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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 Cold Weather - January 6
SLR Runners,
We are still planning to hold tomorrow morning's Arlington Triangle run as scheduled, since surface conditions on the Mt Vernon, W&OD, and Custis trails are expected to be generally runnable. Consistently cold weather means less melt and re-freeze to form black ice, but it also means that temperatures will be beyond what most of us are used to around here. The current forecast for the morning is 8 deg F, with wind chill down to -7 deg F. Be sure to dress in layers, cover exposed skin, wear a warm hat, and use gloves or mittens with liners. Please remember that safety is the first priority, and act on possible early warnings of frostbite or hypothermia at any point during what for some of you will be more than 2.5 hours outdoors. If necessary you can head back early using the Metro (National Airport, East Falls Church, Ballston), a taxi, or Uber/Lyft, or duck indoors for a few minutes at any business for some relief.
Stay warm,
Mike
SLR January 6 - Arlington Triangle
Hello Saturday Runners!
This week's route, on Saturday January 6, will be 16 miles around the Arlington Triangle loop (downloads: cue sheet and GPS) for 16 miles. Since this route is a single large loop, your best/easiest bet for a shorter run is to start out with the group and simply turn around at half your distance to make it an out & back. It's going to be very cold on Saturday morning, with temperature around 10 F and wind chill around -10 F, so layer up and wear your warmest gloves!
Thank you Bonnie Harvey for post-run drinks! We will need more volunteers after next week, so take a look at your calendar and let me know what you can do. 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 more info on how volunteering works, please first see the SLR FAQ, and after that get in touch with me if you'd like any additional details.
The next upcoming club race (free for members) is the Al Lewis Ten Miler this weekend where we also have a particular need for volunteers, followed by the JFK 20K and MLK 5K the next week. Both of these are on Saturday mornings though, which would mean all of you missing SLR, so I can't recommend them too highly ;)
One last call this week for 2017 club awards nominations (to be presented at the Club Banquet in March 2018). We could use more nominations in any category, but especially for the volunteer award as well as masters runners' awards, so think back on all of the great accomplishments within the club this year and help your training buddies get recognized!
Happy running,
Mike
SLR December 30 - Festivus Run
Hello Saturday Runners!
To round out the holiday season, this week we'll be doing our Festivus Run (downloads: cue sheet and GPS), which I've re-mapped to a new 14 mile Strava-art edition, instead of the route we've run in the past under the same name. Take a look at the map & cue sheet linked above, and/or download the GPS route for your watch, and let me know afterward what you think. If you'd like a run that's either longer or shorter than 14 miles, you can adjust the distance by turning around either sooner or later on 16th St, for a shorter or taller Festivus pole. It's still going to be cold out tomorrow morning, though not as bitter cold as it's been the past two days, so come out and perform your feats of strength running up the 16th St hill, while airing 2017 grievances with The Rest Of Us! There's some possible snow in the forecast overnight, but it looks like it will probably be pretty minor, so unless otherwise announced by about 6:30 am the run will go on as planned.
Thank you Bonnie Harvey for post-run drinks! There are plenty of opportunities to help out with post-run drinks over the next few months, so take a look at your calendar and let me know what you can do. Volunteer needs along with the weekly route & distance schedule are always kept up-to-date on the SLR web page, and you can email me any time to schedule your slot. For more details on how volunteering works, please see the SLR FAQ, or get in touch with me if your questions are not addressed there.
The next upcoming club race (free for members) is the Predictions and Resolutions 5K, which will be held at Washington-Lee HS on New Year's Day at a post-party-friendly time of noon. Registration for the George Washington's Birthday Marathon on February 18 is open as well, with $50 early-bird pricing now in effect before January 1.
Nominations for 2017 club awards (presented at the Club Banquet in March 2018) will be accepted until January 7, 2018. You may submit multiple nominations, for the same or different awards. Self-nominations are allowed. Think back on all of the great accomplishmets within the club this year, and help your training buddies get recognized!
Happy running,
Mike
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