2019 TIR Written Directions

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1 Prologue (1.15 miles) Follow the ﬂags from the Memorial Museum, around the historic Gonzales courthouse, and back! (Prologue - Leg 3) Leg 2 (5.15 miles) Immediate Right on Hwy 90A. Run on left hand shoulder (facing traﬃc)..04m - Left on St. Lawrence 4.82m - Left on CoRd 361 near the end of the leg (just after crossing Peach Creek), and proceed to Sam Houston s Oak!.62m - Left on St. Louis Leg 3 (4.86 miles) Leg 1 (4.26 miles) Right on CoRd 355 at the 5K mark of the leg. CoRd 355 does not cross It is only on the right, and this turn is just after passing an oil field on the left. Continue on 355 to Exch 3, making a 90degree rightward turn at 3.8miles and another 90degree leftward turn at 4.05m (no choices - these are just curves of 355). From about a half mile away runners will be able to see the finish at the top of the hill!.56m - Left on St. Joseph Straight on St. Louis St. 1.45m - Right on Hwy 90A (stay on right shoulder of Hwy) 1.79m - Right on County Road 342 (Kelley Loop) 4.05m - Left on CoRd 343 to the Exchange 1.48m - Left on CoRd 357 (where 361 ends)

2 (Leg 4 - Leg 7) Leg 6 (4.08 miles) Leg 4 (4.08 miles) Continue on 355 for the entire leg. Runners will pass an oil field driveway (to the left) and 363 (on the right) at 0.6m. Pass 354 (to the left) at 1.25m. 355 has curves. Pass intersection of 355 and 364 at 3.07m (this intersection is a 4-way stop with pint-sized stop signs and can serve as the mile-to-go mark). Leg 5 (3.92 miles) Straight on 355 towards Shiner. Just under 1/2 mile into this leg, 355 s name is changed to 349, but it is almost unnoticeable.) 2.2m - Right on 348 (where 355/349 T s into it. 2.25m - Immediate left on 90A. 3.82m - Left on 7th St. (just before the train tracks) * Be cautious with blind turns on Leg m - Immediate Left on N Avenue D. 0.33m - Right on E 12th (Ave D T s into 12th) 0.47m - Left on N Avenue B. (which becomes CoRd m - Left to stay on 351 at 351/353, where 351 T s into this (at a stop sign). Then, 351 curves 90deg to the right at 3.63m, just under a half mile from the finish. Leg 7 (3.71 miles) 0.00m - Continue straight on 351 for 1.6m until 351 curves 90degrees right. - on 351, 1.6m - Right (technically, it just staying and this does look like the natural turn of the road, but there are also a couple of options here, so we re treating it as a right turn.) at 1.85m, 351 curves 90degrees again (but left) 2.49m - Left on 294 (where 351 T s into 294). After the left 294 immediately curves right. 3.23m - Right on 290 (where 294 T s into 290), and follow to the exchange.

3 Leg 8 (5.18 miles) 0.00m - Stay on CoRd 290. At exch 7, 290 immediately curves left. Then at 0.31m, 290 jogs to the left again (but not a 90deg curve). At the 1m and 1.2m into the leg, 290 curves 90deg to the left and then right. 2.59m - Right onto 532, where 290 T s into it. Cross 532, and then take a right so as to run against oncoming westbound traffic. 3.06m - Left onto m - Right on 287 (where 288 T s into it) 5.17m - Left on 1680 at the exchange. Leg 9 (4.68 miles) 0.01m - Near-Immediate Right on County Road 285 (Pecan Dr.) 1.48m - Left on 284 (no street sign) 2.94m - Veer Left to stay on 284 / 283 (going around a farmhouse with a white fence). Cross over railroad tracks at 3.85 miles before a decent climb to the ﬁnish! (Leg 8 - Leg 12) Leg 10 (3.97 miles) 0.09m - Left on Hwy m - Right on S Main (just before reaching railroad tracks... cross Hwy 95 perpendicularly). Leg 11 (4.31 miles) 0.04m - Right on Market St. 0.57m - Left on E South County Rd. (Also known as Old Hallettsville Rd) where Market T s into it. 2.59m - Left on S Knezek Rd. Leg 12 (5.80 miles) 0.00m - Straight on Knezek (watch for cross-traffic at start) 0.66m - Right on Klekar Gin Rd. 4.00m - Right on Wolters Rd.

