Hello Saturday Long Runners!
Get ready, we're making our way into second summer tomorrow morning and it's going to be a warmer one out there for SLR. Bring plenty of fluids, take it easy, and don't forget your gels! Now let's get into it:
The Route: A Ross Drive so nice, who wouldn't want to do it twice? We’ve got you covered in Ross Drive (Extended Edition) (strava, gps, pdf)! We’ll head over the Key Bridge and up Rock Creek to do a nice Ross Drive loop, then repeat that same loop for more Ross Drive than ever. After this we'll head back down the trail to the Key Bridge for a double-lollipop route. As a reminder, for Ross Drive make a left immediately following the police station in Rock Creek Park onto Joyce Road, cross the little bridge, and take the next left onto Ross Drive up the hill!
Want Something Shorter? A classic Ross Drive route will get you 15 miles (without the trail, and less if you take the trail) and almost as much Rock Creek Park action. For even less mileage, an out and back is your best bet! If you want somewhere between 15 and 20, doing a single loop of Ross Drive and then returning over Memorial Bridge instead of Key Bridge will get you around 18 miles.
Need a Longer Route? A Big Loop is always a good choice for extra mileage, though fair warning it is on the schedule for next week. Just keep heading up Rock Creek Park to Leland and follow the Capital Crescent Trail back down to the city.
Thirsty? The Peirce Mill water fountain has seen better days, but the new one (with a bottle filling station!!) next to the bathrooms makes up for it and more! Thanks to Nick for post run drinks this week as well!
Need a Bathroom? Peirce Mill also has you covered with two options (there are some at the actual Mill as well). We’ll pass those ones twice, which are by far your best bet to avoid the Rock-Creek-woods squat of shame.
The Bunion Derby concluded last weekend, but fear not, we've got Book Club next weekend at FourFive Coffee in Rosslyn discussing Running to the Edge by Matthew Futterman.
Happy Running!
Anna
