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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 |
| 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 |
Nov 7 SLR
Hello everyone!
Because many of us are tapering or recovering, this week's route, by request, is the 12-mile RFK route. It's basically an out-and back with a loop around RFK stadium, so if you're not in for 12, just turn around early and pretend you ran really really fast.
In related news, it's time to relieve Eleanor Evans, who has provided our post-run beverages for many a week. If you can take over for her for the month of November (or even just take the bins this week, and bring 'em back with some gatorade next week), please let me know. If there is any other week you can help, especially in the upcoming months of November and December, we need you-- please send me an email!
Also, the route schedule will be by request whenever possible, so if there's something you'd rather be running, just say the word. Similarly, if you want to have a pace group to run with, I am taking volunteers to lead them. Let me know how you'd like to help!
Thanks for making SLR run smoothly, and I'll see you Saturday!
Kristin
Nov 7 SLR
Hello everyone!
Because many of us are tapering or recovering, this week's route, by request, is the 12-mile RFK route. It's basically an out-and back with a loop around RFK stadium, so if you're not in for 12, just turn around early and pretend you ran really really fast.
In related news, it's time to relieve Eleanor Evans, who has provided our post-run beverages for many a week. If you can take over for her for the month of November (or even just take the bins this week, and bring 'em back with some gatorade next week), please let me know. If there is any other week you can help, especially in the upcoming months of November and December, we need you-- please send me an email!
Also, the route schedule will be by request whenever possible, so if there's something you'd rather be running, just say the word. Similarly, if you want to have a pace group to run with, I am taking volunteers to lead them. Let me know how you'd like to help!
Thanks for making SLR run smoothly, and I'll see you Saturday!
Kristin
SLR for Oct 31
This week we again have more than one option for time and distance.
There may be some nice fall colors to observe on both routes this week, and we've also got a midpoint stop serving both time/distance options at Pierce Mill, thanks to Elizabeth Haxthausen. Post-run beverages will again be provided by Eleanor Evans. Please thank our volunteers, and if you can help in future weeks, please let me know-- we need you!
The regular 8am route this week will be Ross Drive. http://www.dcroadrunners.org/longrun/routes/RossDrive.html
Steve Easley will be leading the group preparing for later marathons on the 22.5 mile Capital Crescent/Rock Creek loop. http://www.dcroadrunners.org/longrun/routes/CapitalCrescentRockCreekLoop.html. If you need to get this extra mileage in, but were worried about not finishing until your friends ate all the pancakes at Whitlow's, don't despair-- this group will leave from Iwo Jima at 7am to knock out those miles with plenty of day left to spare!
Finally, a big congratulations to everyone who ran the Marine Corps Marathon last weekend. We're all very proud of your performances!!
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