cesar Chavez, then around Austin High track to Mopac. Continue past the water stop up Veterans to LA Blvd. LA Blvd out to Exposition. Right on Expo up to Bridle Path. Right on Bridle Path around to Sharon Lane all the way to Indian Trail. Left in Indian Trail, then right on Dormarion, then bear right at the little park onto Margarita Crescent. Take Margranita around to Bland. Right on Bland and then right on Westover, go under Mopac, then turn left at the top of the hill onto Jefferson. Take Jefferson up to Bull Creek. Left on Bull Creek up to Hancock. Go right on Hancock over to Shoal Creek. Left on Shoal Creek, up across 2222 to White Rock. Turn around at White Rock, back down Shoal Creek to Hancock and over to Bull Creek. Left on Bull Creek down to Jefferson, to Westover, go under Mopac, left on Bland, Left on Margranita over to Dormarion. Left on Dormarion to Indian Trail, Sharon, around to Bridle Path and back to Exposition. Left on Exposition down to LA Blvd back to Mopac, to Veterans around Austin High track, under Cesar Chavez, and bike path back to HQ.
18 Miles: Your map is here. Head to bike trail north side of Cesar Chavez and curl under Cesar Chavez, then around Austin High track to Mopac. Continue past the water stop up Veterans to LA Blvd. LA Blvd out to Exposition. Right on Expo up to Bridle Path. Right on Bridle Path around to Sharon Lane all the way to Indian Trail. Left in Indian Trail, then right on Dormarion, then bear right at the little park onto Margarita Crescent. Take Margranita around to Bland. Right on Bland and then right on Westover, go under Mopac, then turn left at the top of the hill onto Jefferson. Take Jefferson up to Bull Creek. Left on Bull Creek up to Hancock. Go right on Hancock over to Shoal Creek. Left on Shoal Creek, up across 2222 to White Rock. Left on White Rock over to Great Northern and follow Great Northern up to Mohawk, then turn around and retrace your steps down Great Northern to White Rock around and over to Shoal Creek. Right on Shoal Creek down to Hancock and over to Bull Creek. Left on Bull Creek down to Jefferson, to Westover, go under Mopac, left on Bland, Left on Margranita over to Dormarion. Left on Dormarion to Indian Trail, Sharon, around to Bridle Path and back to Exposition. Left on Exposition down to LA Blvd back to Mopac, to Veterans around Austin High track, under Cesar Chavez, and bike path back to HQ.
20 Miles: Your map is here. Head to bike trail north side of Cesar Chavez and curl under Cesar Chavez, then around Austin High track to Mopac. Continue past the water stop up Veterans to LA Blvd. LA Blvd out to Exposition. Right on Expo up to Bridle Path. Right on Bridle Path around to Sharon Lane all the way to Indian Trail. Left in Indian Trail, then right on Dormarion, then bear right at the little park onto Margarita Crescent. Take Margranita around to Bland. Right on Bland and then right on Westover, go under Mopac, then turn left at the top of the hill onto Jefferson. Take Jefferson up to Bull Creek. Left on Bull Creek up to Hancock. Go right on Hancock over to Shoal Creek. Left on Shoal Creek, up across 2222 to White Rock. Left on White Rock over to Great Northern and follow Great Northern all the way to Foster, right on Foster to Shoal Creek, then turn around and retrace your steps down Great Northern to White Rock around and over to Shoal Creek. Right on Shoal Creek down to Hancock and over to Bull Creek. Left on Bull Creek down to Jefferson, to Westover, go under Mopac, left on Bland, Left on Margranita over to Dormarion. Left on Dormarion to Indian Trail, Sharon, around to Bridle Path and back to Exposition. Left on Exposition down to LA Blvd back to Mopac, to Veterans around Austin High track, under Cesar Chavez, and bike path back to HQ.
22 Miles: Your map is here. Head to bike trail north side of Cesar Chavez and curl under Cesar Chavez, then around Austin High track to Mopac. Continue past the water stop up Veterans to LA Blvd. LA Blvd out to Exposition. Right on Expo up to Bridle Path. Right on Bridle Path around to Sharon Lane all the way to Indian Trail. Left in Indian Trail, then right on Dormarion, then bear right at the little park onto Margarita Crescent. Take Margranita around to Bland. Right on Bland and then right on Westover, go under Mopac, then turn left at the top of the hill onto Jefferson. Take Jefferson up to Bull Creek. Left on Bull Creek up to Hancock. Go right on Hancock over to Shoal Creek. Left on Shoal Creek, up across 2222 to White Rock. Left on White Rock over to Great Northern and follow Great Northern all the way to Foster, right on Foster to Shoal Creek. Turn left on Shoal Creek, cross Anderson Ln, Steck and shortly after crossing Cross Creek your watch will beep 11 miles, then turn around and retrace your steps down Shoal Creek to Foster, around to Great Northern to White Rock around and over to Shoal Creek. Right on Shoal Creek down to Hancock and over to Bull Creek. Left on Bull Creek down to Jefferson, to Westover, go under Mopac, left on Bland, Left on Margranita over to Dormarion. Left on Dormarion to Indian Trail, Sharon, around to Bridle Path and back to Exposition. Left on Exposition down to LA Blvd back to Mopac, to Veterans around Austin High track, under Cesar Chavez, and bike path back to HQ.
RACE SPECIFIC WORKOUTS
HERE ARE SUGGESTED LONG RUN WORKOUTS FOR RACES THAT ARE IN THE FUTURE. IF YOU’RE NOT CURRENTLY RACING, KEEP YOUR FITNESS BY ALTERNATING A LONGER LONG RUN AND A RECOVERY LONG RUN ON SUCCESSIVE WEEKENDS, DEPENDING ON YOUR CURRENT TRAINING LEVELS. (Ex: Alternate a 10-12 mile run with an 8-10 mile run).
· May 24th (Cape Town): 12-16 miles with last 6 at MGP
· June 7th (Tunnel): 20-22 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last long run up to that 22 mile max.
· August 30th (Sydney): 10-14 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last long run up to that 14 mile max.
· WATER STOPS
Mopac water fountains
Enfield and Exposition
Jefferson @ 34th
Shoal Creek just before 2222
Great Northern at Foster Ln