Hello Saturday Long Runners!
Summer's grip eludes us for another week, so we'll be meeting at 8 AM tomorrow! With low 50s in the forecast and an absolutely gorgeous run on the schedule, there's no excuse not to show up (unless you're running a marathon in Belgium or something). Now let's get into it:
The Route: This week we'll be doing a classic out and back on the Capital Crescent trail (strava, gps, pdf), which if you read the cue sheets closely you'll notice has been part of our repertoire since back when the Capital Crescent wasn't even fully paved. If you've been paying attention to the route choices here at SLR HQ, I'm not really a big out-and-back person, but this is absolutely my exception (and I promise to try and put a few more in the schedule). The CCT is one of the best places to run in DC in the spring and my personal favorite part is the Dalecarlia Railroad Tunnel we'll hit around mile 5.3 (look out for the little shrine on the right side of the trail in the tunnel when you're going out)! The 14 mile route will turn around at River Road around the 4.5 MM on the trail, or whenever your watch beeps at 7 miles, whichever comes first ;).
Want Something Shorter? Out and backs are perfect for that! The half mile marks on the trail roughly correspond to mile marks, so for 12 miles turn at 5.5MM, 10 turn at 6.5 MM, and so on.
Need a Longer Route? Take these old train tracks up to Bethesda for any number of extra miles. Like shortening the route, for longer just go a mile marker further for every two miles you'd like to add (so 3.5MM for 16 and so on).
Thirsty? Great Scott! Thanks to Kate Scott for post-run drinks this week! We're still looking for a few more volunteers over the next few weeks for drinks, and of course all summer! There is also a water fountain at Fletcher's Boathouse at mile 3.5 and another couple along the CCT depending on how far you go out.
Need a Bathroom? Fletcher's is your best bet for bathrooms around mile 3.5. Otherwise there are some gas stations just off the CCT that may work out, but not a lot of other public options.
The next club race is the Women's Distance Festival and Run After the Women 5K on Sunday June 9th at Bon Air Park! We need plenty of volunteers for this and all our Bunion Derby races, so sign up today! The next club Happy Hour is May 23rd at 5:30 at Four Courts and we'll be giving out Snowball Series awards there.
Happy Running!
Anna
