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  

CHANGE to SLR route: Ross Drive

Hello, Saturday runners!

 

This week's route has changed to Ross Drive.  While a break from hills could have been nice, it just wouldn't have felt like a break after the week we've had to run the shadeless scheduled route.

 

Instead, we'll run a favorite run of many-- Ross Drive.  There's some incline there, but there's also some shade.

 

I apologize for any inconvenience the change in schedule may have caused you, but I expect most will be happy with the switch!

 

Please thank Sara Hov for doing midway beverages for us AGAIN this week, and thank Ross Brodbeck for the post-run bevs.  We can always use some more help with these!  Thanks!

 

 

 

CHANGE to SLR route: Ross Drive

Hello, Saturday runners!

 

This week's route has changed to Ross Drive.  While a break from hills could have been nice, it just wouldn't have felt like a break after the week we've had to run the shadeless scheduled route.

 

Instead, we'll run a favorite run of many-- Ross Drive.  There's some incline there, but there's also some shade.

 

I apologize for any inconvenience the change in schedule may have caused you, but I expect most will be happy with the switch!

 

Please thank Sara Hov for doing midway beverages for us AGAIN this week, and thank Ross Brodbeck for the post-run bevs.  We can always use some more help with these!  Thanks!

 

 

 

Upton Hill Saturday June 19

Hello Saturday Runners!

 

This week's route is UP Upton Hill.  Enjoy!

Please remember to thank our elite beverage volunteer team-- this week Sara Hov and Ross Brodbeck are taking care of you for the midpoint and post-run bevs, respectively.  Also, if you'd like to join their ranks, please let me know, because there are still some opportunities to help out!  With over 100 people showing up most Saturdays, I'm hoping we can find just a few to help with the beverages for each Saturday as well.

 

Thanks for your help and see you Saturday!

 

Kristin

 

 

 

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