2024 TIR Leg Summary and Rankings

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1	2024 TIR Leg Summary and Rankings
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3	The Rank is from the hardest (1) to easiest (36). Category 4 legs are the 9 most difficult legs, while category 1 legs are the 9 easiest.
4	Rankings are based on everything else being equal. So, neither the time of day (or which day) the legs are run, nor the weather is
5	considered in the ranking. The largest factor is the length of the leg, followed by changes in elevation, and number of turns to navigate.
6	Leg 1 for ranking purposes is considered 5.22 miles.
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9	Prologue	1.15	1.15			Tour historic Gonzales, going around perhaps the best courthouse in all of Texas!
10	1	4.07	5.22	17	3	Upon getting back to the Memorial Museum, Leg 1 runners leave Gonzales.
11	2	5.34	10.56	24	2	Straight down Hwy 90A towards Shiner, Texas, turning left near the end to run to finish at Sam Houston's Oak!
12	3	4.86	15.42	18	3	Excellent Dirt Road Running, finishing at the top of a notable hill, arguably the most rural part of the course.
13	4	4.08	19.5	26	2	Continues on peaceful dirt roads before finishing on the outskirts of Shiner, Texas.
14	5	3.92	23.42	33	1	Pretty much a direct shot to downtown Shiner!
15	6	4.10	27.52	29	1	Leave from Shiner and run back out to the Texas countryside.
16	7	3.71	31.23	31	1	Enjoys panaramic views of Texas hillsides.
17	8	5.18	36.41	16	3	Dirt Roads and country pavement, finishing in Old Moulton!
18	9	4.68	41.09	23	2	Starts in Old Moulton, has a little bit of dirt roads and finishes after a decent climb.
19	10	3.97	45.06	32	1	Heads north on country highway 95 and finishes in downtown Flatonia at the Lyric Theater!
20	11	4.31	49.37	28	1	Leave Flatonia, running a country leg that is not-so-Flat and finish at St. Mary's Church in Praha, one of the famous painted churches!
21	12	6.13	55.50	3	4	Picturesque countryside leg, finishing on Wolters
22	13	6.05	61.55	6	4	Continue on a countryside run and go beneath train tracks. Runners exercise extra caution to cross a short bridge. Visit the Fainting Goats! Ends in festive Schulenburg!
23	14	6.38	67.93	2	4	Beautiful rolling country leg between Schulenburg and Weimar!
24	15	5.33	73.26	15	3	Finishes in downtown Weimar where there will be music and fun. Net uphill makes this leg a little more challenging than similarly lengthed legs.
25	16	6.35	79.61	5	4	Cruise through residential Weimar before getting back out to the country!
26	17	6.78	86.39	9	4	A one-turn leg, finishing at the train switching station in Glidden, just west of Columbus!
27	18	4.42	90.81	30	1	This leg takes a tour of Columbus, and finishes just south of I-10 at Snappy's!
28	19	3.70	94.51	34	1	Starting at Snappy's and finish at the Columbus airport!
29	20	6.82	101.33	7	4	A long stretch of dirt road, and finish at the Lit Silo in Altair!
30	21	6.82	108.15	10	4	Crosses over train tracks and over long narrow (but police-protected) bridge over the Colorado! Finishes on the West side of Eagle Lake.
31	22	2.84	110.99	35	1	This leg runs through Eagle Lake!
32	23	6.52	117.51	11	3	Flat, straight, long, and finishes at the giant grain elevator.
33	24	5.05	122.56	25	2	Continues on the same quiet road (FM 1093) and finishes by 2 driveways!
34	25	6.08	128.64	14	3	A flat and short run that fnishes in Wallis at Brazos High School! Most teams will be switching active vans because of the "sleeping" accommodations at Brazos High School.
35	26	6.40	135.04	12	3	A train sighting is likely. Starts at Brazos High and takes a left on Simonton Road before crossing over the Brazos River at the very end.
36	27	2.79	137.83	36	1	Ends at Anthonie's in Simonton!
37	28	5.02	142.85	19	2	Straight flat leg in which runners may begin to sense they are leaving rural farmland as newer subdivision can be seen to the right. Finishes at the Fulshear library.
38	29	4.69	147.54	22	2	New route to reach Cross Creek Ranch subdivision and runs into Katy, finishing at the HEB shopping center.
39	30	6.08	153.62	13	3	Along the well-lit Cinco Ranch Blvd of Katy before finishing at Good Times Running Company on Westheimer - Everyone should make a stop at THE PARTY they throw!!
40	31	5.32	158.94	20	2	Running into George Bush Park, going over a 1/4 mile boardwalk near halfway through the run (NOTE: If the park is flooded (so far it hasn't in the first 13 TIR's, but has been close), there will be an alternate leg that will be similar in length).
41	32	6.79	165.73	8	4	Continues on the George Bush Trail. Peaceful run. Difficulty ranking due solely to length. (NOTE: If the park is flooded (so far it hasn't in the first 13 TIR's, but has been close), will be an alternate leg that will be similar in length).
42	33	6.61	172.34	4	4	Runs on the well-known Terry Hershey Trail. Has a few small rolling inclines.
43	34	4.82	177.16	27	2	On Briar Forest straight towards downtown through well-preserved neighborhoods
44	35	4.67	181.83	21	2	Tours the Tanglewood / Great Uptown subdivision before going into Memorial Park! New for 2024 - Exch 35 will be on the south side of Memorial Drive between the Cullen Running Center (N Picnic Lane) and the Picnic Loop (S Picnic Loop). As of the end of Feb 2024, this still may possibly be shortened by 0.33 miles.
45	36	6.65	188.48	1	4	Start from Memorial Park (the running hub of Houston), and continues to the Buffalo Bayou Trail which affords the best views of downtown. Finish at Saint Arnold Brewery and Beer Garden! (As of the end of Feb 2024. The could possibly be lengthened by 0.33 miles.)
46	Epiologue	0.06	188.48			Gloriously celebrate with your team!
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