Hello Saturday Runners!
This weekend's run will be our longest of the season, at 3 weeks out from the Marine Corps Marathon! The route had to be changed in a few places to accommodate closures, so I've made a Big Loop with Detour (downloads: cue sheet and GPS) to get you through 22.5 miles. After reaching Bethesda, you'll take Leland St and Woodbine St rather than the Georgetown Branch Trail, and then later on where Beach Drive is closed you can take Ross Drive instead to get down to Pierce Mill. Both of these changes add a few hills though, so be ready for it! We've got some perfect running weather coming this weekend, with sunny skies, a return of cooler temperatures in the 50s, and low humidity too, so make sure you take advantage of it!
Thanks to Lily Britt for post-run drinks and Kam Yee for mid-run drinks this week! Mid-run drinks will be located just before 11 miles, in the parking area on your left as you're heading south past Meadowbrook Stables. This is going to be the last week of the season that we have organized mid-run drinks, with cooler temperatures and shorter runs on the way after this week. I've now posted a schedule of routes and distances to cover the 6 week gap between our summer and winter training programs, so here's the return of my usual call for volunteers...
Volunteer needs along with the weekly route & distance schedule are always kept up-to-date on the SLR web page, and you can email me any time to schedule your slot. Post-run volunteers are typically scheduled for at least 2 consecutive weeks to cut down on handoffs of the bins, though if you can cover an entire month that's even better! Volunteering is easy, doesn't take a lot of time, and all beverage expenses will be reimbursed by the club. SLR drinks are entirely volunteer supported, so if you regularly enjoy this perk, please do your part to keep it going!
If you're not running the Marine Corps Marathon yourself but would like to cheer on your friends who are, join DCRRC to volunteer at staffing Water Stop #2 in Georgetown! (the same place as last year) Ted Cochrane will be the team captain for the water stop. To come and help out, please register using this link. Enter "MCMDCRRC" as the password and you'll be automatically selected for water stop #2. Fill in your personal information and you're done!
Don't forget: We're still meeting at 7:00 am this week, but it's the last time for the year! Starting next week on October 7, we'll be switching back to 8:00 am. You'll get one last reminder in next week's email, and I'll also highlight the change at the start of SLR, as well as on Facebook & Twitter.
Happy running,
Mike
