Where do you run?

alan f

posted: 5/18/2007 at 8:55 AM

I was thinking on my run the other day about the different places I get to run. Just curious- where do you run? I get the opportunity run in a few different areas: 1- Two different courses from my house. I can do a 3 mile loop up to a 10 mile loop. All pavement. 2- three different local parks- one with a small 1.2 mile loop, one with a 3 mile loop, and one with a 5 and 7 mile loop. There are numerous other parks that I have checked out yet. Combo of trail and pavement. 3- a local greenway where I can run upto 15 miles out and back. Combo of trail and pavement. There are a couple of other places but I have tried them out yet do to the distance from my house- but I may try them soon as they are all trail. One has an 8 mile loop and one has an 11 mile loop.

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Bonkin

posted: 5/18/2007 at 9:19 AM

I do all my running on 2 loops near my house. One is 2.5 and the other is 6 miles. Both are 99% concrete sidewalk and 1% grass. I'm starting to get a little tired of the same 'ole routes and am looking into some of the local parks and maybe trails to mix it up a little bit.

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More Cowbell!

posted: 5/18/2007 at 9:52 AM

Most of my runs are on my street. I'm kind of isolated where I live -- it's either my street or cross a highway. And there's only one street -- no cross streets. But it's not bad -- 0.75 mi paved (with 200 ft elevation increase over the first 0.5mi). Then it turns to gravel and goes through the woods with rolling hills. I can basically do an 8-mile out and back. Recently started running the trails in a nearby state park. I hope to explore those a lot this summer.

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posted: 5/18/2007 at 10:27 AM
modified: 5/18/2007 at 10:27 AM

The neighborhood near my house is quiet and set up in the classic grid pattern so I do most of my runs by adjusting which cross streets I use. There are also two walking paths, one in town and one in the next town over which I use. I do most of my trail running at a little park down the street. I get bored easily so I need some variety in my training. Cool

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SpinDr

posted: 5/18/2007 at 10:52 AM

I'm lucky in that I have many options. Where I work, it is set up perfectly for running with various terrain available. Hills, trails, hilly trails, loops, and a corporate gym to change/shower. On the way home there is a lake with a running trail around it where it is marked in 1/4 mile increments, restroom, water, and porta johns. From home I have many options too. Favorite has been to run down to another lake which has 2 different trails that are marked in 1 mile increments. All dirt, hills, rocks, etc... Plus since I always have the option to go run near the ocean or mission bay or coronado. San Diego is running paradise. Oh and the weather doesn't suck!!

Davdaws

Swadvad

posted: 5/18/2007 at 11:19 AM

The running path at the local park and the high school track are across the street from each other, but I find them a bit boring. The park path is only 0.4 miles and it's concrete, which is a bit hard on my knees. If I have to run after dark, I go there. I have 5 or 6 different out and back/loop combinations that spoke out from my house. I rarely run the same one twice in a row. The variety gives me different hills and scenery. Dave

HurricaneShaunna

posted: 5/18/2007 at 12:07 PM

I'm lucky that I live .25 miles from a beach. It's not a wide beach so you have to time low tide right, but it's still sand which is nice. Otherwise I run around 1 of 2 parks nearby on paved trails, both baout 5 mile loops form my house. I wish we had real trails, but everything is asphalt or concrete. If it mid-day and really hot and humid I'll take to the treadmill inside the air conditioned gym.

Mississippi

posted: 5/18/2007 at 5:47 PM

When I do my usual 5k route, I run in my neighborhood, and then across a sort of main road into a new development that has a nice hilly loop and back towards home. I run on the street and on the sidewalk, depending on the time of day. For longer runs I do my usual 5k route and then keep on going across town, going on the other side of Main Street and to a quiet area with some long stretches of sidewalks. All done of street and sidewalk. No grass. No track.

Mississippi

posted: 5/18/2007 at 5:48 PM
modified: 5/18/2007 at 5:49 PM

Davdaws - I like your avatar!

rickschaffer83

Diesel Power

posted: 5/18/2007 at 6:03 PM

I apparently live very close to some long and winding bike trails, which I will have to check out very soon. Right now I run mainly around my apartment complex, almost completely on concrete. There are some suburban neighborhoods in the area that I need to check out as well. I moved to this place not too long ago, and injuries have kept me from exploring. Hopefully I'll be able to answer that question in a few weeks.

trishierunner

esq.

posted: 5/18/2007 at 6:33 PM

All over Baltimore City, pretty much ! Big grin

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Lifesabeach

posted: 5/18/2007 at 7:30 PM

around the beach and bay boardwalks. I like to run uninterrupted by cars or traffic lights. I can go up to 22 miles and only hit 1 stop light crossing sea world drive. Smile

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kelstar

posted: 5/18/2007 at 8:05 PM

I am so jealous of you Trishie. I went to college in Balto. It's my second home. I am looking into races in Balto. They have a million . I took a running class in college. Hated it then. My final was running for a half hour. I was hung over and running through piles of cicada shells. ewwwww

Davdaws

Swadvad

posted: 5/18/2007 at 10:14 PM

Thanks Mississippi. I can't exactly run like a Stallion, but I can dream.

rickschaffer83

Diesel Power

posted: 5/18/2007 at 10:23 PM

Kelstar - What college did you go to? I was at TU. I remember the summer with the cicadas. I think I stayed in the gym for the most part that year.

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