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,
Happy May! This weekend’s run is the 12 mile RFK route. The cue sheet and gps file are here.
If you are interested in a DCRR May 2021 Virtual Relay Challenge Sign Up, please sign up in the Google Form here. Saturday May 1 is the last day to sign up. It takes less than 5 minutes!
We will then create teams as fairly as possible based on mileage. We will email those of you who sign up through the Google Form a link to register for a virtual relay race through RunSignUp next week. This should make the race easier to track results and open to DCRR members who do not use Facebook!
Happy Running!
Megan
Hi Runners!
I sent out the wrong link earlier this week for the DCRR May 2021 Virtual Relay Challenge sign up. The sign up will be used to create fair teams! Thanks to those who let me know I used Google Forms incorrectly - I am still learning.Â
Happy running!
Megan
Hi Runners!
I hope you all had a great week. This weekend’s run is the 16 mile Iron Triangle Loop. The cue sheet and gps file are here.
If you are interested in a DCRR May 2021 Virtual Relay Challenge Sign Up, please sign up in the Google Form here. It takes less than 5 minutes!
We will then create teams as fairly as possible based on mileage. We will email those of you who sign up through the Google Form a link to register for a virtual relay race through RunSignUp next week. This should make the race easier to track results and open to DCRR members who do not use Facebook!
Happy Running!
Megan
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