Iwo Jima Memorial

Welcome! This is the home of the world-famous (well, maybe locally well-known) SLR.

Our start time is at 8:00 AM for the rest of the year. 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
4/20 18 Arboretum - Azaleas!! Cue Sheet & GPS  
4/27 12 Piney Branch Cue Sheet & GPS  
5/4 14 MBT - Catholic Cue Sheet & GPS  
5/11 14 Capital Crescent OaB Cue Sheet & GPS  
5/18 16 Arlington Loop Cue Sheet & GPS  
5/25 14 Battery Garesche Cue Sheet & GPS  

SLR Updates through July 7

Saturday, 16 June 2007 20:00

Hi Everyone,

Just one final note to let you know "who will be doing what" on the SLR front while I am in Africa :)

June 23:
Sub-SLR-Leader: Mike Fox-Boyd
Route:Up Upton Hill
http://www.dcroadrunners.org/longrun/routes/uptonhill.htm
Midpoint beverage volunteer: Mary Casey
Post-run beverage volunteer: Emily Leary

June 30:
Sub-SLR-Leader: Toni Marie Diegoli
Route: Glover/Rock Creek Loop
http://www.dcroadrunners.org/longrun/routes/GloverRockCreek1.html
Midpoint beverage volunteer: Jessie Sackett
Post-run beverage volunteer: Emily Leary

July 7:
I should be back to lead!
Route: Fort Scott Hill
http://www.dcroadrunners.org/longrun/routes/FortScottHillClimb.html
Midpoint beverage volunteer: Toni Marie Diegoli
Post-run beverage volunteer: Brian Danza

We still have beverage volunteer slots that need to be filled...please check below to see what slots still need to be filled and let me know what slot you can cover! I will not be able to check email until July 6...but I'd love to return to an email inbox full of volunteer responses :)

Happy Running,
:)kerry.
 

SLR Update

Thursday, 14 June 2007 20:00

Hello everyone,

Just a few notes about tomorrow's SLR :)

The route is the the 12 mile RFK route. Check out the cue sheet:
http://www.dcroadrunners.org/longrun/routes/JodiRFK.html

Toni Diegoli will be leading SLR in my absence. I am not leaving for Africa until Tuesday, but I will be driving my cats to North Carolina this weekend (long story as to why the cats have to go to NC while I am in Africa--ask me to explain sometime on a run ;))

Ben Richter will be providing the mid-point beverage stop and will be setting up the water stop at the north-east corner of the intersection of East Capitol Street and 4th St., NE (the same place as last year, so people can rehydrate at roughly the 4 and 8 mile points).

Ashley Toher will be providing the post-run beverages.

Please be sure to thank these volunteers :)

I will be sending out a LONG message this weekend that will let you know who is covering what for the three weeks that I am in Africa....so stay tuned for that....and have a great run tomorrow!

:)kerry.
 

SLR Update

Thursday, 14 June 2007 20:00

Hello everyone,

Just a few notes about tomorrow's SLR :)

The route is the the 12 mile RFK route. Check out the cue sheet:
http://www.dcroadrunners.org/longrun/routes/JodiRFK.html

Toni Diegoli will be leading SLR in my absence. I am not leaving for Africa until Tuesday, but I will be driving my cats to North Carolina this weekend (long story as to why the cats have to go to NC while I am in Africa--ask me to explain sometime on a run ;))

Ben Richter will be providing the mid-point beverage stop and will be setting up the water stop at the north-east corner of the intersection of East Capitol Street and 4th St., NE (the same place as last year, so people can rehydrate at roughly the 4 and 8 mile points).

Ashley Toher will be providing the post-run beverages.

Please be sure to thank these volunteers :)

I will be sending out a LONG message this weekend that will let you know who is covering what for the three weeks that I am in Africa....so stay tuned for that....and have a great run tomorrow!

:)kerry.
 

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