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 |
Hello Saturday Runners!
By request, this week's route is the Water Route. Hopefully it will not be the UNDERwater Route. It is about as flat as we can get in the DC area, so if you happen to have raced your legs off last weekend, please consider showing up for a nice easy run to make amends with those quads and to let us all congratulate you!!
See you tomorrow!
Kristin
Hello Saturday Runners!
By request, this week's route is the Water Route. Hopefully it will not be the UNDERwater Route. It is about as flat as we can get in the DC area, so if you happen to have raced your legs off last weekend, please consider showing up for a nice easy run to make amends with those quads and to let us all congratulate you!!
See you tomorrow!
Kristin
Hello Saturday Runners!
I had a few requests for routes that are flatter, longer, and specifically for Arlington Triangle, so that's what's up for this Saturday. Feel free to cut by making it an out-back or by taking a neighborhood street back to Iwo Jima, or extend by running many loops around Arlington (or for smaller loops, just go to Memorial Bridge before returning, for example).
Thanks to Gary Morgans for providing our post-run beverages for April. If you can help with post-run or mid-run for June and beyond, please let me know!
Congrats to everyone who ran the GW Parkway Classic last weekend, and to everyone who ran one of our many SLR Routes last Saturday, too!
Good luck to our Boston runners this weekend; can't wait to see you when you get back! The rest of you,
See you Saturday!
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The DC Road Runners Club is a member of the Road Runners Club of America and is 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. |