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Welcome! This is the home of the world-famous (well, maybe locally well-known) SLR.
Starting June 1st through Labor Day we will be starting at 7:00am. Every Saturday, we meet at a small park northwest of the USMC War Memorial (Iwo Jima Memorial) in Rosslyn, the closest address for mapping purposes is 1300 Arlington Blvd. Street parking is still available in the neighborhoods adjacent to N. Meade Street. Be mindful of parking signs, since Arlington County enforces them enthusiastically, and please do not park on Marine Memorial Circle (inside Iwo Jima), since parking there is one of the Park Service's issues.
At least one porta-john is available year-round near the Iwo Jima Memorial, and the water fountain is usually on during the summer. We run rain or shine. As far as winter weather goes, the run will go as planned unless otherwise posted via email and the SLR website.
All are welcome! If you don't want to run the same distance or course as the main group, you can go for half the distance you want to run and re-trace your steps back to Iwo Jima. Mileage options will be given in the email preceding each Saturday's run. We always seek volunteers to lead pace groups or bring post-run beverages. The club will reimburse your water and Gatorade expenses. To help with beverages or as a pace leader, please send an email to Erik.
For more, see the Frequently Asked Questions or email slr@dcroadrunners.org.
To recieve SLR updates via email, please check your email subscriptions.
Schedule:
| Date | Miles | Route |
| 5/18/2013 | ~16 | Arlington Triangle |
| 5/25/2013 | ~12 | National Capital |
| 6/01/2013 | ~14 | Piney Branch |
| 6/08/2013 | ~11 | 4 Mile Run Park to Pentagon |
| 6/15/2013 | ~15 | Long Bridge Park (new route) |
| 6/22/2013 | ~14 | Yo-"T" Route/ Hains Point |
| 6/29/2013 | ~18 | Capital Crescent out&back |
| 7/06/2013 | ~16 | Battery Kemble Loops |
| 7/13/2013 | ~14 | Ross Drive |
| 7/20/2013 | ~15 | C&O Canal Towpath |
| 7/27/2013 | ~14 | MaryMount/Chain Bridge |
| ... | ... | ... |
Post-Run Beverages
May: Holly Shick, Rick DeSaussure
June: Franco Ordonez, Alison Smith
July: Angela Katson
August: Volunteers Needed!!
SLR runners: Start planning your summers - we will be needing mid-run beverage volunteers beginning in June, 1 per run, to keep us hydrated in the Hot and Humid DC Heat! Dates of need are below:
Summer Mid-Run Beverages
June: 8 (Raj B.), 15 (Joe E.), 22 (Flora A. ), 29 (Ken S.)
July: 6 (Flora A.), 13 (Kristin D.), 20 (Lindsay P.), 27 (Mrs. Big Guy)
August: 3, 10, 17 (Matt C.), 24, 31
Sept: 7, 14, 21, 28 ; Oct: 6
Email slr@dcroadrunners.org if you can help out with any beverage needs. Please volunteer - its your duty - if you regularly take part in the SLR you should also be volunteering!!
SLR June 15 - Long Bridge Park
Hello Saturday Runners!
This Saturday, June 15th we will be running a new route (and you're gonna love it), the Long Bridge Park/ Crystal City loop, clocking in at 15 miles. Check the cue sheet and map ahead of time - I will also be giving an overview of everything Saturday morning.
Please thank Franco Ordonez for our post-run drinks! Joe Emerson will also be out there supporting mid-run drinks to keep us cool. As always we seek drink volunteers for the coming months - August and September are wide open. Email slr@dcroadrunners.org if you can help out.
The route is 15 miles as-is. If you wish to add on a few, you can continue on the Mt. Vernon trail north and make a loop around Roosevelt Island for about a 17.5 mile total run.
To shorten the route to a 12.5 mile run: after you run through Crystal City and as you are heading south on S. Potomac Ave, take a right on South Glebe Road. Carefully cross Rt. 1, and take a left to continue south on Rt. 1. Very soon you will see the entrance ramp to the 4 Mile Run trail on your right. Take this down to loop under Rt. 1 and you will hit the Mt. Vernon Trail shortly. Take a left on Mt. Vernon trail to head north back to Iwo Jima.
Have a great run!
-- Erik
SLR June 8 - 4 Mile Run Park to Pentagon
This Sat, June 8th, we will be running the 4 Mile Run park to Pentagon route, listed at 11 miles. I'll be out but have a sub starting things off. Don't forget the 7:00am start time which will continue all summer long!
We need mid-run beverage volunteers!! Its starting to get hot out there and we do not have anyone on deck for mid-run beverages this week. Its everyone's duty to help out at least once. Here's how: Go to The SLR Website, look under "Summer Mid-Run Beverages", pick a date that does not yet have a name in parentheses after it, email slr@dcroadrunners.org with that date. I'll coordinate with you on when and where to be and the club will reimburse your expenses. If everyone helps out only 1 day, then we all will have mid-run drinks to keep us cool all summer long!
Please thank Franco Ordonez for our post-run drinks this week! As always we seek post-run drink volunteers for the coming months (August is still wide open). Its not a lot of work and DCRRC reimburses your expenses. Email slr@dcroadrunners.org if you can help out.
If you need MORE miles you know the drill! Continue on Mt. Vernon and come back through Rosslyn for around 1.5 extra miles, do the "bridge to bridge" run (~4 extra), or run down to the Capital Building and back (~6 extra).
Its a pretty flat route so its a good one for tempo's or race pacing - might want to wear sunglasses or a hat, I seem to remember having the sun in my face a lot. Stay Cool!
-- Erik
SLR June 1 - Piney Branch (7AM Start Time)
Hello Saturday Runners!This Saturday, June 1st, we will be running the Piney Branch route, listed at about 12.5 miles. I'll be out at the Northface trail races (along with a few other dedicated SLR runners) but will have a sub starting things off. We now begin our Summer 7:00am Start time to take advantage of the cooler parts of the day.
Thank you to Rick DeSaussure for our post-run drinks! We will also be needing mid-run drinks for all Saturdays this summer to keep us hydrated in the hot & humid weather. Please check the SLR webpage for dates of need and email slr@dcroadrunners.org if you can help out.
Directions: Check cue sheet and map; Run route as written for about 12.5 miles, or for a little extra: run down to the Georgetown waterfront, take that towards DC and take the Rock Creek trails south. Take Memorial bridge back. This makes it like 14 miles total.
Thats all for now! Happy Running!
-- Erik
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Basic Info About SLR
- Directions to Iwo Jima
- Frequently Asked Questions
- SLR Route Sheets (Soon to be organized better.)
Upcoming Events
| DCRRC Hugh Jascourt 4-Miler Fri, Jun 21st, 2013, @7:00pm |
| DCRRC Women's Distance Festival 5K and Run After the Women 5K Tue, Jun 25th, 2013, @7:00pm |
| DCRRC Age Handicapped 4 Miler Thu, Jul 4th, 2013, @8:00am |
| DCRRC Bastille Day Four Miler Sun, Jul 14th, 2013, @7:00pm |
| DCRRC Bluemont 5K Wed, Jul 17th, 2013, @7:00pm |
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