Running routes in the following cities: London, Paris, San Sebastian, Spain, Vienna (Read 620 times)

I'm doing some traveling next month & will need to continue with my runs (maintenance runs as well as 10-12 milers) in these cities. Anyone run in them before? Suggestions of good places to go? Don't know where I'll be staying in each city just yet.

In Vienna I did a long run along the danube. I found that there was a good side (park space) and a bad side (industrial) while in the City. If you go far enough you leave the main City and there's awesome scenery of the countryside! Also, it can be a little out of your way depening on where you are, but go early in the morning to the Schonbrunn Palace (Summer Palace). Lots of locals run there, and its more amazing scenery. There's a great mega hill you can run up with a huge "Victory" monument at the top and looks down at the palace. I'll post a picture when I get to my home computer. Schonnbrunn is a must!

In Paris, the Bois du Bolougne: http://www.runningahead.com/maps/420ddd5e48fb4f4387dc21d051eb11b6 there is shade and water--water faucets, not fountains, so bring your own drinking vessel or drink from your hands. Lots of different routes in there. You can run along the Siene early in the morning. Later on, too much traffic and pedestrians. MTA a bunch of stuff

In London you can do a really cool 12+ miler along the Thames (from tower bridge to the Millennium Dome and back) and see lots of sights at the same time. Fine views if you get a good day.

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I went on vacation to Spain (including San Sebastian, which is a really nice place and had the best food - go bar hoping for pinchos and a glass of wine) last year and just used MapMyRun.com to find routes close to where I was staying. Worked out quite well actually. If there was nothing close by I improvised - typically there was a park / open space close by.

The power supply for my laptop works on US and European voltages. Thought that was normal. Too be safe your could take a surge arrestor along with your adapter kit. However, in Spain, we relied on Internet cafes and actually most places we stayed had a public computer we could use. Of course, if you kind of know what area(s) you're staying in, taking printouts of routes with you may help. I agree that in Vienna the Schonnbrunn is a must see. In Barcelona, there seemed to be a lot of runners in Park Gruel, which is a pretty interesting place. Also, the Olympic village/stadium area is in a nice park - some good hills. In Composita de Santiago, there's a nice park by the university. In Bilboa you can run along the river by the Guggenhiem.