Hello Saturday Runners!
This Saturday, July 14th, we will be running the Piney Branch route. Its about 12.5 miles as written, or you can cut back across the Georgetown waterfront and take Memorial bridge back for a few extra. Fortunetely we have gotten a bit of a break from the heat and starting temps should be in the 70s (7am start time only this week). Still starting at the park NW of Iwo Jima.
Please give a big thanks to our drink volunteers: Eric Waskowicz will be providing post-run drinks again, and former SLR leader Kristin Dahling will be providing mid-run drinks. Mid-run drinks are critical on hot summer days like this and we still have a few dates open: August 18 and 25 and a few early Saturdays in September while its still hot out. Please email slr@dcroadrunners.org if you can help out.
Directions: From Iwo Jima, head across Memorial Bridge.
1.5 - At Lincoln Memorial, go left up 23rd St. NW through George Washington University.
2.5 - At Washington Circle, BEAR RIGHT on New Hampshire Ave.
3.3 - Pass through Dupont Circle and stay on New Hampshire.
4.0 - BEAR LEFT on 16th St. You will soon pass by Meridian Hill Park (Malcom X Park) which runs along the right for a few blocks. Feel free to run through here and see North America's longest cascading waterfall, but then get back on 16th St. again.
5.5 - Just after crossing over bridge over Piney Branch, turn RIGHT on Arkansas Ave. Then a QUICK RIGHT on road to loop under the bridge.
6.5 - When this road ends at Rock Creek, turn RIGHT (on a road) then a QUICK LEFT (on a bike path). Turn LEFT on Rock Creek Trail to return towards Iwo Jima.
10.0 - RIGHT on C&O Canal Towpath to return across Key Bridge and back through Rosslyn, thats about 12.5 miles.
OR - for a few extra miles, run down to the Georgetown waterfront, take that towards DC and take the Rock Creek trails south. Take Memorial bridge back. This makes is like 14.5 miles.
Thats all for now! Happy Running!
-- Erik
