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 |
Hello Saturday Runners,
This week we'll go with something simple-- The RFK route. A few weeks ago someone requested this but we diverted to another route because of a big event on the Mall; it looks like we're pretty clear on Saturday.
So, after two weeks of hills and exploring in the trails in the woods, and a week of holidays, we'll enjoy a relatively flat and straightforward run. If you're around, join us for the 12-ish miles of the traditional course, or cut/extend as desired.
Congrats to our Philly runners, and to all who raced this year. It was a great summer/fall season. Hope to see you to build some off-season base miles or start to gear up for the next one tomorrow!
Kristin
Hello Saturday Runners,
This week we'll go with something simple-- The RFK route. A few weeks ago someone requested this but we diverted to another route because of a big event on the Mall; it looks like we're pretty clear on Saturday.
So, after two weeks of hills and exploring in the trails in the woods, and a week of holidays, we'll enjoy a relatively flat and straightforward run. If you're around, join us for the 12-ish miles of the traditional course, or cut/extend as desired.
Congrats to our Philly runners, and to all who raced this year. It was a great summer/fall season. Hope to see you to build some off-season base miles or start to gear up for the next one tomorrow!
Kristin
Hello Saturday Runners!
This week's route will be the Marymount Chain Bridge route. As written, it's around 14 miles. But it's easily cut to 10 or 12, and you can also easily add a couple more-- make sure whoever you start running with has the same plan as you do, if you're counting on finishing up the run with them!
Thank you to Kimberley for providing our post-run beverages for November-- thank her for doing this, and congratulate her for her BQ in Richmond last weekend! Congrats to all the great results in Richmond and to all who raced last weekend. Best of luck to our Philly folks and others racing this weekend.
Remember to check the website for volunteer opportunities as we'll need volunteers for our big Turkey Trot in Del Ray (Alexandria) and the Snowball Series races coming up. And thank you Carl Ford for leading SLR on December 25.
Hope to see you all on Saturday!
Kristin
Alexandria Turkey Trot Thu, Nov 28th, 2024, @9:00am |
DCRR Gar Williams Half Marathon Sun, Dec 1st, 2024, @9:00am |
DCRRC Bread Run 10K & Gingerbread 2-Miler Sun, Dec 8th, 2024, @10:00am |
Book Club Sun, Dec 8th, 2024, @4:00pm |
DCRRC New Year's Resolutions 5K Wed, Jan 1st, 2025, @12:00pm |
DCRRC Al Lewis 10-Miler and 5-Miler Sun, Jan 5th, 2025, @8:00am |
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. |