Iwo Jima Memorial

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 Oct 15 8:00am - Ross Drive

Written by Chris Miller

Thursday, 13 October 2011 12:46

Hello Everyone!

We're changing the start time of SLR (Sleep Later and Rest) this week! From now until sometime next June we will be starting at 8:00am. Enjoy that extra hour of sleep!

This week's route is the always popular Ross Drive, which is about 14 miles in distance. We'll be running up through Rock Creek, onto Beach Drive and then Ross Drive for some rolling hills and nice scenery. Some of the route involves trails which may be muddy with the recent rain. Chris Deysher and Abigail Potter will be providing our midpoint beverages and will be at Peirce Mill. Be sure to thank them for getting out there to help us out!

Also please thank John for providing our finishing drinks! We still need volunteers to handle the beverages for the last two weeks in October as well as all of November and future months. If you are able to cover some of this time, please let me know as soon as possible. Without any volunteers, we may not have drinks for the end of our runs.

Good luck to our Baltimore runners this weekend!

See you on Saturday (at 8:00am!) and happy running!

-Chris

 

SLR Oct 8 - Cap Crescent/Rock Creek Loop

Written by Chris Miller

Thursday, 06 October 2011 11:43

Hello Everyone!

This week's edition of SLR (Seriously Long Route!) is the 22+ mile Capital Crescent/Rock Creek Loop. Be sure to thank Lindsey Paola and Paul Westcott as they will be providing our midpoint beverages. They plan on being at the end of Susanna Lane where it meets up with the Rock Creek Trail.

If you're not planning on running 22 miles, it's easy to make this an out-and-back in order to meet your mileage goal. The cue sheet lists distances out to the 6.5 mile marker on the Capital Crescent trail (approx. 5 miles, for a 10 mile out-and-back) as well as the distance out to the Bethesda intersection (approx. 8 miles, for a 16 mile out-and-back). If you're looking for other distances, feel free to ask on Saturday morning.

Also, please thank Becky and Michelle for providing our drinks at the end of the run. We still need volunteers for the rest of the weeks in October as well as all of November. If you can pick up the bins this Saturday and bring back drinks next week, or for the rest of October, please let me know! Without volunteers we may not have drinks for the end of our runs.

The start time is still 7:00am for this week. We will switch to 8:00am on 10/15.

See you on Saturday and happy running!

-Chris

 

SLR Oct 8 - Cap Crescent/Rock Creek Loop

Written by Chris Miller

Thursday, 06 October 2011 11:43

Hello Everyone!

This week's edition of SLR (Seriously Long Route!) is the 22+ mile Capital Crescent/Rock Creek Loop. Be sure to thank Lindsey Paola and Paul Westcott as they will be providing our midpoint beverages. They plan on being at the end of Susanna Lane where it meets up with the Rock Creek Trail.

If you're not planning on running 22 miles, it's easy to make this an out-and-back in order to meet your mileage goal. The cue sheet lists distances out to the 6.5 mile marker on the Capital Crescent trail (approx. 5 miles, for a 10 mile out-and-back) as well as the distance out to the Bethesda intersection (approx. 8 miles, for a 16 mile out-and-back). If you're looking for other distances, feel free to ask on Saturday morning.

Also, please thank Becky and Michelle for providing our drinks at the end of the run. We still need volunteers for the rest of the weeks in October as well as all of November. If you can pick up the bins this Saturday and bring back drinks next week, or for the rest of October, please let me know! Without volunteers we may not have drinks for the end of our runs.

The start time is still 7:00am for this week. We will switch to 8:00am on 10/15.

See you on Saturday and happy running!

-Chris

 

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