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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 29 - Arlington Triangle
Hello Saturday Runners!
Tomorrow's route will be a 16 mile loop of Arlington Triangle (downloads: cue sheet and GPS). For a shorter run, probably your best bet to do so simply while starting out with everyone else is to just run out & back. It looks like fall might finally be on its way soon, with some excellent running weather in the forecast for Saturday morning!
Thank you Mike McCarthy for post-run drinks, and Andrew Mulrean for mid-run drinks! Mid run beverages will be located at the W&OD trailhead near Shirlington Rd, which is just after mile 7 on the route.
We do not currently have either mid-run or post-run drink volunteers scheduled for next week, so please let me know ASAP if you can help with either of these. 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, coming up in two weeks on 10/13 we will be switching back to 8:00 am meeting time. I'll send futher announcements over the next couple weeks to remind everyone of the shift.
Happy running,
Mike
SLR September 22 - Ross Drive
Hello Saturday Runners!
Tomorrow's SLR route will be about 14.5 miles to Ross Drive (downloads: cue sheet and GPS). If you'd like to either shorten or lengthen the route, you can either add or remove 3.5 miles by skipping or adding a second loop of Beach Drive to Ross Drive. With today's rain, if you'd rather skip the Lover's Lane portion of the run to avoid potentially muddy trails, you can continue east along M St until Rose Park, where you'll take a left after 28th St and before the Rock Creek overpass. There's a paved path through this park which will soon connect back up to the main Rock Creek trail.
Thank you Mike McCarthy for post-run drinks, and Christine & Paul Westcott for mid-run drinks! Mid run beverages will be located at Pierce Mill, which you'll pass twice at about 5 and 9.5 miles into the run.
We do not currently have mid-run drink volunteers scheduled for both of the next two weeks, and will need help with post-run drinks after next week on 10/6, so please let me know as soon as possible if you can help with either of these. 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.
Also tomorrow, on Saturday, September 22, we will be having our annual club picnic at the Landon School in Bethesda, with a 3 mile cross-country race beforehand! Bring your family out for good food, good company, and one of the few chances each year to run an open cross-country race. Please register online in advance, even if you do not plan on running and are only attending for the picnic, so that we can get a better estimate of headcount for food.
Coming up next week, the club will be putting on the National Capital 20 Miler and 5 Miler races, on Sunday September 30! If you're training for a fall marathon, this race is a great way to test the waters beyond 13.1 miles, without going all-out for another full marathon. Registration and additional information is available here.
Happy running,
Mike
SLR September 15 - C&O Canal Towpath
Hello Saturday Runners!
We'll be running out & back tomorrow morning on the C&O Canal Towpath (downloads: cue sheet and GPS), for a scheduled distance of 20 miles. Because this route is out & back, it's an easy one to modify for whatever distance you'd like to run, if your personal schedule is calling for something shorter (or longer!) this weekend. If you're going about 18 miles or longer on this route, there's a chance you'll run into some construction around Lock 10 on the Towpath, but if this happens just follow signs for the detour and you should be back on your way soon.
Thank you Ryan Moore for post-run drinks, and Grace Kirkpatrick for mid-run drinks! Mid run beverages will be located on the C&O Towpath trail, at Lock 6, which is about 5.5 miles from the start.
We have beverages mostly covered for the next few weeks, 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.
Next week on Saturday evening, September 22, we will be having our annual club picnic at the Landon School in Bethesda, with a 3 mile cross-country race beforehand! Bring your family out for good food, good company, and one of the few chances each year to run an open cross-country race. Please register online in advance, even if you do not plan on running and are only attending for the picnic, so that we can get a better estimate of headcount for food.
Coming up in 2 weeks, the club will be putting on the National Capital 20 Miler and 5 Miler races, on Sunday September 30! If you're training for a fall marathon, this race is a great way to test the waters beyond 13.1 miles, without going all-out for another full marathon. Registration and additional information is available here.
Happy running,
Mike
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