4 (Leg 13 - Leg 18) Leg 16 (4.69 miles) Leg 13 (6.40 miles) 0.00m - Continue straight on Wolters 3.62m - Right on Victor Ln 3.66m - Right on Hwy90 (Go under train tracks) (Stay on right side shoulder) 4.83m - Right on Old Hwy 90 (also known as North Main St.) After taking this right. The Official Goats of the TIR are on the left. Follow this road to the exchange in Schulenburg. Leg 14 (3.83 miles) 0.33m - Left on Herder Ave.48m - Right on Hwy 90 (also named Summit St.) & continue to just beyond the I-10 overpass. 3.78m - Left & Immediate Right to reach Exch 14 in the parking area. Leg 15 (4.22 miles) Left out of exchange area & continue straight on Hwy 90 to Weimar! Straight on 90 to Borden runners pass beneath the train tracks at 3.52m. Leg 17 (7.11 miles) Straight on 90 (with a slight veer at the very end to reach the exchange in the parking area. Leg 18 (4.35 miles) Straight on 90. Runners will go underneath 71 overpass at 0.62m (or 1K). 1.40m - Right on Cardinal Lane. Pass Columbus HS front doors at 1.67m. 1.91m - Left on Montezuma St. (by the cemetary) 2.76m - Veer slightly Right on Rampart and then immediately veer left onto Houston. Cross over Fannin (intersection with street lights) at 2.93m. 3.31m - Right on Milam. Run on left side of Milam, facing traﬃc. Continue past Wal-Mart and HEB (becomes Hwy71), under I-10, past McDonald s, hotels, and Los Cabos before taking a LEFT to go around Snappy s and to the exchange!

5 Leg 19 (3.70 miles) 0.01m - Left out of Snappy s parking lot onto Hwy 71. Run on NB shoulder (left side facing traﬃc). 3.25m - Right on CoRd 103. RUNNERS MUST STOP AND LOOK BOTH WAYS BEFORE CROSSING OVER 71! 3.26m - Immediate Left on CoRd 102. Follow to the Exchange at the airport. Leg 20 (6.82 miles) Go straight on 102. Road becomes a dirt road and passes 101 at 1.82 miles. At 4.63m, 102 turns 90 degrees to the left. At 5.13m, RUNNERS MUST STOP AND LOOK BOTH WAYS BEFORE CROSSING OVER HWY 71. Immediately after crossing 71, the road becomes Cty Rd 16 (Clay) and curves right. At 6.34m, Clay curves to the right again as it crosses Challenge St. 6.45m - Left on Main St. 6.81m - Right on East St. just before the Exchange. (Leg 19 - Leg 22) Leg 21 (6.82 miles) 0.05m - Left on 90A (staying on the left side shoulder, facing traﬃc. At 1.53m, runners will cross over train tracks (be cautious of footing). From m, runners will cross a bridge (over the Coloado River) without a shoulder. There will be police assistance at this bridge, but runners may get a ride if police are not there or if the runner desires. Leg 22 (2.84 miles) Straight on 90A into Eagle Lake. New this year, runners will continue on 90A all the way through Eagle Lake. The will pass the Dairy Queen (which will be on the left) at 0.91m, and then Buccee s (which will be on the right) at 1.13m. 1.96m - Left on There is a stop sign along with a red blinking traffic light here. 2.80m - Right on 1093 just before the exchange RUNNERS MUST STOP AND LOOK BOTH WAYS BEFORE CROSSING 3103!

