Hello Saturday Runners!
If you've been training for the Marine Corps Marathon, you're ready to go - good luck! Don't forget that Metro will not be opening early due to SafeTrack, so take a look at the race's travel logistics info in advance. If your family or friends who aren't running MCM would like to help out with refreshments or directing runner traffic at the finish line, check out the club's volunteer page for more info on our partnering with Hope For Warriors and registration details.
For everyone else, this Saturday's run on October 29 we will be the 12 mile Water Route (additional map here). You can shorten this to 10.5 miles but cutting off the Tidal Basin loop, or to 8 miles by doing this in addition to cutting the Hains Point lap short across Buckeye Drive. For more than 12 miles, you can add distance on your way back along either the Mall or the Mt. Vernon Trail.
I'm going to be out of town this weekend, but you're in good hands with Coach Big Guy, who will be starting off this Saturday's run. He's also bringing post-run drinks this week (with no one else having stepped up to volunteer!), so be sure to give him extra thanks for that.
We now need a volunteer to cover at least the next 2 weeks of post run drinks, to bridge the gap until the spring marathon training program (targeting Rock & Roll DC) gets going, so please let me know if you can help. Post-run drinks will not resume until we have more volunteers. Though there are only 2 more weeks now shown on our schedule, I will be posting a full list of routes and distances thru the Boston Marathon within the next week.
Up-to-date volunteer needs and a route schedule are always posted on our web page, and you can email me any time to schedule your slot. Post-run drinks are entirely volunteer supported, so if you regularly enjoy this SLR perk, please do your part to keep it going! Volunteering is easy, doesn't take a lot of time, and all restocking expenses will be reimbursed by the club.
Happy running!
Mike
