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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 July 9 - Capital Crescent Trail
Hello Saturday Runners!
Our route on July 9 will be out & back on the Capital Crescent Trail (additional map here), for a recommended distance of 14 miles. You can easily lengthen or shorten this route by simply turning around whenever you've reached half of your desired distance. For a landmark, the water fountain 5 miles out from the start point is at mile marker 6.5 on the CCT, and this is also where our mid-run beverage station will be located this week.
As I'm sure you all know, the weather has been and will be hot, with temperatures reaching the 80s by 9:00 am and peaking in the mid 90s on Saturday. Please make sure to carry extra fluids, run at a slower pace than usual, and watch out for your fellow runners who can sometimes be in more distress than they themselves realize.
I'm unfortunately not going to be able to make it to SLR for the next few weeks due to travel plans, but I'm leaving you in the enthusiastic and capable hands of Coach Kathy, our director of the Marathon Training Program!
Please thank Eunja Rau for our post-run drinks, and Gary Morgans for our mid-run drinks! We will need more mid-run volunteers after next week, so please get in touch with me if you can help - this can count towards your volunteer credit for either the Bunion Derby or the Marathon Training Program.
Up-to-date future volunteer needs and a route schedule are always posted on our web page, and you can email me any time to schedule your slot. For mid-run beverages, any week you're able to volunteer is appreciated, but for post-run beverages it's best if you can cover two (or more!) consecutive weeks at a time, to cut down on hand-offs of the bins. If you enjoy or benefit from the entirely volunteer-supported beverages at our runs, please do your part - it's easy, and you'll be reimbursed for all expenses.
Happy running!
Mike
SLR July 2 - Pentagon - Army Navy
Hello Saturday Runners!
On July 2 we will be running the Pentagon - Army Navy route (additional map here) for 12 miles. If you'd like to lengthen the route, you can either run a lap or two (about 1.25 miles each) of Roosevelt Island on your way back, or add as much mileage as you need on the Mt. Vernon Trail. For a slightly shorter run, you can head directly back toward Iwo Jima from Memorial Bridge rather than going via Rosslyn, which will be about one mile less.
Please thank this week Enjua Rau for our post-run drinks, and Clara Lau for our mid-run drinks! Mid-run drinks should be on the Four Mile Run Trail near the end of Eads St., and note also that there is a brand-new recently opened water fountain on the Mt. Vernon Trail near the airport which you can use as well.
Up-to-date future volunteer needs and a route schedule are always posted on our web page, and you can email me to schedule your slot. For mid-run beverages, any week you're able to volunteer is appreciated, but for post-run beverages it's best if you can cover two (or more!) consecutive weeks at a time, to cut down on hand-offs of the bins. If you enjoy or benefit from the entirely volunteer-supported beverages at our runs, please do your part - it's easy, and you'll be reimbursed for all expenses.
Happy running!
Mike
SLR June 25 - Rock Creek Park
Hello Saturday Runners!
This week, on June 25, we will be running an out & back on Rock Creek Park Trail (additional map here) which can easily be as long or as short as you'd like, with a turn-around at half your target distance. If you're just beginning a marathon training plan for the fall, a 10 mile run is this week's recommended distance. With Marine Corps 18 weeks away, this week will be the first co-located meeting of the Marathon Training Program and SLR. The jump-start group has been with us for the past few weeks, but expect to see more runners and more coaches joining us now as the training program itself gets underway.
Many thanks to Paul & Christine Westcott for all of our post-run drinks over the past month! Please also thank Miguel Cuya for this week's mid-run beverage station, which you should be able to hit in both directions on Rock Creek Park Trail if you'd like. Plenty of volunteer slots this summer still need to be filled, including mid-run drinks next week, so please let me know how you can help.
Up-to-date future volunteer needs and a route schedule are always posted on our web page, and you can email me to schedule your slot. For mid-run beverages, any week you're able to volunteer is appreciated, but for post-run beverages it's best if you can cover two (or more!) consecutive weeks at a time, to cut down on hand-offs of the bins. If you enjoy or benefit from the entirely volunteer-supported beverages at our runs, please do your part - it's easy, and you'll be reimbursed for all expenses.
Happy running!
Mike
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