Weekly Workouts

Announcements:

New Location Alert! This Wednesday we will be launching out of Rough Draft for our Tempo Run so come out and join us for a fun run through the Northgate area and Campus! See picture for parking options. Areas highlighted in yellow are free street parking, other (paid) options include the northgate surface lot and northgate garage!

Board Elections: We are now accepting nominations for board member positions. If you’d like to run for a BRC board position, please email [email protected] or fill out the form at the bottom of our Board members page (https://brazosrunnersclub.com/board-members/)! For position descriptions visit: https://brazosrunnersclub.com/bylaws-of-the-brazos-runners-club/ 

Time Change Alert!  Starting the first week of May we will be moving our Monday and Wednesday workouts to a 7:00 PM time stay tuned!

 Plan for the Week:

Monday (6:30pm @ Thomas Park) – 500m repeats

• Lower Mileage: 500m x 10
• Medium Mileage: 500m x 11
• Higher Mileage: 500m x 13

Wednesday (6:30pm @ Rough Draft ) – Tempo Run (25-30s slower than 5k pace) Rough Draft Routes. Areas highlighted in yellow are free street parking.

• 3.4 miles: Route Map (https://bit.ly/roughdraft3_4 )
• 4.4 miles: Route Map (https://bit.ly/roughdraft4_4 )
• 5.8 miles: Route Map (https://bit.ly/roughdraft5_8 )

Saturday (7:00AM @ Torchy’s) – Long Run – New Boom Routes

• 5.62 miles: Route Map (https://bit.ly/boom5_62 ) 
• 6.83 miles: Route Map (https://bit.ly/Boom6_83 )
• 8.02 miles: Route Map (https://bit.ly/boom8_02 )
• 11.11 miles: Route Map (https://bit.ly/boom11_11 )

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

Run/Walk down the greenway trail

Breakfast on Saturday morning will be at Torchy’s

Announcements:

New location Alert! Join us on Wednesday for some good running and good pizza. We will be starting out run from Crust Pizza located near the Texas Ave. and George Bush Dr. intersection (https://maps.app.goo.gl/yabaaKBYogGjYn4m9 ).

Shirts are in! Club shirts have arrived, if you ordered one we will have them available for pick up after our Wednesday and Saturday runs!

Plan for the Week:

Monday (6:30pm @ Wolf Pen Creek Park) – 1200m Hill Repeats! – Hill Workout Next to the Arts Council (corner of Colgate and Dartmouth).

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

We will then do 1200m hill repeats on Colgate Hill, the entire hill (up & down) is considered part of the workout:

• Lower Mileage: 1200m x 3
• Medium Mileage: 1200m x 4
• Higher Mileage: 1200m x 6

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

• 3.4 miles: Route Map (https://bit.ly/oar3_43 ) | GPX (https://bit.ly/oar3_43gpx )
• 3.9 miles: Route Map  (https://bit.ly/oar3_95 ) | GPX (https://bit.ly/oar3_95gpx )
• 4.8 miles: Route Map ( https://bit.ly/oar4_82 ) | GPX (https://bit.ly/oar4_82gpx )

Saturday (7:00AM @ Torchy’s) – Long Run – New Keel Routes

• 5.48 miles: Route Map (https://bit.ly/keel5_48 ) | GPX (https://bit.ly/keel5_48gpx )
• 6.97 miles: Route Map (https://bit.ly/keel6_97 ) | GPX ( https://bit.ly/keel6_97gpx )
• 9.93 miles: Route Map (https://bit.ly/keel9_93 ) | GPX (https://bit.ly/keel9_93gpx )
• 12.17 miles: Route Map (https://bit.ly/keel12_17 ) | GPX (https://bit.ly/keel12_17gpx )

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

Run/Walk down the greenway trail

Breakfast on Saturday morning will be at Torchy’s

Plan for the week:

Monday (6:30pm @ Thomas Park) – 1000m repeats!

Meet near the intersection of Francis Dr. and Puryear Dr. 

