I was reading the December 2009 issue of Runner’s World, my bible. They had a section of “Running best” Best food post-run, road race, and best city to run in.
Portland took number one, but the list included New York and Boston, both cities I have called home. I’ve done my fair share of running in each. While it is extremely hard to choose, I would give my vote to Boston for the best city to run in. It is much more “run-able” than NY. The routes along the Charles River and down the esplanade are very “runner-friendly.” Not to mention the view.
I took my mom on a run along the river last weekend when she came to visit. We were mid-way over the MGH bridge and she stopped to look long the city-line. It was beautiful. You could almost see the entire city. Sometimes I take advantage of having a view like that every day.
Being one of those annoying running addicts, I have to pack my sneakers along on any vacation I go. This has allowed me to run in some great new places.
So far my list of places I’ve run include:
-New York (basically all over the state… from upstate Syracuse, Manhattan, to Brooklyn.)
-Boston (and a few suburbs outside)
-New Hampshire
-New Jersey
-Penn
-Maryland
-Virginia
-Washington D.C.
-Ohio
-London, England
-Scotland (a few places around the country.. Edinburgh, some smaller towns, and up north around Loch Ness)
I may be forgetting a few, but I hope to add some more countries and west coast states to my running map.
Start building your list! and think.. if you could do one last run anywhere of your choosing… where would it be?
-Strider
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