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 |
This Sat, May 24th, we will be running the Cathedral + Clintons route, kind of a club favorite! Listed at 13 miles.
We are still starting at 8:00am this weekend, and will make the change to a 7:00am start next Saturday, May 31st.
New routes have been posted through the end of June. We will be sticking with the 11-16 mile range for now, before we start focusing back on Marathon training and add in a few extra long runs.
Thank you to Emily Chesnes for post-run beverages! As always, we seek volunteers for post-run beverages for the coming months - email SLR@dcroadrunners.org if you can help out (July is open). And don't forget, we will be starting up mid-run beverages in June for those hot summer days. This is coming up soon and we don't have anyone on deck, so please figure out which Saturday you can volunteer!
Hope you are ready some more great running weather this weekend!
-- Erik
This Sat, May 17th, we will be running the DC Sightseer loop, listed at 13 miles.
New routes have been posted through the end of June. We will be sticking with the 11-16 mile range for now, before we start focusing back on Marathon training and add in a few extra long runs.
Thank you to Lindsey Paola for post-run beverages! As always, we seek volunteers for post-run beverages for the coming months - email SLR@dcroadrunners.org if you can help out. And don't forget, we will be starting up mid-run beverages in June for those hot summer days, so please start figuring out which Saturday you can volunteer!
Hope you are ready some more great running weather this weekend!
-- Erik
This Sat, May 10th, we will be running the Glover to Rock Creek via Tilden route, listed at 14 miles.
New routes have been posted through the end of June. We will be sticking with the 11-16 mile range for now, before we start focusing back on Marathon training and add in a few extra long runs.
Thank you to Lindsey Paola for post-run beverages! As always, we seek volunteers for post-run beverages for the coming months - email SLR@dcroadrunners.org if you can help out. And don't forget, we will be starting up mid-run beverages in June for those hot summer days, so please start figuring out which Saturday you can volunteer!
Hope you are ready some more great running weather this weekend!
-- Erik
DCRRC Belle Haven 8K Sun, Jan 26th, 2025, @7:00am |
RRCA Club Challenge 10M Sun, Feb 23rd, 2025, @8:00am |
Book Club Sun, Mar 16th, 2025, @4:00pm |
The DC Road Runners Club is a member of the Road Runners Club of America and is also affiliated with USA Track & Field. We provide a year-round schedule of running events that offer everyone a chance to participate regardless of age, gender, or athletic ability. |