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SLR Dec 24 - Holiday "Festivus" Run

Hello Saturday Runners!

This Saturday, Dec. the 24th, we will be running our Holiday “Festivus Run” route.  The loop is 10.8 miles (so good for a low mileage week), but feel free to run it twice for almost 22 miles if you need a long run. There are also plenty of chances to turn around along the National Mall for a middle distance run.  Keep an eye out for the National Christmas Tree and National Menorah.

Please thank Miguel Cuya for our post-run Beverages.  We are covered for drinks through January, but could always use volunteers for February and beyond.  Email slr@dcroadrunners.org if you can help out.

Directions:  Okay, there are a lot of little turns and streets so rather than write like a whole page here please check out the cue sheet and map for specifics.  Heated bathrooms under Lincoln Memorial and in the little house behind Washington Monument.

Have a great run! Looks like more great running weather ahead; although not as unseasonably warm as this last week its still above average with temps in the high 30s!  Hope everyone has a pleasant and safe Holiday filled with food, family, and friends – or at least eggnog, Sam Adams “Old Fezziwig” Ale, and lots of miles on foot :)

-- Erik

SLR Dec 17 - Arlington Triangle

Hello Saturday Runners!

This Saturday, December the 17th, we will be running the BIG Arlington Triangle route. The listed route mileage is about 17 miles, mileage options are provided after the directions. Feel free to check out the cue sheet and map, although the directions given below are slightly different (easier too, just go under I-395).  The route is pretty straightforward, so enjoy this “tour-de-force” of Arlington’s softer-side (minus the power stations).

As of now no one has volunteered to do drinks for the rest of December (or January), so as it stands we will not have post-run beverages tomorrow.  ‘Tis the season of giving right?  So help out your fellow runners and step up - there’s still time!  DCRRC reimburses your expenses. We typically try to have people do 1 month at a time. Email slr@dcroadrunners.org if you can help out.

Directions:  From Iwo Jima, follow bike path toward Memorial Bridge.  Follow Mt. Vernon trail south past National Airport.  Veer left onto Four Mile Run Trail, through underpasses, and run along north side of Four Mile Run.  Continue alongside river for a few miles.  Pass under I-395, then take a right on South Shirlington Road.  Less than a block away is the start of the W&OD trail (look for BIG brown sign).  Follow W&OD about 4 miles, take a right at Gazebo in Bon Air Park, after 100 yards, take left onto Custis Trail going under I-66.  Follow Custis Trail back to Rosslyn, right on Lynn Street, arrive at Iwo Jima.

Heated bathrooms can be found shortly after getting on W&OD across the street in Barcroft Park (around mile 8.5), and then also down steep hill on your left around mile 10ish in Glencarlyn Park, still on W&OD.

Approx. Mileage Options (make it an out and back):

• 10: Turn around before turning onto 4 Mile Run for about 10 miles
• 14: Turn around when the trail passes under I-395 for about 14 miles

Have a great run! Looks like temps in the high 30s and mostly sunny tomorrow morning.  I seem to recall having the sun in my eyes a lot on this run, so sunglasses or a cap might be a good idea.

-- Erik