Take a right on

90A, & stay on

right hand side

shoulder (2.5m)

Take a right on

90A, & stay on

right hand side

shoulder (2.6m)

Take a right on

CR 342 (2.99m)

Take a right on

CR 342 (2.94m)

Take a left onCR 343 (where342 Ts̒ into it)at 5.26m

Take a left onCR 343 (where342 Ts̒ into it)at 5.20m

Pass CR 344at 4.47mPass CR 344at 4.42m

On the Prologue a

ll

runners will ta

ke

3 consecutive lef

t turns -

on St. Lawrence (.04m),

St. Joseph (.56m), and

St. Louis(.62m)

On the Prologue a

ll

runners will ta

ke

3 consecutive lef

t turns -

on St. Lawrence (.04m),

St. Joseph (.56m), and

St Louis (.62m)

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Kelley Loop

Kelley Loop

1

90A

342

90A

St. Louis St.

St. Louis St.St. Lawrence St.

St. Lawrence St.

343

342

TEXAS

Leg 1 - 5.41 miles

Exch 1Lat / Long: 29.734, -95.687Open: 6:30amClose: 3:30pm

No Parking along 90A

1

2

3

4

5

Leg Distance: Cat:Start: Finish:

Written Directions

Leg Description

Driver Directions

Ranking: of 36mi

Gonzales

Shiner

Sam’sOak

Flatonia

Praha

SchulenburgWeimar Columbus

Lit Silo

Eagle Lake Wallis

Simonton

FulshearGood TimesRunning Co!

GB Park

Hershey Trail

MemorialPark

Houston

Airport

Old Moulton

Katy

Gonzales

Shiner

Sam’sOak

Flatonia

Praha

SchulenburgWeimar Columbus

Lit Silo

Eagle Lake Wallis

Simonton

FulshearGood TimesRunning Co!

GB Park

Hershey Trail

MemorialPark

Houston

Airport

Old Moulton

Katy

 

  5.20 mi - LEFT on CoRd 343 to the Exchange

2.94 mi - RIGHT on County Road 342 (Kelley Loop)

2.60 mi - RIGHT on Hwy 90A (stay on RIGHT shoulder of Hwy)

0.62 mi - LEFT on St. Louis

0.56 mi - LEFT on St. Joseph

0.04 mi - LEFT on St. Lawrence

Exchange 1 at CoRd 343 and Hwy 90 (29.4979, -97.38261); Open 6:30am - 3:00pm

Memorial Museum in Gonzales (29.50362, -97.4443); 6:00am - 2:30pm

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1

After following the route, park on Co Rd 343 (before reaching Exchange 1 and without blocking the homeowner’s driveway please). If possible, do not park alongside 90A. Additionally, parking on 90A west of Co Rd 343 is prohibited.

The Prologue is a relatively short 1.15 mile run that all the team members run. It is a rectangle that starts from the Memorial Museum on Smith Street, takes a left on St. Lawrence, takes another left on St. Joseph to go around the Gonzales courthouse, and then takes a final left on St. Louis to get back to the Museum. The prologue is interesting in the way that teams run it differently. Most teams run the Prologue all together and easily as a ceremonial run. However, some of the more competitive teams will send their first runner off from the cannon boom as if they were racing leg 1 from the getgo! This by itself makes a significant difference on the difficulty of leg 1 because it makes the leg either 4.26 miles or 5.41 miles, depending how it’s done. After the Prologue section, Leg 1 runners continue East on St. Louis, and they will be running facing traffic. When they approach the stop sign for 90A, runners will cross over St. Louis so that they can take a right and run on the shoulder of 90A that is GOING WITH TRAFFIC. The reason runners should not cross over 90A and run on the shoulder facing traffic is because it is only about a quarter of a mile later that runners will be taking another right on County Road 342 (Also Kelley Loop - but the sign about 40 yards before the turn says “CO RD 342”). After just a short bit on 342, runners will have a descent to a small bridge. There is a small rise after that (though we’ve heard that we don’t give this hill enough credit). Runners will pass some mobile homes, and continue straight past Co Rd 344 (which goes off to the left). Soon runners will see a large field on the right, brushy terrain on the left, and farm buildings ahead, and they will know that they are almost done. Runners will take a left on Co Rd 343 (where 342 T’s into it) and only have a fifth of a mile to their exchange just before reaching Hwy 90A!

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