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 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  

8AM This Saturday! Ross Drive

Hello Saturday Runners,

 

As you may have heard, our start time this weekend will move to 8AM.  The weather has been mild and we've completed our scheduled 20 milers, so hopefully this will help anyone who would prefer to metro to our start, or who needs some stealth miles but would prefer to do them with a little natural sunlight!

 

Our route is Ross Drive and Brian Danza will be providing the midroute beverages.  Janet Braunstein is covering our post-run beverages for October.  Please thank them, and please let me know if *you* can help in the future.

 

There will be singlet distribution before SLR this week for Marathon Training Program participants.

 

Hope to see you all on Saturday!

 

Kristin

 

Oct 9 SLR - W&OD out/back

Hello Saturday Runners!

 

This week our MCM training has us with 20 miles, which we're covering with W & OD Out-n-Back .  It's pretty straightforward as it is an out and back, but I will have a limited number of cue sheets there.  If you are really sure you want one, it is always safest to print your own-- I will be bringing a few less because of the course's simplicity and because many people are entering their marathon COMPLETED! or tapering phases and will be abbreviating the course.  If you are running the full course, you will see Janet Townshend at the turnaround-- please thank her for coming through and providing beverages not once, but TWICE for us in 20-mile weekends this year, and in years past as well.  Also thank Janet Braunstein for bringing our post-run beverages this month!  Thanks, Janets!!!

 

By the way, Congrats to those who have completed their fall marathon, and best of luck to those running Chicago, Steamtown, and any other marathon this week! 

 

See you Saturday,

Kristin

 

Oct 9 SLR - W&OD out/back

Hello Saturday Runners!

 

This week our MCM training has us with 20 miles, which we're covering with W & OD Out-n-Back .  It's pretty straightforward as it is an out and back, but I will have a limited number of cue sheets there.  If you are really sure you want one, it is always safest to print your own-- I will be bringing a few less because of the course's simplicity and because many people are entering their marathon COMPLETED! or tapering phases and will be abbreviating the course.  If you are running the full course, you will see Janet Townshend at the turnaround-- please thank her for coming through and providing beverages not once, but TWICE for us in 20-mile weekends this year, and in years past as well.  Also thank Janet Braunstein for bringing our post-run beverages this month!  Thanks, Janets!!!

 

By the way, Congrats to those who have completed their fall marathon, and best of luck to those running Chicago, Steamtown, and any other marathon this week! 

 

See you Saturday,

Kristin

 

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