Hello Saturday Runners!
This week's route, on Saturday August 6, will be Battery Kemble Loops (additional map here) for just under 16 miles, which includes two loops of the park, and a short trip back to the CCT water fountain during your return. If you'd like to shorten the route to 14 miles, follow the route to the base of Battery-Kemble park on MacArthur Blvd at Chain Bridge Rd (where the mid-run drinks will be located), and retrace your steps back to the start without running into the park. For less than 14 miles, you can turn around at any point earlier on the route.
While the weather has thankfully cooled off somewhat from its recent peak, this is still the summer so everyone should be aware of the heat, and if necessary run at a slower pace than usual, carry extra fluids, and look out for any warning signs for dehydration both in yourself and your fellow runners.
Thanks to Wendy Mcnally for post-run drinks, and to Katie Poore for mid-run drinks this week! We still have plenty of openings in the schedule leading up to Marine Corps that need mid-run volunteers, including next week, so please let me know when you can help! Up-to-date future volunteer needs and a route schedule are always posted on our web page, and you can email me any time to schedule your slot. Our drink stations are entirely volunteer supported, so please do your part to help support them!
I'm going to be out of town this week, but Coach Ariel from the Marathon Training Program will be kicking off the run for you on Saturday morning, and I'll see you all again on August 20.
Happy running!
Mike
