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SLR September 23 - Arlington Triangle

Hello Saturday Runners!

Tomorrow's route will be a 16 mile loop around Arlington Triangle (downloads: cue sheet and gps) to connect all four of the Mt Vernon, Four Mile Run, W&OD, and Custis trails. If you'd like to go further, you can add mileage on any of these trails, but to go shorter probably the easiest way is to just make it an out & back, since this is a loop route. Though it's officially fall now, it will still be a little bit on the warm side tomorrow, though hopefully with somewhat lower humidity at about 75%, so do take that into account when deciding what fluids to carry.

Thank you Ben Malakoff for post-run drinks, and Donna Lekang for mid-run drinks this week! Mid-run drinks will be located at the W&OD trailhead, at the intersection of S Four Mile Run Dr and Shirlington Rd, at about the 7 mile point in this route.

If you can't make it to SLR or are looking to switch things up with a race this weekend, you should check out the club's National Capital 20 Miler & 5 Miler races which will be held on Sunday morning at Carderock Recreation Area! It's not too late to register, which you can do through Saturday, though no on-site registration will be possible on Sunday.

Please note: We're still meeting at our summer time of 7:00 am! Unless a late heat-wave dictates otherwise, the plan is to switch back to 8:00 am in two weeks, on the first Saturday of October. I'll be giving you all more advance reminders next week, and will highlight the change at the start of SLR, in these emails, and on Facebook & Twitter.

Happy running!

Mike

SLR September 16 - Ross Drive

Hello Saturday Runners!

This Saturday's route, on September 16th, will be Ross Drive (downloads: cue sheet and gpx). This route is typically about 14.5 miles, but since Beach Drive is closed, I'm going to recommend a slight modification that will make it probably closer to 15 miles. Rather than looping Beach Drive and Ross Drive, my recommendation is to simply make this an out & back route, going to the left up Ridge Rd and then Ross Dr, turning around when you get to the end of Ross Dr. If you'd like to shorten the route to any other distance, you can simply turn around sooner, or to add distance you can keep going on Beach Drive north of Ross Drive, where it will be re-opened. It's going to be a little bit warmer than last weekend, but still good running weather, with temperatures in the 60s and low 70s as you get towards the end of your long run, so do expect things to warm up.

Thanks to our MTP coordinator Jonny Pellish for post-run drinks this week, and Ben Malakoff for mid-run drinks! Mid-run drinks will be located at Pierce Mill along the Rock Creek trail, which you'll pass at roughly 5 and 10 miles on this run, on your way out and then again on your way back. The day will be heating up, and humidity will be high, so do carry your own fluids too if you need to!

Please note: we're still meeting at our summer time of 7:00 am! I'm expecting that we'll switch back to 8:00 am in a few weeks, on the first Saturday of October. I'll be giving you all advance reminders over the next few weeks, and will highlight the change the week before it happens in a few places, at the start of SLR, in these emails, and on Facebook & Twitter.

Happy running!

Mike