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Welcome! This is the home of the world-famous (well, maybe locally well-known) SLR.
Start time will be 8:00am every Saturday until June. Every Saturday, we meet at the parking lot at the USMC War Memorial (Iwo Jima Memorial) in Rosslyn. At least one porta-john is available year-round, and the water fountain is usually on during the summer. We run rain or shine. Following our runs a large group usually brunches at Whitlow's on Wilson.
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. You just buy the water/Gatorade, then staff the water stop for that week. The club will reimburse your water and Gatorade expenses. To help with beverages or as a pace leader, please send an email to Erik.
Current SLR Route mileages are approximate and each runner is welcome to run more or less as needed to fit their training schedule. The routes are geared towards the GW Birthday Marathon, National Rock-n-Roll DC Marathon, and Boston Marathon, with the final long runs 3 weeks out from each race. We will be sharing most of our routes with the DCRRC Spring Marathon and Half-Marathon training programs (who start/finish in Georgetown), so be sure to say "Hi"!
For more, see the Frequently Asked Questions or ask Chris or Erik, slr@dcroadrunners.org.
To recieve SLR updates via email, please check your email subscriptions.
Schedule:
| Date | Miles | Route |
| 12/24/2011 | ~11 | Festivus/Christmas Tree Run (do 2x for 22mi) |
| 12/31/2011 | ~16 | Pentagon Army/Navy |
| 1/07/2012 | ~14 | Marymount College/ Chain Bridge |
| 1/14/2012 | ~18 | Hains Point/ Mt. Vernon "T" route |
| 1/21/2012 | ~15 | DC Sightseer Loop |
| 1/28/2012 | ~16 | Mt. Vernon Trail out & back |
| 2/04/2012 | ~20 | Rock Creek out & back |
| 2/11/2012 | ~14 | Loops of Battery Kemble |
| 2/18/2012 | ~17 | Water Route (modified) |
| 2/25/2012 | ~22 | Cap Crescent to Rock Creek BIG Loop (Clockwise) |
| 3/03/2012 | ~14 | RFK Loop |
| 3/10/2012 | ~10 | Chain Bridge Route |
| 3/17/2012 | ~13 | Glover Archbold Panda loop |
| 3/24/2012 | ~18 | Capital Crescent out & back |
| 3/31/2012 | ~13 | Cathedral + Clintons |
| 4/07/2012 | ~11 | Four Mile Run Park to Pentagon |
| 4/14/2012 | ~12 | National Capital |
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Post-Run Beverages
January: Kevin Cunningham, Randy Larkin
February: Walter Barrett
March: Janet Braunstein
| 11/6/2010 |
12 |
RFK |
Kimberley Larson |
| 11/13/2010 |
Kimberley/Keith |
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| 11/20/2010 |
Kimberley Larson |
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| 11/27/2010 |
Kimberley Larson |
SLR Feb 4 - Rock Creek out and back
Hello Saturday Runners!
This Saturday, Feb 4th, we will be running the Rock Creek Park out and back route. The listed route mileage is 20 miles, but since its an out and back you can do as you please. Thank you again to Randy Larkin for post-run beverages this week.
As always we seek volunteers for post-run beverages in the coming months. We try to have people do 1 month at a time for logistics purposes. Its not a lot of work and DCRRC reimburses your expenses. Email SLR@dcroadrunners.org if you can help out.
Directions: Starting at Iwo Jima Memorial, take Memorial Bridge, and then go left to travel North on the Rock Creek Park Trail, past the Watergate and past Georgetown, and then just keep on truckin’! At 4.2 miles out, stay on main trail and go around the tunnel (not through it). At 6.5 miles out pass Pierce Mill (bathroom stop with water here), trail passes a parking lot, crosses a road and empties out onto Beach Rd, which is closed to cars on weekends. Check the Map-my-run map just in case.
Approx. Mileage Options (turn around)
- 10: At 5 miles out, trail passes Zoo entrances, water/bathrooms ~50ft inside.
- 13: At 6.5 miles out is Pierce Mill, water/bathrooms here too
- 16.6: At 8.3 miles out is Park Ranger Station. Might be water across the street.
- 20: At 10 miles out is Sherrill Drive NW (on right), turn around for a 20 mile long run!
Have a great run! Let’s hope this warm winter weather keeps up!
-- Erik
SLR Jan 28 - Mt. Vernon Trail out & back
Hello Saturday Runners!
This Saturday, Jan 28th, we will be running the Mt. Vernon Trail out and back route. The suggested distance is 16 miles with other options as well. Thank you again to Randy Larkin for post-run beverages this week. I will be out of town this weekend so Howell Posner has been kind enough to take over SLR lead.
Directions: Starting at Iwo Jima Memorial, take Memorial Bridge then embark on Mt. Vernon trail south alongside the Potomac River. Its an out and back so do as you please! Double check the cue sheet and map-my-run map just in case. Mileage options with landmarks below.
Approx. Mileage Options
10: Go 5 miles out to the end of National Airport, turn around after you cross the Four Mile Run stream.
11: 5.5 miles out there is a Sailing Marina (mile marker 12)
14: 7 miles out turn around at beginning of Old Town Alexandria, near railroad tracks
16: Continue into Old Town, run down Royal Street and run to Wilkes, turn around
A word on winter weather: although last week was iffy, about a dozen of us got our run in on what turned out to be mostly wet roads. In the future, I am going to go by that same SLR Winter Weather Policy, that is that as of 7:00am the morning of the SLR, if roads and paved surfaces have enough accumulation of ice or snow to make driving or running unsafe, or if accumulation is falling at a rate that will make it unsafe, there will be an unofficial (non-DCRRC) SLR; I will not be there and post-run drinks might not arrive either. Any participants should use caution while both driving and running.
Have a good run and enjoy this week’s enticing glimpse of Old Town Alexandria!
-- Erik
SLR - Winter Weather Policy
As you no doubt have seen, weather conditions may be a factor for the Saturday Long Run tomorrow.
Weather.com predicts snow, changing to a "wintry mix" overnight, with sub-freezing temps and freezing rain/ice from 3am on into the morning hours.
As of now, the SLR is still on as planned, however, if there is already an accumulation of ice on paved surfaces as of 7:00am tomorrow morning (and the ice/sleet continues) there will be an "unofficial" SLR at the usual time and place. I will not be there and may disavow any knowledge of your actions, so run at your own risk using caution at all times; post-run beverages also might not be present.
The planned SLR Itinerary is the DC Sightseer route, with options from 9 up to 18 miles. Cross your fingers that its only rain and we will be on as planned.
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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
| Langley 8K Sun, Feb 12th, 2012, @10:00am |
| George Washington Birthday Marathon & Relay Sun, Feb 19th, 2012, @10:30am |
| RRCA Ten Mile Challenge Sun, Feb 26th, 2012, @8:00am |
| Burke Lake 12K Sun, Mar 4th, 2012, @10:30am |
| Fort Hunt 10K Sun, Mar 11th, 2012, @10:00am |
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The DC Road Runners Club is a chapter of the Road Runners Club of America and are also affiliated with USA Track & Field. We provide a year-round schedule of running events that offer everyone a chance to participate regardless of age, gender, or athletic ability. |