6 (Leg 23 - Leg 27) Leg 23 (6.52 miles) Straight all the way on FM 1093 to the exchange. (Runners pass Little Public m, McDonald m, Beal m, Mc- Cormick m, and Spalinger m) Leg 24 (5.05 miles) Continue straight on FM 1093 (passing 264 at 1.31m). Leg 25 (6.09 miles) Straight on m - Right on Hwy 36 (crossing perpendicularly first). 5.92m - Right onto Brazos HS driveway, and then take 2 lefts (on the school driveway) to reach the exchange. RUNNERS MUST STOP AND LOOK BOTH WAYS BEFORE CROSSING HWY 36. Leg 26 (6.40 miles) 0.02m - Right on Hwy 36 (after crossing it) 3.62m - Left on Simonton Rd (FM 1489) and continue to the exchange that is just beyond the Brazos River. Leg 27 (2.77 miles) Straight on Simonton Rd (FM 1489) to the exchange. Important to note: When arriving at the Simonton Rd / FM 1093 intersection (at 2.5m), Leg 27 runners must continue straight for just over another 1/4 mile. Leg 28 runners will be coming back to this same intersection and taking a left on FM 1093.

7 (Leg 28 - Leg 30) Leg 28 (5.02 miles) Leg 30 (4.82 miles) 0.27m - Left on FM m - Right on Fry (still continuing on the same road, just on the other side now). 5.01m - Right just before the exchange. 3.16m - Left on Peek Rd..00m - Immediately reverse course at the exchange, going back in the direction that Leg 27 runners came from. Leg 29 (6.10 miles) 1.76m - Left on Cross Creek Ranch Road 1.95m - Right on Cross Creek Bend Ln. 3.42m - Right on South Fry Rd., stay on the right side sidewalk alongside Fry as it is consistent all the way to the exchange at Seven Lakes HS. 0.01m - Immediately take a Left and use the crosswalk to cross over Fry (as the sidewalk on that side is preferable to Peek Rd.) 4.69m - Right on Westheimer Pkwy and exchange At Good Times Running Co! (Everyone should make it a point to come here and get breakfast tacos and treated like everyone knows your name by the wonderful folks at Good Times!)

8 Leg 31 (5.32 miles) ***MAKE SURE THAT ALTERNATE ROUTE ISN T BEING USED IF GB PARK IS FLOODED*** 0.0m - Continue straight on Westheimer Pkwy, running on the sidewalk. Cross Mason at 0.48m and Fry at 2.00m. Less than 1/4m after Fry, runners will pass beyond homes, cross over a little bayou, and begin running in a green space. The sidewalk of cement blocks become an ashphalt path - the GBP Path. Shortly thereafter, at 2.43m the path curves sharply left. Runners should follow this around soccer fields. At the very back of the soccer field parking lot (by an equipment storage structure), the path turns left again. 3.00m - Right turn where the path T s into another path, just after crossing over a bayou. A boardwalk begins at 4.03m and finishes at 4.27m. Runners reach the parking lot 1/4m from the exchange, at 5.07m. (Leg 31 - Leg 32) Leg 32 (6.79 miles) 0.00m - Go straight up the George Bush Trail. Cross the new bridge at 1.55m. At 2.73m, runners will pass through the gate to begin running on Barker Clodine. 3.33m - Just after a little rise in the road (the Barker Resevoir Dam), runners will be 200meters from I-10. Immediately after coming down this small hill, runners will take a Right. Shortly after taking the right down this drive, runners will see where to pick up on the George Bush Path again. Near the very end of this leg, runners will see Hwy 6 (there have been changes since last year that make it near foolproof to get lost). Runners will see the dipsy-do that takes them underneath Hwy 6 to finish at the start of the Terry Hershy Trail.

