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 |
Hi Runners,
The route this week is the 15 mile Iron Triangle, so get ready for some hills! The cue sheet and GPS links are here. This Saturday will (knock on wood) be pretty cool when we start! There will be no mid run drinks so please bring fluids with you. Thank you Christie and Rodrigo for bringing post run drinks this week!
The next club race is the final race in the Bunion Derby series. It is the DCRRC Women's Distance Festival 5K and Run After the Women 5K (but it conflicts with SLR). I am thinking of having a Sunday Long Run at 7 am on the 9/19Â as well to accomodate those who want to do both – if you would be interested in a Sunday long run please email me megan@dcroadrunners.org.
Please be sure to follow CDC guidelines with respect to COVID-19.
Happy running!
Megan
Hi Runners,
The route this week is the 13-ish mile DC Sightseer loop. The cue sheet and GPS links are here. This Saturday will be yet another tradeoff between heat and dew point/humidity, so I have decided to leave it at 7 AM. There will be no mid run drinks so please bring fluids with you. Thank you Don for bringing post run drinks this week!
We are always looking for mid run drink volunteers. We are also looking for volunteers to help with water stations at the Cherry Blossom 10 miler and MCM, see the volunteers page for info on volunteering!
The next club race is the 5K and Club Picinic is tomorrow! Consider signing up if you haven’t already, I am excited!
Please be sure to follow CDC guidelines with respect to COVID-19.
Happy running!
Megan
Hi Runners,
The route this week is the 16 mile Arlington Triangle Loop. The cue sheet and GPS links are here. There will be mid-run drinks thanks to Mrs. Big Guy! She will be at the Beenie Weenie across the street from the start of the W&OD trail (about mile 7). Thank you Don for bringing post run drinks this week!
We are always looking for mid run drink volunteers. We are also looking for volunteers to help with water stations at the Cherry Blossom 10 miler and MCM, see the volunteers page for info on volunteering!
The next club race is the 5K and Club Picinic on August 28th!
Please be sure to follow CDC guidelines with respect to COVID-19.
Happy running!
Megan
DCRRC Belle Haven 8K Sun, Jan 26th, 2025, @7:00am |
Book Club Sun, Mar 16th, 2025, @4:00pm |
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