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 1 - 7:00am Start Time

Just a reminder, we're still starting SLR at 7:00am this week. Right now the plan is to switch to 8:00am on October 15th.

Hope to see you all tomorrow!

-Chris

 

SLR Oct 1 - 7:00am Start Time

Just a reminder, we're still starting SLR at 7:00am this week. Right now the plan is to switch to 8:00am on October 15th.

Hope to see you all tomorrow!

-Chris

 

SLR Oct 1 - Southeast/Waterfront

Hello Everyone!

This week's edition of SLR (Saturday Long Run) is the Southeast/Waterfront route with the Rec Center Loop, just over 14 miles. Updated directions and map are below. Be sure to thank Joe Emerson out on Anacostia Drive as he will be providing our mid-point beverages.

We still need volunteers for October's post-run beverages, ideally for the whole month but if you can only pick up the bins one week and drop off beverages the next, that would be great too. At this point we do not have a post-run beverage volunteer starting this Saturday. We also need volunteers for post-run beverages for all upcoming months. The club will reimburse volunteers for all the drinks/cups/etc.

Speaking of volunteering, if you see Kristin out there on some runs, be sure to thank her for the 2+ years that she gave in helping SLR run smoothly. Easily over 110 weeks of organizing routes, making sure beverages were covered, and welcoming new and veteran runners. These are some very big shoes to fill. Thanks Kristin!

 

Southeast/Waterfront Route (modified)

0.0 RUN down hill, making way to Memorial Bridge
CONTINUE up Mall to Washington Monument
2.6 RIGHT on 14th St and make your way over to Independence Ave
2.7 LEFT on Independence Ave SW, Run PAST L'enfant Plaza
3.2 RIGHT on 7th Street
CONTINUE south on 7th St and CROSS Maine Avenue
3.9 LEFT on Water St, CONTINUE on waterfront promenade when Water St ends
4.4 LEFT onto P St at Titanic Statue, CONTINUE to Nationals Baseball Stadium
4.9 RIGHT on South Capitol Street, run on sidewalk on far (east) side
STAY LEFT at end of bridge, looping down to Anacostia Road along river
FOLLOW road north along river (up-stream)
6.2 PASS under I-295 dual span bridges
7.0 PASS under Pennsylvania Ave (Sousa) Bridge
STAY LEFT and loop Anacostia Park Pavilion
8.2 PASS back under Penn. Ave (Sousa) Bridge
LEFT up footpath to Penn. Ave
LEFT on Penn. Ave, crossing over Anacostia River on Sousa Bridge
CONTINUE on Penn. Ave to Capitol
10.0 VEER LEFT on Independence Ave, passing Capitol
11.0 RIGHT on 7th St, then quick LEFT onto the Mall
CONTINUE  down Mall to Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial
12.8 CROSS Memorial Bridge
14.2 FINISH at Iwo Jima

Southeast/Waterfront Map

Hope to see you all out there on Sunday. Happy Running!

-Chris

 

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