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  

Saturday May 17 SLR Route

Hi Everyone,

This week's route will be the 13 mile Piney Branch:
http://www.dcroadrunners.org/longrun/routes/PineyBranch.html

Start time in still 8am (we will switch to 7am in June)

Summer routes/midpoint water stop sign-ups will be out soon!

Be sure to thank Brian Danza for providing the post-run beverages for the month of May!

:)kerry.
 

May 10 SLR

Hi Everyone,

Once again, I will not be at SLR this weekend! My high school team has their final meet--their league championship meet--this Friday and Saturday.

Kevin D'Amanda has once again agreed to sub-lead SLR for me---the route will be the Fort Scott Hill Route. Here is the cue sheet:
http://www.dcroadrunners.org/longrun/routes/FortScottHillClimb.html

Brian Danza will be providing post-run beverages (and cups!). Many thanks to Kevin D. for running out to get cups last weekend and avoiding a cup shortage riot!

I promise to get the SLR routes for the summer months posted next week (I know that people would like to know the routes in advance so that they can plan better)---I have been a little swamped with high school coaching this days....but that will be over this weekend and I can give SLR the attention it deserves :)

Cheers,
:)kerry.
 

May 10 SLR

Hi Everyone,

Once again, I will not be at SLR this weekend! My high school team has their final meet--their league championship meet--this Friday and Saturday.

Kevin D'Amanda has once again agreed to sub-lead SLR for me---the route will be the Fort Scott Hill Route. Here is the cue sheet:
http://www.dcroadrunners.org/longrun/routes/FortScottHillClimb.html

Brian Danza will be providing post-run beverages (and cups!). Many thanks to Kevin D. for running out to get cups last weekend and avoiding a cup shortage riot!

I promise to get the SLR routes for the summer months posted next week (I know that people would like to know the routes in advance so that they can plan better)---I have been a little swamped with high school coaching this days....but that will be over this weekend and I can give SLR the attention it deserves :)

Cheers,
:)kerry.
 

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