Iwo Jima Memorial

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
11/2 15 Long Bridge Park Cue Sheet & GPS  Mid: Zach Szcz...
11/9 12 Piney Branch Cue Sheet & GPS  
11/16 13 Southeast DC Cue Sheet & GPS  
11/23 12 Bluemont L Loop Cue Sheet & GPS  
11/30 14 Catholic MBT Cue Sheet & GPS  
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  

Jan 8 SLR

Written by Kristin Dahling

Thursday, 06 January 2011 00:42

Hello Saturday Runners!

 

This week we'll run Ross Drive.  The National Marathon training program participants are doing a modified version of this run (click here to see their route).  If you do their modification, it will be about 16 miles for you, and it is my understanding our Boston Marathon Training Program is looking for that kind of mileage.  We may as well all do it together, so we can navigate the well-loved route with as much aid from our fellow runners as possible!

 

If you are reading these emails but won't be running SLR on Saturday, please consider helping with the Al Lewis 10-Miler.  I got a call earlier this week asking for more help!  This is a fun race on a fun morning, and it's probably even more so if you stop and get some doughnuts and coffee first and help out with the race rather than going to the trouble of actually running it.  If you want to try that angle, please email Sharone or Aaron Cheskis.  Check out the races page for more info.  Please!

 

Thanks again to Adam for providing our January beverages.  If you want to sign on for March duty, please let me know!

 

Jan 8 SLR

Written by Kristin Dahling

Thursday, 06 January 2011 00:42

Hello Saturday Runners!

 

This week we'll run Ross Drive.  The National Marathon training program participants are doing a modified version of this run (click here to see their route).  If you do their modification, it will be about 16 miles for you, and it is my understanding our Boston Marathon Training Program is looking for that kind of mileage.  We may as well all do it together, so we can navigate the well-loved route with as much aid from our fellow runners as possible!

 

If you are reading these emails but won't be running SLR on Saturday, please consider helping with the Al Lewis 10-Miler.  I got a call earlier this week asking for more help!  This is a fun race on a fun morning, and it's probably even more so if you stop and get some doughnuts and coffee first and help out with the race rather than going to the trouble of actually running it.  If you want to try that angle, please email Sharone or Aaron Cheskis.  Check out the races page for more info.  Please!

 

Thanks again to Adam for providing our January beverages.  If you want to sign on for March duty, please let me know!

 

Happy New Year SLR - UP Upton Hill

Written by Kristin Dahling

Thursday, 30 December 2010 19:26

Hello Saturday Runners!

 

We haven't tackled north Arlington hills in a while, and what better way to start a new year, bright and early at 8am, than to run up a giant hill (and then back downhill toward a well-deserved brunch or nap)? 

 

We'll do the Upton Hill route, which is around 12 miles as written, but easy to cut or extend by turning around early or replacing Key with Memorial or 14th street for bridges.

 

There may be people joining us from the National Marathon training program, who are running the same route on Friday from Georgetown Running Co., in case you'd prefer to see about joining them and slumber guilt-free on Saturday morning.  Otherwise, see the rest of you Saturday!

 

Thanks to Adam for our post-run beverages, and to Chris Miller for covering February.  I really appreciate you guys volunteering early!  If anyone wants to keep me happy and planning ahead for March, just let me know!

 

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