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  

December 12 SLR

Written by Kristin Dahling

Thursday, 10 December 2009 21:51

Hello Saturday Runners!

 

This week, by special request, we are running the Southeast route.  Hopefully the wind will die down over the end of the week so as not to knock us all off the bridges, but this route does have the benefit of being very easy to tack onto if you want a few extra miles, and has enough varied scenery and sections to make it an un-boring out-and-back if you need to cut it short in case, say, you're running a 10K on Sunday that has a big uphill at the end.  Also by request, the cue sheet: 

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

 

Please thank our ever-so-reliable beverage volunteers Eleanor Evans and Colleen Marzec, and please let me know if you can cover any or all of our Saturdays in January.  Thanks for keeping SLR running smoothly and I'll see you on Saturday!

 

SLR for Saturday December 5

Written by Kristin Dahling

Thursday, 03 December 2009 23:11

Hello Saturday Runners!

 

This week's only request was that the route be "more than 13."  So, we have my favorite select-a-size run in DC, MD, and VA-- the Battery Kemble loops.  There may only be a few there with the Snowball Series race going on further up the canal, but there will be some vertical mileage for those who choose SLR anyway.

 

Please thank Eleanor Evans for taking care of our beverages for the month of December, and let me know if you can help for January.  If you didn't get a chance to pitch in during 2009, you can make sure that won't be the case for 2010!

 

See you Saturday!

Kristin

 


 

SLR for Saturday December 5

Written by Kristin Dahling

Thursday, 03 December 2009 23:11

Hello Saturday Runners!

 

This week's only request was that the route be "more than 13."  So, we have my favorite select-a-size run in DC, MD, and VA-- the Battery Kemble loops.  There may only be a few there with the Snowball Series race going on further up the canal, but there will be some vertical mileage for those who choose SLR anyway.

 

Please thank Eleanor Evans for taking care of our beverages for the month of December, and let me know if you can help for January.  If you didn't get a chance to pitch in during 2009, you can make sure that won't be the case for 2010!

 

See you Saturday!

Kristin

 


 

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