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Welcome! This is the home of the world-famous (well, maybe locally well-known) SLR.
Our start time is at 8:00 AM for the rest of the year. Every Saturday we meet at North Meade Street Park, a small park northwest of the USMC War Memorial (Iwo Jima Memorial) in Rosslyn. The closest address for mapping purposes is 1300 Arlington Blvd, and street parking is 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), because this parking area is for memorial use only. At least one porta-john is available year-round near the Iwo Jima Memorial, and the memorial's water fountain is usually on during the summer.
We run rain or shine! In cases of extreme weather (snow, ice, thunderstorms, heat waves) we do occasionally either change our meeting time or cancel the run for safety, but the run will be held as planned unless otherwise posted via email/twitter/facebook and here on the SLR web page.
All are welcome! We're an informal group, and there are no requirements for speed, racing experience, or what distance means "long" for you, other than the suggested route that most of our group will be running each week. If you don't want to run the same distance or course as the main group, you can go out for half of your own target distance and re-trace your steps back to Iwo Jima. More specific route info and mileage options will be given in the email/post preceding each Saturday's run. SLR always features a run from our extensive Route Catalog, which gives us a wide range of options to keep things fresh for you each week. We have routes that are flat, hilly, looped, out & back, roads, sidewalks, trails, and more, reaching all around the local area of DC, VA, and MD!
For more details about Saturday Long Runs please read our Frequently Asked Questions to get a sense for what it's like to run with us, or send an email to Anna if you have any other questions that are not covered.
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Schedule:
| Date | Miles | Route Map | Navigation Downloads | Post/Mid-Run Beverages |
| 4/20 | 18 | Arboretum - Azaleas!! | Cue Sheet & GPS | |
| 4/27 | 12 | Piney Branch | Cue Sheet & GPS | |
| 5/4 | 14 | MBT - Catholic | Cue Sheet & GPS | |
| 5/11 | 14 | Capital Crescent OaB | Cue Sheet & GPS | |
| 5/18 | 16 | Arlington Loop | Cue Sheet & GPS | |
| 5/25 | 14 | Battery Garesche | Cue Sheet & GPS |
SLR Dec 3 - RFK Loop
Hello Saturday Runners!
This Saturday, December the 3rd, we will be running the RFK Loop route. The listed route mileage is approx. 13 miles; mileage options are provided after the directions. Please thank Jessica Schwartz for our post-run beverages. I am not able to make it this week so we will be having a sub to get things started - Howell Posner of DCRRC has been kind enough to take my place and will be at Iwo Jima prior to the 8:00am SLR start.
Directions: From Iwo Jima, take Memorial Bridge into DC, pass by the left of the Lincoln Memorial. Run along service road next to Constitution Ave. After the Capital, turn right onto 1st St. then turn left on East Capital St. Run in the bike lane to RFK. Loop around RFK clockwise, watching for cars and take East Capital St. back to 1st St. Turn left on 1st St. Turn right, go past Capital towards the Mall. Run past left side of Washington Monument, past left side of Lincoln to Memorial Bridge, Finish at Iwo Jima.
There are heated bathrooms with running water under the Lincoln Memorial and in the little house behind the Washington Monument. This can be very handy during winter!
Approx. Mileage Options:
- 7: Loop around the Capital and continue back for about 7 miles
- 9: Loop around the Capital but come back via Key Bridge (through Georgetown) for about 9 miles
- 15: Normal route, but come back via Key Bridge for about 2 extra miles, 15 total
Not to sound like a broken record, but we still need volunteers to do drinks for the 2nd half of December (and beyond). Its not too much work and DCRRC reimburses your expenses so please consider volunteering. We typically try to have people do 1 month at a time. Email slr@dcroadrunners.org if you can help out.
Have a great run – its starting to cool off but still great running weather, with temps in the mid 30s and plenty of sunshine!
-- Erik
SLR Nov 26 - Rock Creek Park out and back
Hello Saturday Runners!
