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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

SLR Updates

Hi Everyone,

First, please be sure to thank Thane Underdahl for providing the post-run beverages for February (and even baking cookies for yesterday's post-run festivities :)) when you see him!

For the month of March, Heather Schloss, Mark Peterson, and I will be jointly covering the post-run beverages....be sure to thank us when you see us too :))

Anyone interested in signing up to volunteer for post-run beverages in April?!? Let me know!

Here is the list of routes for the month of March. Many thanks to Rob Wolfe for designing this month's list of routes :)
Note that Rob has noted how folks might make the route longer on March 3 and March 17...as a means to accomodate folks who are and are not training for marathons.

Hope everyone is doing well and I look forward to seeing you all at SLR soon,
:)Kerry.

March SLR Routes:

March 3 - Chain Bridge Loop (10 miles):
http://www.dcroadrunners.org/longrun/routes/ChainbridgeLoop.html

OR

Marymount Chain Bridge Loop (14 miles):
http://www.dcroadrunners.org/longrun/routes/MarymountChainbridge.html

Beverage Person:
Heather Schloss

March 10 - Glover - Mass Ave - Cap Cres Loop (13.5 miles):
http://www.dcroadrunners.org/longrun/routes/GloverMassCrescent.html

Beverage Person:
Mark Peterson

March 17 - Ross Drive (optional + 1 loop) (14 or 17):
http://www.dcroadrunners.org/longrun/routes/RossDrive.html

Beverage Person:
Mark Peterson

March 24 - Mt Vernon Trail - out and back (mileage can vary):
http://www.dcroadrunners.org/longrun/routes/MTVernon.html

Beverage Person:
Kerry O'Brien

March 31 - Glover Panda Route (13.5 miles):
http://www.dcroadrunners.org/longrun/routes/GloverPanda.html

Beverage Person:
Mark Peterson

SLR Routes for February

Hello Everyone,

First, many thanks to Joe Emerson for being our January beverage volunteer.

And, many thanks in advance to Thane Underdahl for being the February beverage volunteer.

Anyone willing to volunteer for March? :)

Here are the routes for the month of February:

Feb 3: Fort Scott Hill (11 miles)
http://www.dcroadrunners.org/longrun/routes/FortScottHillClimb.html

Feb 10: Cleveland Park + Cathedral + Clintons (15.5 miles)
http://www.dcroadrunners.org/longrun/routes/Cleveland+Cathedral+Clintons.html

Feb 17: Arlington Triangle (17 miles)
http://www.dcroadrunners.org/longrun/routes/ArlingtonTriangle.html

Feb 24: Piney Branch (13 miles)
http://www.dcroadrunners.org/longrun/routes/PineyBranch.html

If anyone has a request for a route for March, please let me know.

Happy Running,
:)kerry.

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