Hello Saturday Runners!
This Sat, March 17th, we will be running kind of a special route around the Lincoln and Washington Monuments and then doing an out and back on Rock Creek trail to get in additional miles. Check the Map-my-run map for clarification.
We will have a special guest this week; The GAVI Alliance in conjuction with Comic Relief (a popular British charity) will be out to get some footage of interested runners in action for a charity program called Sport Relief. Any runner who wants to participate will receieve a free shirt! Please try to RSVP to mary@dcroadrunners.org if you can make it. Free swag and a bit of fame! What more could you ask for? Check the front page of DCRoadrunners.org for the full details.
The "Rock-n-Roll" Marathon in DC (Good Luck to all runners!) will be going on Saturday so keep an eye out for Marathon traffic, and road closures. I will not be there this week but Kerry O'Brien will be subbing as SLR lead. Please thank Kim Kruse for our post-run Beverages this week. We currently do not have any drink volunteers for April (or beyond). Email slr@dcroadrunners.org if you would be willing to help out (DCRRC reimburses your expenses). We try to have people do 1 month at a time for logistics purposes.
Directions: Start at Iwo Jima, take path south to Memorial Bridge to cross into DC. Veer Right at Lincoln Memorial and go around it Counter Clockwise, take Henry Bacon Drive to Constitution Ave. Run along Constitution Ave, staying in Service lane or sidewalk and watching for Marathon traffic or closures. Cut back in to the National Mall on 17th street, take footpath toward Washington Monument, around back of Monument, and Back down to 17th street. Turn left on 17th street, take sidewalk on Independence Ave west toward Lincoln Memorial. Take a Right on Daniel French Dr. toward Lincoln Memorial. Now we can return to Iwo Jima via Memorial bridge for a 6 total Miles run - OR to get more miles in - Hop on to Rock Creek Park trail behind Lincoln. Take North towards Georgetown. Run as long as you like and turn around for an out and back. Return via Memorial Bridge.
Mileage Options:
- 6: Return to Iwo Jima via Memorial Bridge after coming back from the Monuments
- 11.5: After monuments, take Rock Creek trail North, turn around at BIG bridge under Massachusetts Ave and come back for 11.5 miles
- ??: Continue on Rock Creek trail North, turn around at entrance to the Zoo for 13.5, or longer if desired
Looks like unseasonably warm weather in the upper 50s - Great for training runs! Maybe not so great for racing... Have Fun!
-- Erik
