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 14th 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 9th 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
