We’re a diverse group of runners who run most Saturday mornings and would love for you to join us! We have a range of ages, paces, and athletic abilities and backgrounds, but we enjoy running as part of a group.
This group was born on Saturday, August 3, 2024, after Pacers Running Store cancelled the Saturday morning long runs. These runs began nearly 18 years ago by kind people with a love for running and running with other people. In order to keep that same love of running with others alive, the NoVA Rogue Runners were born.
Saturday Long Run on 10/17/2026 -- 7:30 a.m. start at Roosevelt Island
7:30 AM at Roosevelt Island! This week, we have two courses. A shake out run for MCM marathoners to run the finish one last time before race day and our “Big Loop” course which provides distances between 2-20 miles.
Please be sure to bring your own nutrition and hydration.
Course Directions for 3.6 Miles:
– Run north out of the Roosevelt Island Parking lot and up into Rosslyn
– Turn LEFT onto Lynn
– Run south on Lynn towards the Marine Corps Memorial and onto Meade St (Lynn becomes Meade)
– Run past the Memorial and down onto the circle drive
– Run off the circle drive, onto the trail leading toward the Marine Corps Tower
– Follow the trail along Marshal Drive toward Highway 110
– Follow the trail along 110 south, toward Memorial Bridge
– When the trail bends up toward the bridge, turn around and head back on the trail toward the Marine Corps Memorial
– Turn RIGHT on the Iwo Jima Access Road, run up the hill and around the Memorial
– Hop back on Meade and follow it back into Rosslyn where it becomes Lynn
– Take Lynn back to the Mt. Vernon Trail and Roosevelt Island
Course Directions for the run up Capital Crescent:
Follow to the appropriate turn around spot. (please note that if you are running the 3.6 miles and then adding on additional distance, you need to add the 3.6 to the distances noted below)
– Starting at Roosevelt Island, head north out of the parking lot into Rosslyn and across the Key Bridge
– Turn R as you come off Key Bridge and take the pedestrian bridge across the canal and onto the trail
– Head north along the canal, when the trail splits at the boathouse (mile 3), stay on the paved trail to the left (the Capital Crescent Trail)
– Follow the Cap Crescent north towards Bethesda.
– Turn around at the appropriate marker.
2 Miles: Turn around just after crossing under Key Bridge as you start along the canal
6.25 Miles: Turn around at the Boathouse / Rest Area
8.5 Miles: Turn around at Mile Marker 7 on the trail
10 Miles: Turn around at the entrance to the tunnel
12.2 Miles: Turn at the bridge over Mass Ave (first bridge after the tunnel)
14 Miles: Turn around at the crosswalk for Dorsett Ave (first crosswalk after the tunnel)
16 Miles: Turn around when you reach Bethesda Ave
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