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  

9/20 SLR

Friday, 19 September 2008 11:24

Hi Everyone,

Just a quick note to say that tomorrow's SLR route is the 22 mile Capital Crescent/Rock Creek Loop....here is a link to the cue sheet:

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

Aaron Cheskis will be covering our midpoint water stop and will be setting up at the Capital Crescent Trail just short of the Jones Bridge Road.

Please be sure to congratulate this new father and you may even get to meet little Noah (who was born on 8/28!).

Nikki Elston has been covering our September post-run beverages so be sure to thank her for keeping us all hydrated!

Look forward to seeing you all tomorrow morning,
:)Kerry.
 

9/6 SLR and Weather

Friday, 05 September 2008 17:48

Hi Everyone,

It is looking like we might have questionable weather tomorrow morning due to Tropical Storm Hanna.

Currently, the weather forecast is showing that it should just be raining during the SLR hours--but we all know that can change!

So, in light of this, SLR is running on an informal (not that it is every really that formal!) basis tomorrow.
This means that everyone should personally make their own best judgment as to whether to come to SLR tomorrow morning or not based on the conditions.

If it is just raining, I encourage folks to come out and run....and, we will have gatorade/water on the course and post-run beverages.

IF the weather is more severe, we will not have the midpoint beverage and I encourage folks to stay home.

I apologize that this is somewhat vague. If you have a running buddy that you usually run with at SLR, maybe get in contact with them and decide together whether to come out to run or not.

I don't want to outright cancel SLR b/c there is a strong chance that the weather will be suitable for running BUT I also want everyone to be safe if conditions are more severe.

Adam Stolzberg is set to get SLR started if conditions are good and I will be at the midpoint water stop with Mary Casey.

Hope to see you tomorrow morning,
:)Kerry.
 

9/6 SLR and Weather

Friday, 05 September 2008 17:48

Hi Everyone,

It is looking like we might have questionable weather tomorrow morning due to Tropical Storm Hanna.

Currently, the weather forecast is showing that it should just be raining during the SLR hours--but we all know that can change!

So, in light of this, SLR is running on an informal (not that it is every really that formal!) basis tomorrow.
This means that everyone should personally make their own best judgment as to whether to come to SLR tomorrow morning or not based on the conditions.

If it is just raining, I encourage folks to come out and run....and, we will have gatorade/water on the course and post-run beverages.

IF the weather is more severe, we will not have the midpoint beverage and I encourage folks to stay home.

I apologize that this is somewhat vague. If you have a running buddy that you usually run with at SLR, maybe get in contact with them and decide together whether to come out to run or not.

I don't want to outright cancel SLR b/c there is a strong chance that the weather will be suitable for running BUT I also want everyone to be safe if conditions are more severe.

Adam Stolzberg is set to get SLR started if conditions are good and I will be at the midpoint water stop with Mary Casey.

Hope to see you tomorrow morning,
:)Kerry.
 

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