9 Leg 34 (4.85 miles) Leg 33 (6.61miles) It should be light out for all Leg 33 runners, which should be helpful. The legs on park paths (in which there is no van assistance) are the ones that people have a harder time navigating. So, needless to say, runners need to know their leg. Terry Her shey Trail Eldri Buffalo Ba you dge Rd 0.00m - Continue straight on the Terry Hershey Trail! At 1.47m, runners will come up to the road (Eldridge), will cross over the bayou, and do the dipsy-do to run under Eldridge (1.62m) & continue running EAST on the trail. See the diagram below: Don t go back this way! (Leg 33 & Leg 34) Terry H ershey Trail After Eldridge the course runs along the north side of the bayou. Runners will run under Dairy Ashford Rd. at 3.07m and under Kirkwood at 4.16m At 5.25 runners will come up off the trail and take a Right on Wilcrest. Runners will stay on Wilcrest until reaching the exchange at Wlicrest and Briar Forest. Immediate Left on Briar Forest. Stay straight on Briar Forest (which becomes Memorial Dr. at 2.95m and then San Felipe at 3.65m), passing the following roads: Sam Houston Tollway (.88m), Gessner (2.05m), Memorial (2.95m), S Piney Point (3.00m), Piney Point (3.47m), and Memorial (3.65m). 4.46m - Left on Voss AFTER crossing it first. Runners will be on the sidewalk in front of a shopping district (including Whole Foods, etc) 4.69m - Right on Woodway. The sidewalk naturally curves from Voss onto Woodway, so it may not feel to leg 34 runners that they are taking a right (but they are). Follow to the exchange in front of the Daily Juice, Goody Goodies (closed on Sundays), Subway, and Dominoes.

2.88m - Right on Woodway (Again, run on the right hand sidewalk, with traffic). Cross beneath 610 at 3.

10 (Legs 35 & 36) Leg 35 (5.31 miles) 0.00m - Straight on Woodway. 0.66m - Right on Potomac. 0.74m - Left on Sugar Hill 1.69m - Right on Tanglewood (run on the side - walk that runs down the middle of the medians). 1.98m - Left on Longmont 2.43m - Left on S Post Oak Ln. (Longmont T s into S Post Oak Ln.). Cross S Post Oak and run on the sidewalk that runs alongside northbound traffic (going with traffic). 2.88m - Right on Woodway (Again, run on the right hand sidewalk, with traffic). Cross beneath 610 at 3.41m, and cross Nature Center drive - way at 3.65m, and go beneath train tracks at 3.90m). 3.96m - Right to make U-turn type turn to go back over pedestrian bridge that crosses over Memorial / Woodway. 4.25m - Left on Memorial Loop Drive path (just after coming down off the pedestrian bridge. Stay on the west side of Memorial Loop Drive). At 5.23m, cross Memorial Loop Drive at crosswalk in front of the Tennis Center. Continue on path to Exchange 35! Leg 36 (5.80 miles) 0.00m - Continue on the Memorial Loop Path. It is recommended that Leg 36 runners NOT follow another runner so that they do not end up following anyone home. It is creepy for the local runner, and a bummer for the TIR runner (esp on the last leg)!. Leg 36 runners continue on the trail past where the course used to take a left on Arnot at the stop sign at 0.5m into the run, and are on the newly renovated trail for about almost a mile. 1.00m - Left off of trail onto sidewalk along Memorial Drive. At the tarffic light at Memorial Loop Drive and Memorial Drive, Runners will cross Memorial and continue East (but now on the south side of Memorial Drive - going with traffic.) 2.45m - Right onto the Buffalo Bayou Path that connects to the Memorial Drive sidewalk (just before Shepherd). Leg 36 runners will follow the chalk markings and flags until they reach the finish! Leg 36 runners should definitely read the Leg Description and review the course map to ensure they know the route. These directions are minimal.

2016 TIR Written Directions

2016 TIR Written Directions (Prologue - Leg 4) Leg 2 (5.15 miles) Immediate Right on Hwy 90A. Run on left hand shoulder (facing traffic). Prologue (1.15 miles) Follow the flags from the Memorial Museum, around the historic Gonzales