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  

Beverage Volunteers

Friday, 20 March 2009 10:47

Hello SLR-goers,

We are in need of people to volunteer to take care of the SLR post-run beverages. The club covers the cost of the beverages (you save your receipts and then submit them to our treasurer for reimbursement)--we just need you to purchase the gatorade, water, and cups and bring them to SLR.

I'd really like to spread the beverage responsibility a little broader within the SLR group. If folks could volunteer for an entire month, that would be fabulous! That does not necessarily mean you need to be there each Saturday of the month but that you will make sure that the beverages will be there each Saturday of the month (you can ask a fellow SLR goer to cover one week if need be). Believe it or not, we once had beverage volunteers that served an entire year!!!!!

Please let me know if you can volunteer.

Many thanks to those who have volunteered in the past and I would love to get some new faces in the volunteer mix!

We are in need of post-run beverage volunteers for next week: March 28 and then the entire month of April......May.........June....etc....

Please consider volunteering,
:)kerry.
 

Beverage Volunteers

Friday, 20 March 2009 10:47

Hello SLR-goers,

We are in need of people to volunteer to take care of the SLR post-run beverages. The club covers the cost of the beverages (you save your receipts and then submit them to our treasurer for reimbursement)--we just need you to purchase the gatorade, water, and cups and bring them to SLR.

I'd really like to spread the beverage responsibility a little broader within the SLR group. If folks could volunteer for an entire month, that would be fabulous! That does not necessarily mean you need to be there each Saturday of the month but that you will make sure that the beverages will be there each Saturday of the month (you can ask a fellow SLR goer to cover one week if need be). Believe it or not, we once had beverage volunteers that served an entire year!!!!!

Please let me know if you can volunteer.

Many thanks to those who have volunteered in the past and I would love to get some new faces in the volunteer mix!

We are in need of post-run beverage volunteers for next week: March 28 and then the entire month of April......May.........June....etc....

Please consider volunteering,
:)kerry.
 

March 21 SLR

Friday, 20 March 2009 09:37

Hi Everyone,

Just a quick note to say that the route for tomorrow is:

http://www.dcroadrunners.org/longrun/routes/Cathedral+Clintons.html

Many thanks to Pat Rodjom for both sub-leading SLR and providing the post-run beverages!!

Happy Running,

:)Kerry.

 

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