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  

Sept 25 SLR - Big 22-mile Cap Crescent/Rock Creek Loop

Written by Kristin Dahling

Thursday, 23 September 2010 20:58

Hello Saturday Runners!

 

This week is our longest run (unless you shorten it like me!) at 22 or so miles - Capital Crescent/Rock Creek .  Jim Cardosi has our post-run beverages, and please save them for post-run-- even the last ones back will be thirsty after this one!  Please be sure to thank Jim, and also thank Lindsey Paola, who has our midway beverages and is going to try to make it out there early enough for those taking off before SLR.

 

There will be people going at 6am again.

 

I will have the singlets for the marathon training program participants at 6:45am again this week.

 

A big thanks to everyone who has filled out our beverage roster all the way through MCM.  If anyone wants to be in charge of post-run beverages for November, that's our next beverage volunteer need!

 

Hope to see you all there on Saturday!

Kristin

 

 

 

Sept 25 SLR - Big 22-mile Cap Crescent/Rock Creek Loop

Written by Kristin Dahling

Thursday, 23 September 2010 20:58

Hello Saturday Runners!

 

This week is our longest run (unless you shorten it like me!) at 22 or so miles - Capital Crescent/Rock Creek .  Jim Cardosi has our post-run beverages, and please save them for post-run-- even the last ones back will be thirsty after this one!  Please be sure to thank Jim, and also thank Lindsey Paola, who has our midway beverages and is going to try to make it out there early enough for those taking off before SLR.

 

There will be people going at 6am again.

 

I will have the singlets for the marathon training program participants at 6:45am again this week.

 

A big thanks to everyone who has filled out our beverage roster all the way through MCM.  If anyone wants to be in charge of post-run beverages for November, that's our next beverage volunteer need!

 

Hope to see you all there on Saturday!

Kristin

 

 

 

Sep 18 SLR Ross Drive

Written by Kristin Dahling

Friday, 17 September 2010 15:01

Hello Saturday Runners!

 

This week's route is Ross Drive, and we have THREE, count them THREE midway beverage volunteers this week!  Now that's more like it, everyone!  Please thank all our beverage volunteers, including Grace, Nikki, and Paul at the midpoint and Jim for bringing post-run beverages this month.

 

Jim is bringing the beverages for us tomorrow, even though he is taking off to race in Philadelphia right after dropping off our goods.  This is where we need a hand-- if anyone would please pick up the leftovers after SLR, please let me know.

 

I'd do it myself, but I have to get out of there before you'll all be done running and get to work, and we are all great logicians who realize that if I took them upon my departure, that would negate Jim's efforts in supplying post-run beverages.

 

This also brings me to the next topic--

Marathon Training Program Singlets. I will be there with the singlets at 6:45.  If you think they should be available after SLR, please let me know that you are volunteering to take over their distribution after SLR and send me an email so we can coordinate that hand-off.

 

It looks like we are set for having at least one person handle our post-run and midway beverages for the rest of the season, but with the sheer volume we deal with each week, it would not hurt to have an extra person or two helping out.  Don't be shy if you want to lend a hand for a particular duty on a particular week, and be sure to thank those who have stepped up to help!

 

Thank you all and see you tomorrow!

Kristin

 

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