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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 January 18 - Arlington Triangle
Hi Saturday Runners!
This weekend, January 18th, we will be doing the 16 mile Arlington Triangle route (downloads: cue sheet and GPS). I am out of town, but Johnny will be there to kick off the run, thanks Johnny!
Also thanks to Anna for post-run drinks again! We will need more volunteers starting the last weekend of March. The weekly schedule of volunteers, routes, and distances is always kept up to date on the SLR web page, and you can email me at megan@dcroadrunners.org any time to sign up. For general information on how volunteering works see the SLR FAQ or send me an email with any specific questions.
If you are not going to SLR this Saturady, please consider volunteering at George Washington's Birthday Marathon. We need 100+ volunteers for this event, and if that is not motivating enough, volunteers will get the same shirts as runners! To sign-up go to https://gwbm.dcroadrunners.org/volunteer/.
Megan
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P.S. Here are the volunteer/race shirts:
SLR January 11 - Ross Drive
Hello Saturday Runners!
This weekend, January 11th, we will be doing the 14 mile Ross Drive run (downloads: cue sheet and GPS). If you'd like to either shorten or lengthen the route, you can either add or remove 3.5 miles by skipping or adding a second loop of Beach Drive to Ross Drive.
Thank you Anna for post-run drinks this week! We need volunteers starting the last weekend of March – thanks to all the volunteers who signed up so far. The weekly schedule of volunteers, routes, and distances is always kept up to date on the SLR web page, and you can email me at megan@dcroadrunners.org any time to book your slot. For general info on how volunteering works see the SLR FAQ or send me an email if you have any specific questions.
Good luck to those of you running the Al Lewis Ten Miler this weekend, see you next week!
Megan
SLR January 4 - Pentagon - Army Navy
Hello Saturday Runners!
Happy New Year! Thanks to Mike for leading SLR for the past 5 years, he has done a great job.
To kick off the new year, the morning of January 4th, we will be doing the 12 mile Pentagon - Army Navy run (downloads: cue sheet and GPS). If you'd like to adjust the length of this route, you can add on by running out and back on Mt. Vernon trail.
Thank you Anna for post-run drinks this week! We will need more volunteers in February and the end of March onward, so please let me know when you can help. The weekly schedule of volunteers, routes, and distances is always kept up to date on the SLR web page, and you can email me at megan@dcroadrunners.org any time to book your slot. For general info on how volunteering works see the SLR FAQ or send me an email if you have any other specific questions.
Nominations for 2019 club awards (presented at the Club Banquet in March 2020) will be accepted until January 5, 2020. You may submit multiple nominations, for the same or different awards, and self-nominations (anonymous or not) are allowed. Also, we have added a grand-masters (60+) category to the awards this year. This is your annual chance to recognize the outstanding achievements of all the great runners with us every week at SLR!
We're looking for more volunteers to staff the upcoming Al Lewis Ten Miler, on Saturday January 11, so please sign up to help there if you can.
Megan
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