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Oct 9 SLR - W&OD out/back

Hello Saturday Runners!

This week our MCM training has us with 20 miles, which we're covering with W & OD Out-n-Back .  It's pretty straightforward as it is an out and back, but I will have a limited number of cue sheets there.  If you are really sure you want one, it is always safest to print your own-- I will be bringing a few less because of the course's simplicity and because many people are entering their marathon COMPLETED! or tapering phases and will be abbreviating the course.  If you are running the full course, you will see Janet Townshend at the turnaround-- please thank her for coming through and providing beverages not once, but TWICE for us in 20-mile weekends this year, and in years past as well.  Also thank Janet Braunstein for bringing our post-run beverages this month!  Thanks, Janets!!!

By the way, Congrats to those who have completed their fall marathon, and best of luck to those running Chicago, Steamtown, and any other marathon this week! 

See you Saturday,

Kristin

CHANGE to SLR route for Saturday, Oct 2: Southeast

Hello Saturday Runners!

A while back we took the Southeast route out of our lineup because of intense heat.  This weekend, heat is not anticipated to be a factor... however, the Chain Bridge being closed to all pedestrian traffic IS a factor.  As it turns out, the mileage for our inaccessible Marymount route is spot-on with the mileage for our cancelled SE route.  As a result, we'll be touring SE DC this Saturday!

Thanks to Ben Danforth for informing me of the closure, to Andrew Kent for providing the route details (see below), and to Joe Emerson for providing out midpoint beverages wherever we may need them (in Anacostia, as it happens).  Thanks also to Janet Braunstein who is taking over post-run beverages for October.

Hope to see you all on Saturday!

Kristin

Here's Saturday's cue sheet:

14-Mile SouthEast DC (with Rec Center Loop) Route

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=4071599

0.0       RUN to Memorial Bridge. CONTINUE up Mall to Washington Monument.

2.7       RIGHT on 14^th St. LEFT on Independence Ave SW

3.1       RIGHT on L’Enfant Plaza (little hill here). VEER LEFT at end of L’enfant Plaza down hill to 9^th St and Maine Avenue. CROSS Maine Avenue

3.7       LEFT on Water St, CONTINUE on waterfront promenade when Water St ends

4.3       LEFT onto path to P St at Titanic Statue. CONTINUE to Nationals Baseball Stadium

4.9       CROSS then RIGHT on South Capitol Street, run on sidewalk on far (east) side

5.4       VEER 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 FOLLOW roadway to loop Anacostia Park Pavilion

8.2       PASS back under Pennsylvania Ave (Sousa) Bridge.

LEFT up footpath to Pennsylvania Ave

LEFT on Pennsylvania crossing over Anacostia River on Sousa Bridge

CONTINUE on Pennsylvania to Capitol

9.9       VEER LEFT on Independence Ave, passing Capitol on your right hand side.

10.5     CONTINUE along Mall to Lincoln Memorial. CROSS Memorial Bridge

14.2     FINISH at Iwo Jima