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 for January 16

Written by Kristin Dahling

Friday, 15 January 2010 12:07

Hello Saturday Runners!

 

This week's route will be the Marymount Chain Bridge route, for about 14 miles.  There is also a club race, so it could also be fun to swing by the Capital Crescent trailhead under the Whitehurst Freeway by the water in Georgetown and see what's going on down there (and if they need any help) if you're not already racing or volunteering (after stopping by the Iwo Jima Memorial to say hello at 8 and run over to easily be in Georgetown by 9, of course).

 

A couple of other notes-- we could use some suggestions for upcoming routes to round out January and February, so if you have a route we haven't done in a while that you'd like to do on a certain week, send me your requests!  Also, we need a beverage volunteer for February (or even the first Saturday(s) in February), so if you can help out there, please let me know!

 

Thanks again everyone for helping SLR run smoothly and I hope to see you on Saturday!

 

Kristin

 

SLR for January 16

Written by Kristin Dahling

Friday, 15 January 2010 12:07

Hello Saturday Runners!

 

This week's route will be the Marymount Chain Bridge route, for about 14 miles.  There is also a club race, so it could also be fun to swing by the Capital Crescent trailhead under the Whitehurst Freeway by the water in Georgetown and see what's going on down there (and if they need any help) if you're not already racing or volunteering (after stopping by the Iwo Jima Memorial to say hello at 8 and run over to easily be in Georgetown by 9, of course).

 

A couple of other notes-- we could use some suggestions for upcoming routes to round out January and February, so if you have a route we haven't done in a while that you'd like to do on a certain week, send me your requests!  Also, we need a beverage volunteer for February (or even the first Saturday(s) in February), so if you can help out there, please let me know!

 

Thanks again everyone for helping SLR run smoothly and I hope to see you on Saturday!

 

Kristin

 

Jan 9 SLR

Written by Kristin Dahling

Friday, 08 January 2010 17:18

This week we'll run the Pinniped Route to the zoo.  You may even choose to amend the zoo portion of the route and try to see the Pandas if they're still here.  It's on our short side at around 10-11 miles, but as always, you can add or cut whatever you like.  Hopefully it won't be too icy, but take care and have fun!

 

http://www.dcroadrunners.org/longrun/routes/PinnipedRoute.html

 

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