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Welcome! This is the home of the world-famous (well, maybe locally well-known) SLR.
Our start time is at 8:00 AM until next summer! 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 |
| 4/5 | 14 | Marymount Chain Bridge | Cue Sheet & GPS | |
| 4/12 | 12 | Pentagon Army Navy | Cue Sheet & GPS | |
| 4/19 | 13 | Cathedral Clintons | Cue Sheet & GPS | |
| 4/26 | 18 | National Arboretum | Cue Sheet & GPS | |
| 5/3 | 12 | Potomac Overlook Loops | Cue Sheet & GPS | |
| 5/10 | 13 | Southeast DC | Cue Sheet & GPS | |
| 5/17 | 16 | Around the World in Fourteen Miles | Cue Sheet & GPS | 62 Embassies! New Route! |
| 5/24 | 14 | Ross Drive | Cue Sheet & GPS | |
| 5/31 | 15 | Long Bridge Park | Cue Sheet & GPS |
SLR Update
Just a reminder that tomorrow's route is a new route---Glover Archbold to Wisconsin to Capitol Crescent trail. 16 miles. The cue sheet is pasted in below.I will not be at SLR as I will be off in Pennsylvania coaching at a cross country meet....but Brian Danza will be sub-leading in my absence.
Leilani and Rob Morton will be providing the midpoint beverage stop and will most likely be putting the stop at the entrance to the Capital Crescent Trail in Downtown Bethesda.
Ashley and Aaron will be providing the post-run beverages.
Here is the cue sheet:
0.0 Begin at Iwo Jima
Go through Rosslyn ---Across Key Bridge
1.0 Sharp right after bridge down to river side of C&O Canal
Left on C&O Towpath and QUICK right down steps to Water St.
Right on Water St. to trailhead of Capital Crescent Trail
Go 1/2 mile on Capital Crescent Trail
1.5 Just past 10 mile marker, turn right through culvert
After culvert, loop to the right and turn right on Canal Rd
QUICK right into trailhead of Glover Archbold trail
2.0 Follow trail across Reservoir Rd. at street corner
2.5 Follow trail past sign for Wesley Heights Trail
2.6 After this sign, bear right at "Y" split
3.2 Follow trail across New Mexico Rd.
3.5 Follow trail across Cathedral Ave.
4.0 Follow trail across Massachusetts Ave.
5.0 Follow trail to end, you will see a green awning on a store front
This is Van Ness St... right on Ness Left on Wisconsin Ave
6.5 Frindship Village, you will see Sacks Fifth Ave, Niemans, Macys and many other stores.
7.5 Downtown Bethesda, make a left at Bethesda ave you will see a parking lot on your left and a Barnes and Noble ahead on the right, capitol crescent trail starts there, and this is where the water stop will be.
Cap Crescent back to Iwo Jima
16 miles exactly :)
SLR Update
Just a reminder that tomorrow's route is a new route---Glover Archbold to Wisconsin to Capitol Crescent trail. 16 miles. The cue sheet is pasted in below.I will not be at SLR as I will be off in Pennsylvania coaching at a cross country meet....but Brian Danza will be sub-leading in my absence.
Leilani and Rob Morton will be providing the midpoint beverage stop and will most likely be putting the stop at the entrance to the Capital Crescent Trail in Downtown Bethesda.
Ashley and Aaron will be providing the post-run beverages.
Here is the cue sheet:
0.0 Begin at Iwo Jima
Go through Rosslyn ---Across Key Bridge
1.0 Sharp right after bridge down to river side of C&O Canal
Left on C&O Towpath and QUICK right down steps to Water St.
Right on Water St. to trailhead of Capital Crescent Trail
Go 1/2 mile on Capital Crescent Trail
1.5 Just past 10 mile marker, turn right through culvert
After culvert, loop to the right and turn right on Canal Rd
QUICK right into trailhead of Glover Archbold trail
2.0 Follow trail across Reservoir Rd. at street corner
2.5 Follow trail past sign for Wesley Heights Trail
2.6 After this sign, bear right at "Y" split
3.2 Follow trail across New Mexico Rd.
3.5 Follow trail across Cathedral Ave.
4.0 Follow trail across Massachusetts Ave.
5.0 Follow trail to end, you will see a green awning on a store front
This is Van Ness St... right on Ness Left on Wisconsin Ave
6.5 Frindship Village, you will see Sacks Fifth Ave, Niemans, Macys and many other stores.
7.5 Downtown Bethesda, make a left at Bethesda ave you will see a parking lot on your left and a Barnes and Noble ahead on the right, capitol crescent trail starts there, and this is where the water stop will be.
Cap Crescent back to Iwo Jima
16 miles exactly :)
Change of Route for this Saturday!
Hi Everyone,It looks as though we need to change the route for this weekend's SLR b/c our scheduled route is likely to interfere with/be hindered by the Nation's Triathlon.
So, we have a new route :) A modified, longer version on the Glover Archbold-Capitol Crescent trail route. Many thanks to Brian Danza for mapping out the route. It is still 16 miles. I've pasted in the cue sheet below, please let me know if you have any questions!
0.0 Begin at Iwo Jima
Go through Rosslyn ---Across Key Bridge
1.0 Sharp right after bridge down to river side of C&O Canal
Left on C&O Towpath and QUICK right down steps to Water St.
Right on Water St. to trailhead of Capital Crescent Trail
Go 1/2 mile on Capital Crescent Trail
1.5 Just past 10 mile marker, turn right through culvert
After culvert, loop to the right and turn right on Canal Rd
QUICK right into trailhead of Glover Archbold trail
2.0 Follow trail across Reservoir Rd. at street corner
2.5 Follow trail past sign for Wesley Heights Trail
2.6 After this sign, bear right at "Y" split
3.2 Follow trail across New Mexico Rd.
3.5 Follow trail across Cathedral Ave.
4.0 Follow trail across Massachusetts Ave.
5.0 Follow trail to end, you will see a green awning on a store front
This is Van Ness St... right on Ness Left on Wisconsin Ave
6.5 Frindship Village, you will see Sacks Fifth Ave, Niemans, Macys and many other stores.
7.5 Downtown Bethesda, make a left at Bethesda ave you will see a parking lot on your left and a Barnes and Noble ahead on the right, capitol crescent trail starts there, and this is where the water stop will be.
Cap Crescent back to Iwo Jima
16 miles exactly :)
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