Hello Saturday Runners!
This Saturday, November the 19th, we will be running the Mt. Vernon/ Hains Point "T" route. The listed route mileage is 14 miles; mileage options are provided after the directions. Please thank Mike Tosto for post-run beverages. We still need volunteers to do drinks for December (and beyond) so please consider helping out. Remember, if no one volunteers we don't get to have yummy Gatorade to drink. The club reimburses your expenses. Email slr@dcroadrunners.org if you can help out.
Directions : Begin at Iwo Jima, take Mt. Vernon Trail south, crossing Memorial Bridge (mileage options begin here – see below), continue past Gravelly Point park (this is where the airplanes take-off). Turn around at Four Mile Run, just past the airport. Now heading North on Mt. Vernon trail - just after the 14th St. bridge, loop left to cross the 14th St. bridge. At the end of the bridge, turn left 180 degrees down stairwell to Ohio Dr. After going down Hains Point and back up the other side, turn left to go past Jefferson Memorial. Cross back over 14th St. bridge, take Mt. Vernon trail north and finish at Iwo Jima. There are some port-a-potties at Gravelly Point fyi.
Approx. Mileage Options (do this then follow standard directions around Hains Point):
- 8: Go directly across 14th St. bridge (do NOT run down to Gravelly Point) for 8 miles total.
- 10: Turn around at Gravelly Point for 10 miles.
- 13: Turn around about ¾ past DCA after you pass under the airport access road for 13 miles.
- 14: Turn around at the end of DCA before you cross over the water for 14 miles.
- ??: Or keep going on Mt. Vernon and turn around later for even more miles!
In SLR news, New routes are posted! SLR Route mileages are approximate and each runner is welcome to run more or less as needed to fit their training schedule. The routes are geared towards the GW Birthday Marathon, National Rock-n-Roll Marathon, and Boston Marathon, with long runs every 2 or 3 weeks, and the final long run 3 weeks out from each race. We will be sharing most of our routes with the DCRRC Spring Marathon and Half-Marathon training programs (who start/finish in Georgetown), so be sure to say "Hi"!
Great job to those of us to ran Richmond last weekend, and good luck to folks running Philly or JFK50 this weekend!
See you tomorrow morning - Weather is supposed to be clear and cool with starting temps around freezing, warming up to around 40 later, so dress warm! but not too warm...
-- Erik
