Hello Saturday Runners!
This week's route, on Saturday March 11, will be out & back on the Custis and W&OD Trails (additional map here). If you're training for Boston, this is a good time (5 weeks out) to do a 20 mile run, on a route that includes some ups and downs. Since this is an out & back route, it's easy to go as long or as short as you like. For a 20 mile run, the turn-around point will be near mile marker 9 on the W&OD trail, which is just past the Beltway. For half the distance and a 10 mile run, you can turn around at the gazebo intersection between Custis and W&OD. We have a colder turn of weather headed our way this weekend, but clear skies expected on Saturday, so re-open your winter gear drawer again and I'll see you out there!
Good luck to those of you who will be racing the Rock n Roll DC marathon or half this weekend! If you're not racing, please consider as an alternative to this week's SLR, helping out on Saturday morning at the club's water stop, to cheer on your friends and training partners who will be in the race! We will support water station 2 from 5:30 am - 10:30 am. The station is at southbound Potomac River Freeway at Fwy 66 West Off Ramp Mile marker 2.9. That is close to the Kennedy Center and Watergate Building. If you don't want to miss out on music, good karma, costumed runners, and camaraderie, please register to volunteer here, and use DCRR as your password. The marathon starts at 7:00 am, so we need a core group of volunteers to get ready for that. The larger Half Marathon event starts at 8:30, so if you cannot make 5:30 (if you depend on Metro), please register and help out, and try to come in by 7:00 am to get ready for the big wave of half marathon runners! Please email Bas if you have any questions.
Thank you Rachel Stone for stepping up to cover post-run drinks this week! We will need a volunteer to fill a one week gap on March 25, so please let me know if you can help on that date. Volunteer needs along with the weekly route & distance schedule are always kept up-to-date on the SLR web page, and you can email me any time to schedule your slot. Post-run volunteers are typically scheduled for at least 2 consecutive weeks to cut down on handoffs of the bins, and because it's a relatively easy job. Post-run drinks are entirely volunteer supported, so if you regularly enjoy this SLR perk, 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
