SLR September 5 - MCM Mock Route

Hello Saturday Runners!

On Saturday September 5, we will be running 16 miles on the MCM Mock Route (additional map here). If you're running the Marine Corps Marathon this fall, this is a great chance to get a preview of what's in store for you on October 25!  Please note that the 2015 race route is slightly different than the 2012 route linked on our mock route description page, but you can review an interactive map of this year's route here.

If you'd like to go for a longer distance while making your run even more like the race route, add an out & back section on Lee Hwy (to Adams St) and/or Rock Creek Park Trail (to the first creek crossing footbridge).  Each one of these will add about 2 miles, so if you do both the route will be 20 miles according to this map.  If you only do one of the two for 18 miles, I'd recommend doing the Lee Hwy out & back, which gives you a chance to run up and down the biggest hill anywhere on the MCM course. To shorten the route, I'd recommend less distance on the Mall - if you skip these sections entirely and go directly from Hains Point back to the start, the distance will be about 10.5 miles.

Thank you Dan Lesmez for post-run beverages this week! We are in need of mid-run volunteers for both this week and next week, and post-run volunteers starting Sept 19, so take a look at our up to date schedule posted on the SLR page and let me know if you can cover either of these. As always, you can email me any dates you'd like to do mid-run drinks, or at least 2 consecutive weeks (preferably 4 weeks) for post-run drinks - all beverage expenses will be reimbursed by the club. Please volunteer; it's your duty if you regularly participate in SLR!

Happy running!

Mike

 
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