Austin Runs

Now that I'm running a lot on my own from the house, I've gotten a bit sick of doing random loops, adding on all over the place, etc. To try to make the solo morning runs a bit easier, I am going to try to get some set runs down from the house that I know the time/distance of. This is the first time I've never really had any good set loops, and I find it mentally distracting. Hopefully I can keep adding to this list as I get more down.



Scenic, Town Lake Loop | 90 min. | Map
Avenue B south; east on 38th; south on Speedway; San Jacinto through campus to Trinity; Trinity south to Town Lake; west on Town Lake to MoPac; west on Lake Austin Blvd; north on Scenic Drive; left on Pecos St; east on 35th / 38th; north on Guadeloupe or Avenue B to 46th.

Long Possum Trot | 80 min. | Map
We made this run up from the track last fall, so this is the longer variant... down to Town Lake through campus and on Trinity; west on Town Lake to MoPac; through Eilers Park and up to cross Lake Austin Blvd.; up Hearn St. and then left to Possum Trot and up to Enfield; right on Enfield, left on Elton, right on Bridle Path which turns into Sharon Ln.; follow the streets next to MoPac up to Westover; east on Westover under MoPac into Northwood Rd.; left on Jefferson, right on 35th, left on West St., right on 38th, left back up Avenue B. The end of this run wasn't set originally, so I have done it a few different ways, but this seems like the best.

Exposition Loop | 70 min. | Map
Avenue B south; west on 38th / 35th; south on Exposition; east on Enfield just past MoPac; through the neighborhoods to Peace Park and up through upper Shoal Creek to 40th; north on Burnet Rd. to 45th; north on Guadeloupe and east on 46th to Avenue B.

15th Street Loop | 60 min. | Map
Avenue B south; east on 38th; south on Speedway; through campus on San Jacinto; west on 15th across Lamar to Peace Park; up through upper Shoal Creek to 40th; north on Burnet Rd. to 45th; north on Guadeloupe and east on 46th to Avenue B.

Play Ball | 50 min. | Map
West on 45th; north on Shoal Creek Boulevard to Northwest District Park; loop around on N Park Dr. and back to Shoal Creek Blvd; back on 45th.

Bull Run | 40 min. | Map
Avenue B south; cut through on Home Ln. to Hemphill; 29th to Jefferson; Bull Creek Rd. and then through the Bull Creek field; east on 45th.

Tower Loop | 40 min. | Map
Avenue B south; cut through to Hemphill Park; south on Guadeloupe to the UT Mall; east past the Tower and stadium; north on Robert Deadman and Red River; west at the end of Hancock and back through Hyde Park.

Ridgetop | 30 min. | Map
Avenue B south; west on 38th to Hancock; trail along the south and east sides of Hancock; north on Red River to 51st; west on 51st through the "Ridgetop" area; under the fence onto IF; south across IF back to Avenue B.