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 |
Hi All,
Apologies again for the mix up last week. This week is the Iron Triangle route! It is a very hilly 15 mile route that I really like because you go up through some beautiful neighborhoods in Arlington and get to come back on the Custis Trail - plus what doesn't kill you makes you stronger! The route for this week is the 15 mile Iron Triangle loop and the cue sheets and gps files are here.Â
Please consider volunteering for Post Run drinks and if you have any questions let me know! The drinks are reimbursed by the club through this link. It counts for Snowball Series volunteer credit. I had to get the drinks this week in addition to going to print the maps, etc. So if you are able to help me out, I would appreciate it!
Best of luck to those of you running the Al Lewis 10-miler on Saturday - we will miss you at SLR :)Â
The next Snowball Series race is the DCRRC JFK 20K and MLK 5K on Jan 15th!
See you Saturday,
Megan
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Hi All,
Apologies but I got a bit ahead of myself for 2022 :) Kate kindly pointed out that the route this week is the 12 mile Bluemont L Loop route. The cue sheet and gps links are here!
Don't worry, we are still doing the hilly Iron Triangle loop, just not until January 8th!
Hope to still see you tomorrow.
Thanks,
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Megan
Hi Runners,
Happy New Year!! The route this week will be on SUNDAY due to New Years/the Predictions and Resolutions 5K. Please join us at N Meade St Park on Jan 2nd! The route this week is the 15 mile Iron Triangle. The cue sheet and gps files are here.
Please consider volunteering for Post Run drinks and if you have any questions let me know! The drinks are reimbursed by the club through this link. It counts for Snowball Series volunteer credit.
The next snowball series club race is Al Lewis 10 miler on January 8! Please consider racing or volunteering at this fun event.
Happy New Year!!
Megan
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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