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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 Apr 13 - Glover Panda Route
Hello Saturday Runners!
This Sat, April 13th, we will be running the Glover Archbold Panda route. The base route is 13 miles, or you can cut some off to make it more like 10 miles. Shorter than that and you'll probably just need to make it an out-and-back. I will be out this weekend but have a sub getting things started. Good luck to all our Boston runners!!
Please thank Jeff Austin for post-run beverage work this month. Additional drink vounteers are always appreciated - its not a lot of work and the club reimburses your expenses. Email slr@dcroadrunners.org if you can help out.
To shorten: At mile 4.0, take a right on Massachusetts Ave. Take Mass Ave all the way down to Sheridan Circle, bear right on the circle, take right on 23rd St NW to exit, take slight right onto Q st, and then immediately left back onto 23rd St. Take this up to P St, right on P St NW. Soon you will pass over the Rock Creek Park trail, then take a left to rejoin Rock Creek Park trail. Take back to Memorial bridge, end at Iwo Jima. Makes it like a 9.5 mile run. Or make it an out and back on the way out for less than that.
To lengthen: after the Panda portion you can take Mass Ave Northwest and rejoin the original route around mile 4.0. Should add like 4.5 miles. More loops means more Pandas!!
-- Erik
SLR Apr 6 - Upton Hill Route
Hello Saturday Runners!
This Sat, April 6th, we will be running the Upton Hill route, listed at 12 miles - check the route map for details.
Please thank Jeff Austin for our post-run drinks! As always we seek drink volunteers for the coming months. Its not a lot of work and DCRRC reimburses your expenses. Email slr@dcroadrunners.org if you can help out.
If you want less than 12 you can always turn around early (its basically an out and back). At 4.75 miles in (and again at 7.5 miles) there are restooms/water next to Westover Park in case you need a pit-stop. If you want more miles you can do the bridge-to-bridge route (Key Bridge, Georgetown, Rock Creek park trail, come back via Memorial bridge) for about 4 extra miles. That or go do a loop around Roosevelt Island to tack on about 2 more.
Don't let the name fool you, you are only running uphill 1/2 the time!
-- Erik
SLR Mar 30 - Glover to Rock Creek via Tilden
Hello Saturday Runners!
This Sat, March 30th, we will be running the Glover to Rock Creek Park Loop (via Tilden), listed at 14 miles and featuring a few miles of easy trail running. Check the cue sheet for clarification. Cherry Blossom 10 Miler is 1 week out. Boston Marathon is in 2 weeks. The GW Parkway 10 miler is in 3 weeks, featuring a water stop at Belle Haven manned by none other than the DC Road Runners Club (volunteers needed!).
Please thank Eric Waskowicz for excellent post-run beverage work throughout the month of March. As always we seek volunteers for post-run beverages in the coming months. Its not a lot of work and DCRRC reimburses your expenses. Remember, summer is just around the corner and we will be needing both monthly post-run drink volunteers as well as mid-run drink stop volunteers for each week. Email SLR@dcroadrunners.org if you can help out.
If you need more miles you can connect with the Mt. Vernon trail north and loop around Roosevelt Island, then come back through Rosslyn. This would add about 2 miles. Each loop is 1.25 miles so you can do more loops as desired. To shorten the route by 1 mile, you can come back through Georgetown and across the Key Bridge.
Have a great run! Is it Spring yet??
-- Erik
More Articles...
- SLR Mar 23 - Rock Creek Park out & back
- SLR Mar 16 - Battery Kemble Loops
- SLR Mar 9 - 4 Mile Run Park to Pentagon
- SLR Mar 2 - Glover Mass Ave Cap Crescent Loop
- SLR Feb 23 - C&O Canal Towpath out&back
- SLR Feb 16 - Cleveland Park + Cathedral + Clintons
- SLR Feb 9 - Capital Crescent Trail
- SLR Feb 2 - Arlington Triangle
Upcoming Events
| 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 |
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