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Welcome! This is the home of the world-famous (well, maybe locally well-known) SLR.
Our start time is at 7:00 AM for the remainder of the summer! Every Saturday we meet at North Meade Street Park, a small park northwest of the USMC War Memorial (Iwo Jima Memorial) in Rosslyn. The closest address for mapping purposes is 1300 Arlington Blvd, and street parking is available in the neighborhoods adjacent to N. Meade Street. Be mindful of parking signs, since Arlington County enforces them enthusiastically, and please do not park on Marine Memorial Circle (inside Iwo Jima), because this parking area is for memorial use only. At least one porta-john is available year-round near the Iwo Jima Memorial, and the memorial's water fountain is usually on during the summer.
We run rain or shine! In cases of extreme weather (snow, ice, thunderstorms, heat waves) we do occasionally either change our meeting time or cancel the run for safety, but the run will be held as planned unless otherwise posted via email/twitter/facebook and here on the SLR web page.
All are welcome! We're an informal group, and there are no requirements for speed, racing experience, or what distance means "long" for you, other than the suggested route that most of our group will be running each week. If you don't want to run the same distance or course as the main group, you can go out for half of your own target distance and re-trace your steps back to Iwo Jima. More specific route info and mileage options will be given in the email/post preceding each Saturday's run. SLR always features a run from our extensive Route Catalog, which gives us a wide range of options to keep things fresh for you each week. We have routes that are flat, hilly, looped, out & back, roads, sidewalks, trails, and more, reaching all around the local area of DC, VA, and MD!
For more details about Saturday Long Runs please read our Frequently Asked Questions to get a sense for what it's like to run with us, or send an email to Anna if you have any other questions that are not covered.
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Schedule:
| Date | Miles | Route Map | Navigation Downloads | Post/Mid-Run Beverages |
| 8/2 | 12 | Water Route | Cue Sheet & GPS | |
| 8/9 | 15 | Battery Kemble | Cue Sheet & GPS | Post: Anne C. |
| 8/16 | 16 | Mock MCM | Cue Sheet & GPS | Post: Anne C. |
| 8/23 | 17 | The Awakening | Cue Sheet & GPS | Mid: Ruby Len |
| 8/30 | 18 | Rock Creek MBT | Cue Sheet & GPS | |
| 9/6 | 16 | Arlington Triangle | Cue Sheet & GPS | Mid and Post: Brian & Rae |
| 9/13 | 19 | Anacostia Riverwalk | Cue Sheet & GPS | |
| 9/20 | 20 | Ross Drive: Extended Edition | Cue Sheet & GPS | |
| 9/27 | 21 | The Big Loop | Cue Sheet & GPS |
SLR August 6 - Battery Kemble Loops
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
SLR July 30 - Start Time Clarification - 7:00 am
Hi Everyone,
I've had a few people ask me individually, so I thought it would be best to clarify for the entire group - the meeting time for tomorrow's run is at our normal (summer) start time of 7:00 am, with the Marathon Training Program meeting at 6:45 am for their coaching introduction. Last week was only a one-time change due to the extreme heat, and we will be maintaining 7:00 am for the rest of the season unless otherwise specified on a week by week basis.
Happy running!
Mike
SLR July 30 - Ross Drive
Hello Saturday Runners!
The route this week, on Saturday July 30, will be a 14.5 mile run to Ross Drive (additoinal map here). Thankfully it will be a relatively shaded route to keep us a little bit cooler, but there are a few significant hills to keep in mind. To go shorter than 14.5 mi you can run out & back along the early part of the route, or to go longer (which I probably wouldn't recommend in this weather) one option is additional laps of Beach Dr to Ross Dr at about 3.5 mi each.
The weather will be hot again this Saturday, with temperatures reaching the 80s by 10:00 am, but a high temperature of about 85 deg shouldn't be as severe as last week. Please still take extra precautions running in the heat, run at a slower pace than usual, carry extra fluids, and be aware of any warning signs for dehydration both in yourself and your fellow runners. We unfortuantely do not have a mid-run drink station this week due to lack of a volunteer, but there are water fountains along the route that we can catch in both directions at Key Park (in Georgetown), at the Zoo (about 50 m off of the bike path), and at Pierce Mill.
Thank you Eunja Rau for post-run drinks, both this week and over the past month! I'd also like to send a big thank you to all of the volunteers who have contacted me recently, since we have now completely filled our schedule for post-run beverages through the Marine Corps Marathon! However... we still need lots of mid-run volunteers, including this week! 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!
Happy running!
Mike
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