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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 July 28 - C&O Canal Towpath
Hello Saturday Runners!
Hope everyone is keeping cool out there! This Sat, July 28th we will be running an out and back on the C&O Canal Towpath. I put down 18 miles since folks are probably starting to build up for their fall marathons, but feel free to run less (or more) as needed. The heat shouldn't be too bad either, but still make sure to stop for water when you have the chance (several water fountains along route). Still starting at the park NW of Iwo Jima.
Thank you again to Eric Waskowicz for providing post-run drinks, and to Stephanie Devlin for mid-run drinks this week. Drinks are taken care of for August, but we will be needing someone to do post-run beverages in September and beyond. Its not a lot of work and DCRRC reimburses your expenses - please email slr@dcroadrunners.org if you can help out.
You might want to wear a hat or sunglasses if its sunny out - you're in the shade a lot but the sun can get in your eyes a bit on the way back. Also remember that the towpath is packed dirt so your times might be a little slower than normal, but the upside is that running on trails or packed dirt is often easier on your joints and has less risk of injury.
Directions: From Iwo Jima, go through Rosslyn and cross Key Bridge. Take a sharp right after the bridge down to river side of C&O Canal. Turn right (go under Key Bridge) and run for miles!
The mile markers are situated to match up with the distance travelled from Iwo Jima. In other words, mile marker 3 (near Fletcher's Boathouse) is 3 miles out. So...
- 12 miles to Towpath Mile Marker 6 and back
- 14 Miles to Mile Marker 7 and back
- 18 miles to Mile Marker 9 and back
- 19 miles to Beltway and back
Water stops (and facilities) at Fletcher's Boathouse at Mile Marker 3, water at Towpath Mile Marker 5 and just before Towpath Mile Marker 9. Hit these out AND back.
Thank you to all those who participated (both running and helping out) with the DCRRC track championships Wednesday!
Happy Running!
-- Erik
SLR July 21 - Battery Kemble Loops
Hellow Saturday Runners!
This Saturday, July 21st, we will be running the Loops of Battery Kemble Route. The route mileage is 16 miles, but you can do more or less as needed. The heat shouldn't be too bad either, but still make sure to stop for water when you have the chance. Still starting at the park NW of Iwo Jima.
Thank you again to Eric Waskowicz for providing post-run drinks, and to Carl Ford and Kristin Wilhelm for mid-run drinks. Summer is just about covered, but we still need mid-run drinks for August 18th. Please email slr@dcroadrunners.org if you can help out.
In club announcements: the DCRRC 1 mile and 3K Track Championships are scheduled for Wed, July 25th. A few other club races are coming up too, so check the "upcoming events" section on the webpage.
Directions: Just check the cue sheet and map. The only question is how many loops through Battery Kemble will you do?
- 0 loops gets you a 13.5 total mile run, 1 loop makes it 14.75 miles, 2 loops = 16 miles, etc.
- each loop is 1.25 miles
All-right, thats all for now - Happy Running!
-- Erik
SLR July 14 - Piney Branch
Hello Saturday Runners!
This Saturday, July 14th, we will be running the Piney Branch route. Its about 12.5 miles as written, or you can cut back across the Georgetown waterfront and take Memorial bridge back for a few extra. Fortunetely we have gotten a bit of a break from the heat and starting temps should be in the 70s (7am start time only this week). Still starting at the park NW of Iwo Jima.
Please give a big thanks to our drink volunteers: Eric Waskowicz will be providing post-run drinks again, and former SLR leader Kristin Dahling will be providing mid-run drinks. Mid-run drinks are critical on hot summer days like this and we still have a few dates open: August 18 and 25 and a few early Saturdays in September while its still hot out. Please email slr@dcroadrunners.org if you can help out.
Directions: From Iwo Jima, head across Memorial Bridge.
1.5 - At Lincoln Memorial, go left up 23rd St. NW through George Washington University.
2.5 - At Washington Circle, BEAR RIGHT on New Hampshire Ave.
3.3 - Pass through Dupont Circle and stay on New Hampshire.
4.0 - BEAR LEFT on 16th St. You will soon pass by Meridian Hill Park (Malcom X Park) which runs along the right for a few blocks. Feel free to run through here and see North America's longest cascading waterfall, but then get back on 16th St. again.
5.5 - Just after crossing over bridge over Piney Branch, turn RIGHT on Arkansas Ave. Then a QUICK RIGHT on road to loop under the bridge.
6.5 - When this road ends at Rock Creek, turn RIGHT (on a road) then a QUICK LEFT (on a bike path). Turn LEFT on Rock Creek Trail to return towards Iwo Jima.
10.0 - RIGHT on C&O Canal Towpath to return across Key Bridge and back through Rosslyn, thats about 12.5 miles.
OR - for a few extra miles, run down to the Georgetown waterfront, take that towards DC and take the Rock Creek trails south. Take Memorial bridge back. This makes is like 14.5 miles.
Thats all for now! Happy Running!
-- Erik
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Upcoming Events
| Kenmore PTSA 5K Sat, May 10th, 2025, @8:00am |
| Hero Dogs 5K9 Sat, May 17th, 2025, @8:00am |
| Jamestown 5K Sat, May 17th, 2025, @8:00am |
| Women's Distance Festival and Run After The Women Sun, Jun 8th, 2025, @8:00am |
| Rock Creek 5K Sun, Jun 22nd, 2025, @8:00am |
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