This Saturday, December the 10th, we will be running the Loops of Battery Kemble route. The listed route mileage is about 16 miles, modified for 14 in these directions (below); mileage options are provided after the directions. The directions are a bit long, so check out the full directions in the route link for clarification - You might want to check out the big map too. The route might sound tricky but really its not, and provides great views of the river, rich-person homes, and even a run through the woods complete with a babbling creek for some ambient noise!
Jessica Schwartz has been nice enough to take care of our post-run beverages. However, as of now, we do not have a beverage volunteer for the 2nd half of December (and beyond), so if no one steps up in the next week we won't have yummy post-run drinks. DCRRC reimburses your expenses so please consider volunteering. We typically try to have people do 1 month at a time. Email slr@dcroadrunners.org if you can help out.
The 2011 Gar Williams Half Marathon (part of the DCRRC Snowball Series) will be Sunday. Its free to DCRRC members and $5 for non-members. If you aren't running they could always use volunteers too.
Directions (long): Begin at Iwo Jima, cross key bridge down to C&O Canal path but then go left and take a quick right down the steps to Water St. Right on Water St. to Capital Crescent Trail (paved trail). Continue (past Fletcher's Boat House) on Cap Crescent. Just past MM 6.5 U-Turn at water fountain, now after about 1/4 mile from U-turn, take left onto trail with chain link fence on left to Potomac Ave. Follow Potomac Ave., then left on Galena Place. Take right onto former railbed dirt trail (or take MacArthur Blvd if you miss it). Now begin loops of Battery Kemble Park: Go up Chain Bridge Rd (HILL), right onto gravel road, right onto trail at bottom of hill, stay on trail through woods and exit onto MacArthur Blvd. Take MacArthur back to base of Chain Bridge (1 loop complete) . Retrace your steps back to Cap. Crescent Trail, turn left on trail (don't go to U-turn spot). Continue back to Georgetown and across Key Bridge through Rosslyn to Iwo Jima.
There are bathrooms at Fletcher's boat house on the other side of the canal.
Approx. Mileage Options:
- 10: Turn around at MM 6.5 at Water-fountain, making the U-turn but just coming back from there
- 13: Don't do any loops of Battery Kemble, turn around once you get to base of Chain Bridge Rd.
- 15.5: Follow route directions but do 2 loops of Battery Kemble (each loop is ~ 1.25 miles)
Have a great run! Looks like temps in the high 30s and mostly sunny tomorrow morning.
-- Erik
