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SLR Apr 21 - Glover Archbold Panda Loop

Hello Saturday Runners!

This Sat, April 21st, we will be running the Glover Archbold Panda route.  The base route is 13 miles, or you can cut some off to make it more like 10 miles.  Shorter than that and you’ll probably just need to make it an out-and-back.  Please be advised we are once again meeting in the park across the street from Iwo Jima at 1300 Arlington Blvd.

Congrats to all of our club members who made it through an exceptionally hot Boston Marathon last week! Way to tough it out!  Also, we could still use volunteers for the DC Roadrunner beverage stop at the GW Parkway race tomorrow.  Please RSVP to Brian Danza at Brian@dcroadrunners.org.

Please thank Rick DeSaussure for more excellent post-run beverage work.  The weather is starting to heat up and we need more drink volunteers – May is starting to creep up and we still don’t have anyone signed up for drinks.  Email slr@dcroadrunners.org if you can help out.

Directions:  follow prompts in cue sheet online, check map too.

To shorten: At mile 4.0, take a right on Massachusetts Ave.  Take Mass Ave all the way down to Sheridan Circle, bear right on the circle, take right on 23rd St NW to exit, take slight right onto Q st, and then immediately left back onto 23rd St.  Take this up to P St, right on P St NW.  Soon you will pass over the Rock Creek Park trail, then take a left to rejoin Rock Creek Park trail. Take back to Memorial bridge, end at Iwo Jima.  Makes it like a 9.5 mile run. Or make it an out and back on the way out for less than that.

To lengthen: after the Panda portion you can take Mass Ave Northwest and rejoin the original route around mile 4.0.  Should add like 4.5 miles.  More loops means more Pandas!!

-- Erik

SLR Apr 14 - National Capital loop (location update)

Hello Saturday Runners!

This Sat, April 14th, we will be running the National Capital 12 mile route.  Click the route for cue sheet, course map is in there too.

Special Update, Please Read: We will temporarily have a slightly different location for the start and finish of the SLR.  We will now gather in the small park area just North-West of Iwo Jima on the other side of N. Meade Street; the park is bordered by Arlington Blvd and N. Meade Street.  The closest address (for mapping purposes) is 1300 Arlington Blvd, Arlington, VA.  This is due to some concerns raised by the National Park Service at Iwo Jima; we plan to eventually return to the Iwo Jima meeting point.  Street parking is still available in the neighborhoods adjacent to N. Meade Street.  Please be mindful of parking signs, especially around the Iwo Jima circle if parking there (some of this area is 1 hour max only).  Start time is still 8:00 am.

Please thank Rick DeSaussure for our post-run beverages.  We currently do not have anyone on deck for May (or beyond), so consider volunteering.  Its not a lot of work and DCRRC reimburses your expenses.  Email slr@dcroadrunners.org if you can help out.

Directions:  From starting point, run to and take Memorial Bridge, Pass by left of Lincoln Memorial. Run along service road adjacent to Constitution Ave. At 14th St, turn right and get on the mall.  Run down mall to Capitol. At 3rd St, zigzag left to Constitution then Louisiana. Go left up Louisiana Ave and pass in front of Union Station. Turn right and run south on 1st St NE. Pass between the Capitol on right Supreme Court on left.  Also, Library of Congress on your left.  Turn right onto Independence Ave.  Run on the Mall all the way down to Lincoln memorial. Turn left, cross Independence, run North along the Potomac on path. Cross the small bridge, before 14th St Bridge, take stairs left. Run across 14th street bridge.  Turn right on Mt. Vernon Trail (heading towards Memorial Bridge).  Take Mt Vernon Trail past Memorial Bridge to Roosevelt Island.  Take pedestrian bridge over the GW Parkway and into Rosslyn. Turn left at Lynn St and go through Rosslyn, Finish Iwo Jima.

To Shorten:  After you get back from the Capital and pass Lincoln, take Memorial Bridge Back from here.  Makes it like a 9 mile run.

To Lengthen:  After Capital, Run down to RFK and back, or once in VA run down to DCA airport and back on Mt. Vernon.

Looks like more great running weather!  Might want to bring a hat or sunglasses, its supposed to be sunny and clear out and I recall having the sun in my eyes a lot on this route.

-- Erik