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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 |
| 12/7 | 14 | Festivus Route | Cue Sheet & GPS | |
| 12/14 | 10 | Christmas Tree Run | Cue Sheet & GPS | |
| 12/21 | 15 | Holiday Card Lane | Cue Sheet & GPS | |
| 12/28 | 14 | Capital Crescent | Cue Sheet & GPS | |
| 1/4 | 12 | Pentagon Army Navy | Cue Sheet & GPS | |
| 1/11 | 14 | Ross Drive | Cue Sheet & GPS | |
| 1/18 | 16 | Arlington Loop | Cue Sheet & GPS | |
| 1/25 | 16 | Battery Kemble Loops | Cue Sheet & GPS |
SLR - February 12 - 14 Miles
Hi All,
This week is the Marymount and Chain Bridge route! The cue sheets and gps files are here. The Zachary Taylor Park Trail is under construction (thanks to coach Rich for the heads up!). So we will bypass this trail by staying on Military past the park to the very next street, turning left 31st street N which becomes on 26th street N and brings us to North Glebe Rd.
Thank you to Ryan for bringing post run drinks this week!!
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. Doing two weeks counts for Snowball Series volunteer credit.
The Club Challenge 10 Miler is on Feb 27th and the van sign up is live as well.
The George Washington's Birthday Marathon and Relay has been cancelled due to a denied permit request due to COVID.
Snowball Series race #7 is the Burke Lake 12K on March 6th! Please consider racing or volunteering.
Happy running!
Megan
SLR - February 5 - 20 miles
Hi All,
Happy February! This week is the C&O canal route! The cue sheets and gps files are here. This route is a good one for longer runs because it is an out and back. If you are training for a race later in the spring and don't need to hit 20 yet or are not training for a marathon, you can turn back whenever works for you!
Thank you to Ted for bringing post run drinks this week!!
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. Doing two weeks counts for Snowball Series volunteer credit.
Best of luck to those of you racing the DCRRC Langley 8K tomorrow!
The George Washington's Birthday Marathon and Relay is on Feb 20th – this is a big race for the club so if you aren’t racing please consider volunteering with me! The Club Challenge 10 Miler is on Feb 27th and the van sign up is live as well.
Happy running!
Megan
SLR - January 29 - 16 miles
Hi All,
This week is the Arlington Triangle route! The cue sheets and gps files are here.
Thank you to Ted for bringing post run drinks this week!!
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. Doing two weeks counts for Snowball Series volunteer credit.
It is not too late to nominate people for awards! Nominations for 2021 club awards (presented at the Club Banquet in March 2022) will be accepted until the end of January 2022. You may submit multiple nominations, for the same or different awards. Self-nominations are allowed.
The next Snowball Series race is the DCRRC Langley 8K on Feb 8th. The George Washington's Birthday Marathon and Relay is on Feb 20th and the Club Challenge 10 Miler is on Feb 27th.
Happy running!
Megan
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