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
