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SLR September 29 - Arlington Triangle

Hello Saturday Runners!

Tomorrow's route will be a 16 mile loop of Arlington Triangle (downloads: cue sheet and GPS). For a shorter run, probably your best bet to do so simply while starting out with everyone else is to just run out & back. It looks like fall might finally be on its way soon, with some excellent running weather in the forecast for Saturday morning!

Thank you Mike McCarthy for post-run drinks, and Andrew Mulrean for mid-run drinks! Mid run beverages will be located at the W&OD trailhead near Shirlington Rd, which is just after mile 7 on the route.

We do not currently have either mid-run or post-run drink volunteers scheduled for next week, so please let me know ASAP if you can help with either of these. The weekly schedule of volunteers, routes, and distances is always kept up-to-date on the SLR web page, and you can email me 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.

In other news, coming up in two weeks on 10/13 we will be switching back to 8:00 am meeting time. I'll send futher announcements over the next couple weeks to remind everyone of the shift.

Happy running,

Mike

SLR September 22 - Ross Drive

Hello Saturday Runners!

Tomorrow's SLR route will be about 14.5 miles to Ross Drive (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. With today's rain, if you'd rather skip the Lover's Lane portion of the run to avoid potentially muddy trails, you can continue east along M St until Rose Park, where you'll take a left after 28th St and before the Rock Creek overpass. There's a paved path through this park which will soon connect back up to the main Rock Creek trail.

Thank you Mike McCarthy for post-run drinks, and Christine & Paul Westcott for mid-run drinks! Mid run beverages will be located at Pierce Mill, which you'll pass twice at about 5 and 9.5 miles into the run.

We do not currently have mid-run drink volunteers scheduled for both of the next two weeks, and will need help with post-run drinks after next week on 10/6, so please let me know as soon as possible if you can help with either of these. The weekly schedule of volunteers, routes, and distances is always kept up-to-date on the SLR web page, and you can email me 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.

Also tomorrow, on Saturday, September 22, we will be having our annual club picnic at the Landon School in Bethesda, with a 3 mile cross-country race beforehand! Bring your family out for good food, good company, and one of the few chances each year to run an open cross-country race. Please register online in advance, even if you do not plan on running and are only attending for the picnic, so that we can get a better estimate of headcount for food.

Coming up next week, the club will be putting on the National Capital 20 Miler and 5 Miler races, on Sunday September 30! If you're training for a fall marathon, this race is a great way to test the waters beyond 13.1 miles, without going all-out for another full marathon. Registration and additional information is available here.

Happy running,

Mike