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
9/7 20 Ross Drive: Extended Cue Sheet & GPS Don J.
9/14 15 Iron Triangle Cue Sheet & GPS  
9/21 16 Mock MCM Cue Sheet & GPS  Mid: Kam Yee
9/28 18 Anacostia Riverwalk Loop Cue Sheet & GPS  Mid: Dara Schulman
10/5 22 Big Loop Cue Sheet & GPS  
10/12 14 Capital Crescent OaB Cue Sheet & GPS  
10/19 10 Chain Bridge Loop Cue Sheet & GPS  
10/26 12 RFK Cue Sheet & GPS  

July 22 SLR notes

It sounds as though SLR went well on Saturday. Many thanks to Toni Diegoli for sub-leading, Judy Wolfe for providing the midpoint water stop, and Kristin Dahling for providing the post-run refreshments!
I heard that Baby Martz provided entertainment at the water stop by crawling through the mud :)

The cue sheet for this week's SLR route will be posted ASAP and I look forward to seeing you all this Saturday :)
 

July 15 Report and July 22 Info

Many thanks to Kristin Dahling for sub-leading SLR on July 15 and providing the post-run beverages. She reported that it was muggy and a lot of people felt as if they were slogging through the mugginess. Thankfully, the sun stayed out of our way so we didn't have that extra warmth to deal with.
Equal as many thanks to Joe Emerson who provided the mid-point beverages!

This week's route is the 16 mile Loops of Battery Kemble. Toni Diegoli will be sub-leading in my absence. Judy and Rob Wolfe will be providing the mid-point beverages and Kristin Dahling the post-run beverages. Have fun and stay cool and hydrated :)
 

July 15 Report and July 22 Info

Many thanks to Kristin Dahling for sub-leading SLR on July 15 and providing the post-run beverages. She reported that it was muggy and a lot of people felt as if they were slogging through the mugginess. Thankfully, the sun stayed out of our way so we didn't have that extra warmth to deal with.
Equal as many thanks to Joe Emerson who provided the mid-point beverages!

This week's route is the 16 mile Loops of Battery Kemble. Toni Diegoli will be sub-leading in my absence. Judy and Rob Wolfe will be providing the mid-point beverages and Kristin Dahling the post-run beverages. Have fun and stay cool and hydrated :)
 

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