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 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  

UPDATE - April 23 SLR - NEW ROUTE

Hi All,

The most inconvient part of Rock Creek is still closed, so this week we will run Southeast DC instead! The cue sheet and gps files are here. The wind looks low so this route should be fun!

If you would like to run shorter, you can bring your metro card and mask and catch the metro back to Rosslyn from either the Eastern Market station (at 8.5 miles) or the Smithsonian station (at 10.5 miles), both of which the route will go right past.

Thanks,

Megan

 

 

SLR - April 23 - Ross Drive

Hi Runners,

Getting this out a bit later because I went down a rabbit hole trying to figure out DC maps! I think that the trail closures are over from what I saw! Has anyone run rock creek recently? If so, can you please email me to confirm before the run?

If the trail looks good, the run this weekend is the 14 mile Ross Drive route. The GPS and cue sheet are here. I love this route so I hope it works out!

We are looking for post run drink volunteers, so please consider emailing me to sign up!

Happy running!

Megan

 

SLR - April 16 - Cathedral Clintons

Hi Runners,

The run this weekend is the 13 mile Cathedral Clintons route. The GPS and cue sheet are here.

I going to be out of town this weekend, so Coach Big Guy and Jill will be there to kick you off! Thanks to Ted for the post run drinks! We are looking for post run drink volunteers 4/23 and onwards so please consider emailing me to sign up!

Best of luck to those of you racing the Boston Marathon this Monday!

Happy running!

Megan

 

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