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SLR July 18 - RFK

Hello Saturday Runners!

This week's route on July 18 will be RFK (additional map here) for 12 miles. If you'd like to extend the route to 16 miles, you can add a dip down to Hains Point on the way back by taking a left at the Washington Monument. Take another left just before the Jefferson Memorial onto Ohio Drive, and follow it down around the point and heading north along the river back to the Lincoln Memorial. If you'd rather do a run shorter than 12 miles, just turn around when you've gone half your desired distance.  I'm out of town this weekend, so Kerry O'Brien will be starting your run on Saturday morning.

Thank you Angela Katson for providing post-run beverages! Please take a moment to thank Flora Arabo as well, when you see her at the mid-run beverage stop in Lincoln Park. We do not currently have a mid-run volunteer for the next 2 weeks, July 25 and August 1, so please get in touch if you'd like to supply drinks for the group on either of those dates. There are plenty of other volunteer opportunities this summer for both mid-run and post-run drinks, with up to date needs posted on the SLR page. Please email me any dates you can cover mid-run drinks, or at least 2 consecutive weeks (preferably 4 weeks) for post-run drinks - the club will reimburse all expenses. If you enjoy the beverages provided for our runs, please do your part and volunteer!

Happy running!

Mike

SLR July 11 - Capital Crescent Trail

Hello Saturday Runners!

This week we will be running out and back on the Capital Crescent Trail (additional map here). The planned distance is 13 miles, but you can easily run as short or as long as you'd like on this route by simply turning around whenever you get to half of your target distance. To get 13 miles, the turnaround point is near Mass Ave. You can turn around earlier at the water fountain just before the tunnel for 10 miles, or at the water fountain just before Bethesda for 16 miles. Hopefeully the weather forecast holds out, and it's a nice cool & clear morning on Saturday! I'm going to be out of town this week, but Andrew Simpson will be starting the run for you.

Thank you Garett Rose for providing post-run beverages! Once again, this week we do not currently have a mid-run beverage volunteer. If nobody steps up before Saturday, there are a number of water fountains on this route that you'll pass in both directions, at the Francis Scott Key Memorial (1 mi), Fletcher's Boathouse (3.5 mi), the Dalecarlia Tunnel (5 mi), and Bethesda (8 mi, if you're going far enough to reach it).

We have plenty of volunteer opportunities this summer for both mid-run and post-run drinks, with up to date needs posted on the SLR page. Please email me any dates you can cover mid-run drinks, or at least 2 consecutive weeks (preferably 4 weeks) for post-run drinks - the club will reimburse all expenses. If you enjoy the beverages provided for our runs, please do your part and volunteer!

Happy running!

Mike