This Saturday, November the 26th, we will be running the Rock Creek Park out and back route. The listed route mileage is 16 miles; mileage options are provided after the directions. Please thank Mike Tosto for post-run beverages.
Directions : Go from Iwo Jima down to Memorial Bridge, cross the bridge and go North along Rock Creek Park trail, passing the Kennedy Center and Watergate on your right, and Georgetown on your left. At 4.2 miles out, stay on the main trail and go around the tunnel, not through it. At 5 miles out, trail passes the Zoo entrance. Continue North along the bike path. At 6.5 miles out, at Peirce Mill, water fountain (probably off) on trail and bathroom stop to side. Just past Peirce Mill, trail passes a parking lot, crosses a road and empties out onto Beach Rd, which is closed to cars here on weekends. At 8.3 miles out is the Park Ranger Station. Turn around and head back the same way for a 16.6 mile run. More info. and map in the cue sheet.
Approx. Mileage Options:
10: Turn around at Zoo entrance for 10 miles total.
13: Turn around at Peirce Mill for 13 miles total.
16: Turn around at Park Ranger station for 16.6 miles total.
24: You can continue on Beach Rd. all the way to the beltway, but this is over 24 miles total.
As I mentioned last week, the SLR routes are posted through the end of January and are geared towards the GW Birthday Marathon (A DCRRC race), National Rock-n-Roll Marathon, and Boston Marathon, with long runs every 2 or 3 weeks, and the final long run 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"!
We still need volunteers to do drinks for the 2nd half of December (and beyond) so please consider helping out. Remember, if no one volunteers we don't get to have yummy Gatorade to drink. The club reimburses your expenses. Email slr@dcroadrunners.org if you can help out.
Hope everyone had a pleasant Thanksgiving complete with lots of Carbs. See you tomorrow morning – The weather should be great for running, with temps in the high 40s and plenty of sunshine!
-- Erik
SLR Nov 19 - Hains Point/ Mt. Vernon "T" route
Hello Saturday Runners!
This Saturday, November the 19th, we will be running the Mt. Vernon/ Hains Point "T" route. The listed route mileage is 14 miles; mileage options are provided after the directions. Please thank Mike Tosto for post-run beverages. We still need volunteers to do drinks for December (and beyond) so please consider helping out. Remember, if no one volunteers we don't get to have yummy Gatorade to drink. The club reimburses your expenses. Email slr@dcroadrunners.org if you can help out.
Directions : Begin at Iwo Jima, take Mt. Vernon Trail south, crossing Memorial Bridge (mileage options begin here – see below), continue past Gravelly Point park (this is where the airplanes take-off). Turn around at Four Mile Run, just past the airport. Now heading North on Mt. Vernon trail - just after the 14th St. bridge, loop left to cross the 14th St. bridge. At the end of the bridge, turn left 180 degrees down stairwell to Ohio Dr. After going down Hains Point and back up the other side, turn left to go past Jefferson Memorial. Cross back over 14th St. bridge, take Mt. Vernon trail north and finish at Iwo Jima. There are some port-a-potties at Gravelly Point fyi.
Approx. Mileage Options (do this then follow standard directions around Hains Point):
- 8: Go directly across 14th St. bridge (do NOT run down to Gravelly Point) for 8 miles total.
- 10: Turn around at Gravelly Point for 10 miles.
- 13: Turn around about ¾ past DCA after you pass under the airport access road for 13 miles.
- 14: Turn around at the end of DCA before you cross over the water for 14 miles.
- ??: Or keep going on Mt. Vernon and turn around later for even more miles!
In SLR news, New routes are posted! 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 Marathon, and Boston Marathon, with long runs every 2 or 3 weeks, and the final long run 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"!
Great job to those of us to ran Richmond last weekend, and good luck to folks running Philly or JFK50 this weekend!
See you tomorrow morning - Weather is supposed to be clear and cool with starting temps around freezing, warming up to around 40 later, so dress warm! but not too warm...
-- Erik
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