Weekly Workouts

The club’s weekly run schedule with links to MapMyRun maps and .gpx files

Plan for the week of 12/9 – 12/15

Announcements:

BCS Marathon and Half Marathon runners: If you raced this weekend, Congratulations! All your hard work paid off and you crossed that finished line! This week make sure to take some time to recover and if you run take it nice and slow, you earned it!

Christmas Lights Run: This Wednesday we’ll be doing a special group run to tour the Christmas lights at Stephen C. Beachy Central Park in College Station.  Bring your lights and holiday running gear and the Fools will have a jolly ol’ run!  It will be kind of crowded, watch for cars and inattentive children (they like to dart out in front of you with no notice)

Plan for the Week:

*Alternate Location* Monday (6:30pm @ Wolf Pen Creek Park)– Racers: 20’ recovery run | 1000m repeats (200m recovery)

Our workout will begin with a mile warmup: http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/1545721444

Workout will be in the inner loop trail!

  • Lower Mileage: 1000mm x 3
  • Medium Mileage: 100mm x 4
  • Higher Mileage: 1000m x 6

Aim for around 90 seconds rest in between reps

Wednesday (6:30pm @ Harvey Washbangers) – Christmas Lights Run! Don’t worry too much about time, come out and enjoy the lights and a fun run with the fools!

Saturday (7:00AM @ Harvey Washbangers) – Long Run – Bateau  Routes

Sunday Slowdown (8:00 AM @ Midtown Drive Wide Shoulder)

Run/Walk down the greenway trail

Breakfast on Saturday morning will be at Torchy’s

By Luis Sanchez, ago

Plan for the week of 12/2 – 12/8

Announcements:

It is officially BCS Marathon week. 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ Good luck to all our Runners! 🏅✨

We’re so proud of all our runners participating in the BCS half and full marathon this next weekend! Your dedication, perseverance, and hard work leading up to this inspire us all! Don’t forget to enjoy the race, whether it’s your first time or your fifth, you’ve got this! 💪🏽💪🏽

And speaking of BCS Marathon. Every year, the Brazos Runners Club partners with the BCS Marathon series to provide volunteers for the Oktoberfest & BCS races each year. We’re in need of volunteers again for this year’s BCS Marathon on December 8th!

Please take a look at the linked volunteer form and consider donating some of your time and effort to help keep the race running strong! As an added bonus, volunteering gets you a very good chance at some swag, a discounted race, and possibly some free shoes!

BCS Half/Full Marathon Volunteer

Lastly, stay tuned for our annual Pre-BCS Marathon Carb Loading Party on Friday 12/6. Mor details to follow soon!

Plan for the Week:

*Alternate Location* Monday (6:30pm @ Wolf Pen Creek Park)– 600m Repeats

Our workout will begin with a mile warmup: http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/1545721444

Workout will be in the inner loop trail!

  • Lower Mileage: 600m x 5
  • Medium Mileage: 600m x 6
  • Higher Mileage: 600m x 8

Aim for around 90 seconds rest in between reps

Wednesday (6:30pm @ Harvey Washbangers) – Tempo Run (25-30s slower than 5k pace) – Starboard Routes:

Saturday (7:00AM @ Harvey Washbangers) – Long Run – Lodka Routes

Sunday Slowdown (8:00AM @ Midtown Drive Wide Shoulder)

Run/Walk down the greenway trail

Breakfast on Saturday morning will be at Torchy’s

By Luis Sanchez, ago

Plan for the week of 11/25 – 12/1

Howdy BRC! Every year, the Brazos Runners Club partners with the BCS Marathon series to provide volunteers for the Oktoberfest & BCS races each year. We’re in need of volunteers again for this year’s BCS Marathon on December 8th!

Please take a look at the linked volunteer form and consider donating some of your time and effort to help keep the race running strong! As an added bonus, volunteering gets you a very good chance at some swag, a discounted race, and possibly some free shoes!

BCS Half/Full Marathon Volunteer

Plan for the Week:

*Alternate Location* Monday (6:30pm @ Wolf Pen Creek Park)– 1200m Repeats

Our workout will begin with a mile warmup: http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/1545721444

Workout will be in the inner loop trail!

  • Lower Mileage: 1200m x 3
  • Medium Mileage: 1200m x 4
  • Higher Mileage: 1200m x 5

Aim for around 90 seconds rest in between reps

Wednesday (6:30pm @ Harvey Washbangers) – Tempo Run (25-30s slower than 5k pace) – Oar Routes:

Saturday (7:00AM @ Midtown Drive) – Long Run – Midtown Routes – The long run is in South College Station for this run.    Please look at the map below to make sure you know where we are meeting. You can also access the exact coordinates for the parking area / meet up spot here.  

Sunday Slowdown (8:00AM @ Midtown Drive Wide Shoulder)

Run/Walk down the greenway trail

Breakfast on Saturday morning will be at Torchy’s

By Luis Sanchez, ago

BRC Wednesday Run (11/20) – Updated Routes!

Hey BRC! We got some feedback that our Boat-ega routes could use some tweaking to account for some less than stellar lighting in some areas. With that in mind, we present to you new Boat-ega routes for your enjoyment!

*Alternate Location* Wednesday (6:30pm @ La Bodega) – Tempo Run (25-30s slower than 5k pace) – Boat-ega Routes:

3.8 miles: Route Map (https://bit.ly/boatega3_8) | GPX (https://bit.ly/boatega3_8gpx)

4.3 miles: Route Map (https://bit.ly/boatega4_34) | GPX (https://bit.ly/boatega4_3GPX)

5.5 miles: Route Map (https://bit.ly/boatega5_5 ) | GPX (https://bit.ly/boatega5_5gpx )

By Jay Childers, ago

Plan for the week 11/18 – 11/24

Plan for the Week:

We are introducing a new alternate location for our Wednesday night run. This week we will be meeting at La Bodega Baja Taco Bar (1664 Greens Prairie Rd, College Station, TX 77845)

All the details are below!

As always, Safety First! With shorter days and less daylight, please wear light and visible gear. Let’s stay safe and shine on the road!

*Alternate Location* Monday (6:30pm @ Wolf Pen Creek Park)– 600m Repeats

Our workout will begin with a mile warmup: http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/1545721444

Workout will be in the inner loop trail!

  • Lower Mileage: 600m x 7
  • Medium Mileage: 600m x 8
  • Higher Mileage: 600m x 10

Aim for around 90 seconds rest in between reps

*Alternate Location* Wednesday (6:30pm @ La Bodega) – Tempo Run (25-30s slower than 5k pace) – Boat-ega Routes:

Saturday (7:00AM @ Harvey Washbangers) – Long Run – Rudder Route

Sunday Slowdown (8:00AM @ Midtown Drive Wide Shoulder)

Run/Walk down the greenway trail

Breakfast on Saturday morning will be at Torchy’s

By Luis Sanchez, ago