• Lower Mileage: 1000m x 4
• Medium Mileage: 1000m x 5
• Higher Mileage: 1000m x 7

Aim for around 90 seconds rest in between reps

Wednesday (6:30pm @ Torchy’s) – Tempo Run (25-30s slower than 5k pace) Paddle Routes

Note: Start and Finish points for Paddle routes will be Torchy’s

• 4 miles: Route Map (https://bit.ly/paddle4_0) | GPX (https://bit.ly/paddle4_0gpx)
• 5 miles: Route Map (https://bit.ly/paddle5_0) | GPX (https://bit.ly/paddle5_0gpx)
• 6 miles: Route Map (https://bit.ly/paddle6_0) | GPX (https://bit.ly/paddle6_0gpx)

Saturday (7:00AM @ Torchy’s) – Long Run – Lodka Routes

Note: Start and Finish points for Lodka Routes are Torchy’s this week.

• 4.1 miles: Route Map (https://bit.ly/Lodka4_1) | GPX (https://bit.ly/Lodka4_1GPX)
• 6.5 miles: Route Map (https://bit.ly/Lodka6_5) | GPX (https://bit.ly/lodka6_5GPX)
• 8.6 miles: Route Map (https://bit.ly/Lodka8_6) | GPX (https://bit.ly/lodka8_6GPX)
• 10 miles: Route Map (https://bit.ly/Lodka10) | GPX (https://bit.ly/lodka10gpx)

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

Run/Walk down the greenway trail

Breakfast on Saturday morning will be at Torchy’s

Save the Date! BRC Spring Social coming up on 3/22 at The Owl from 6PM-9PM. Come out and join us for drinks, food, and exciting raffle prizes! Details for raffle prizes coming soon!

Monday (6:30pm @ Thomas Park) – 500m repeats!

Meet near the intersection of Francis Dr. and Puryear Dr. 

• Lower Mileage: 500m x 10
• Medium Mileage: 500m x 11
• Higher Mileage: 500m x 13

Aim for around 90 seconds rest in between reps

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 )

Saturday (7:00AM @ Tiffany Park) – Long Run – Copperfield Routes

• 3.2 miles: Route Map (https://bit.ly/copperfield3_2) | GPX (https://bit.ly/copperfield3_2gpx)
• 6.8 miles: Route Map (https://bit.ly/copperfield6_8) | GPX (https://bit.ly/copperfield6_8gpx)
• 9 miles: Route Map (https://bit.ly/copperfield9) | GPX (https://bit.ly/copperfield9_gpx)
• 10.1 miles: Route Map (https://bit.ly/copperfield10_1) | GPX (https://bit.ly/copperfield10_1gpx)

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

Run/Walk down the greenway trail

Breakfast on Saturday morning will be at Torchy’s

Save the Date! BRC Spring Social coming up on 3/22 at The Owl more details coming soon!

Monday (6:30pm @ Thomas Park) – 1000m repeats!

Meet near the intersection of Francis Dr. and Puryear Dr. 

2 laps around the Thomas Park path = 1000m

• Lower Mileage: 1000m x 4
• Medium Mileage: 1000m x 5
• Higher Mileage: 1000m x 7

Aim for around 90 seconds rest in between reps

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

• 4 miles: Route Map (https://bit.ly/paddle4_0) | GPX (https://bit.ly/paddle4_0gpx)
• 5 miles: Route Map (https://bit.ly/paddle5_0) | GPX (https://bit.ly/paddle5_0gpx)
• 6 miles: Route Map (https://bit.ly/paddle6_0) | GPX (https://bit.ly/paddle6_0gpx)

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

• 4.7 miles: Route Map (https://bit.ly/barco4_7) | GPX (https://bit.ly/barco4_7gpx)
• 6.6 miles: Route Map (https://bit.ly/barco6_6) | GPX (https://bit.ly/barco6_6gpx)
• 8.5 miles: Route Map (https://bit.ly/barco8_5) | GPX (https://bit.ly/barco8_5gpx)
• 10.6 miles: Route Map (https://bit.ly/barco10_6) | GPX (https://bit.ly/barco10_6gpx)

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

Run/Walk down the greenway trail

Breakfast on Saturday morning will be at Torchy’s