Welcome! This is the home of the world-famous (well, maybe locally well-known) SLR.
Our start time is at 8:00 AM until next 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 |
| 4/5 | 14 | Marymount Chain Bridge | Cue Sheet & GPS | |
| 4/12 | 12 | Pentagon Army Navy | Cue Sheet & GPS | |
| 4/19 | 13 | Cathedral Clintons | Cue Sheet & GPS | |
| 4/26 | 18 | National Arboretum | Cue Sheet & GPS | |
| 5/3 | 12 | Potomac Overlook Loops | Cue Sheet & GPS | |
| 5/10 | 13 | Southeast DC | Cue Sheet & GPS | |
| 5/17 | 16 | Around the World in Fourteen Miles | Cue Sheet & GPS | 62 Embassies! New Route! |
| 5/24 | 14 | Ross Drive | Cue Sheet & GPS | |
| 5/31 | 15 | Long Bridge Park | Cue Sheet & GPS |
SLR September 1 - Normanstone Klingle
Hello Saturday Runners!
Tomorrow we will be running 13 miles on the Normanstone Klingle route (downloads: cue sheet and GPS). If you'd like to go further, you can continue north along Rock Creek Park before turning around to head back, or to shorten the route I'd suggest simply going out & back on Rock Creek without the Normanstone loop. After you pass the Zoo on your way back, I expect that you'll need to run through the Beach Dr tunnel again, due to trail closure in that area.
Thank you to Rodrigo Vellon & Christie Wetzel for post-run drinks, as well as Ruby & Katherine Len for mid-run drinks! Mid run beverages will be located on Klingle Rd (or Woodley Rd just before it), before going downhill along the Klingle Valley Trail into Rock Creek.
We have beverages mostly covered for the rest of the summer, but still need to fill in volunteers for both post-run and mid-run drinks on October 6, so please let me know if you can help out with this. The weekly schedule of volunteers, routes, and distances is always kept up-to-date on the SLR web page, and you can email me any time to book your slot. For general info on how volunteering works see the SLR FAQ or send me an email if you have any other specific questions.
Reminder - if you have not recently renewed your club membership, it expires today! To check your current status or renew if necessary, log in to the club website and go to the My Membership page.
In other news, registration is now open for next year's George Washington's Birthday Marathon, which will be held on Sunday, February 17! This race has the option of either a three-person relay, or of course a solo run of 26.2 miles, and is a great way to stay motivated for wintertime training.
Happy running,
Mike
SLR August 25 - National Arboretum
Hello Saturday Runners!
This Saturday‘s route will take you out to run a few loops around the National Arboretum (downloads: cue sheet and GPS) for 18 miles. To shorten the run you can either go for a shorter loop inside the arboretum, or if you just run out & back to the entrance of the arboretum it’s 14 miles. I’m going to be out of town this weekend and will again unfortunately miss running this almost-new route with the group, but Coach Jonny will be there to kick things off. After a brutal morning last Saturday, things are looking a lot nicer this weekend, with forecasted dew point around 60 and temperature no higher than the mid 70s during the run.
Thank you Kate Scott for post-run drinks and Katherine & Madelyn Zeller for mid-run drinks this week! Mid run drinks will be on R St NE, just outside the entrance to the arboretum at about 7 miles into the run. Note: The arboretum opens at 8:00 am, so with the run starting a few minutes after 7:00, the faster end of our group might reach the gates to find them closed - if you wind up in that position, grab a drink, rest a few minutes, and pick it back up again after 8:00.
We have post-run beverages mostly covered for the rest of the summer, but still need to fill in volunteers for few more weeks of mid-run beverages including next week, so please let me know when you can help out. The weekly schedule of volunteers, routes, and distances is always kept up-to-date on the SLR web page, and you can email me any time to book your slot. For general info on how volunteering works see the SLR FAQ or send me an email if you have any other specific questions.
In other news, registration is now open for next year's George Washington's Birthday Marathon which will be held on Sunday, February 17! This race has the option of either a three-person relay, or of course a solo run of 26.2 miles, and is a great way to stay motivated for wintertime training.
Happy running,
Mike
SLR August 18 - Long Bridge Park
Hello Saturday Runners!
Tomorrow's run will be 15 miles on the Long Bridge Park route (downloads: cue sheet and GPS). With a hot day today and thunderstorms forecast for tomorrow afternoon, I would expect that we'll be contending with another humid morning, so don't forget to carry extra fluids.
If you'd like to run further than 15 miles, you can make this route about 17.5 miles by continuing up to Roosevelt Island on your way back, and adding an outer loop lap of the island's trail. Alternately, to shorten this to 12.5 miles, after you run through Crystal City and as you are heading south on S. Potomac Ave, take a right on South Glebe Road. Carefully cross Rt. 1, and take a left to continue south on Rt. 1. Very soon you will see the entrance ramp to the 4 Mile Run trail on your right. Take this down to loop under Rt. 1 and you will hit the Mt. Vernon Trail shortly. Take a left on Mt. Vernon trail to head north back to Iwo Jima.
Thank you Kate Scott for post-run drinks and Jerry McEnerney for mid-run drinks this week! Jerry will be located in Tide Lock Park, just after the 8 mile mark, on the Mt. Vernon Trail right before you start heading north along the river.
We have post-run beverages mostly covered for the rest of the summer, but will need more help with mid-run beverages after next week, so please let me know when you can help out. The weekly schedule of volunteers, routes, and distances is always kept up-to-date on the SLR web page, and you can email me any time to book your slot. For general info on how volunteering works see the SLR FAQ or send me an email if you have any other specific questions.
Happy running,
Mike