RunningAHEAD - Topic: Dorchester, MA (You know, with the New Kids on the Block)

seeEricaRun

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posted: 8/18/2007 at 6:46 PM
modified: 8/18/2007 at 7:02 PM

I'm staying with my sister for the next week or two in Dorchester while I'm waiting to stop being homeless. I don't know the area well, and I'm not sure how safe it is. Is there anyone in the area that can give me tips on where to run? (or who wants a running partner for a few runs - I usually do most of my runs at an easy 9-9:30 min/mile pace - feel free to check out my log for more details).

mikeymike

posted: 8/20/2007 at 10:34 AM

Where in Dorchester? I'd probably run out by the water--go out to Columbia Point and run north along Carson Beach, to L St beach, etc. You can go all the way up and around Castle Island and back without crossing a street if you want.

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seeEricaRun

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posted: 8/20/2007 at 11:22 AM

Quote from mikeymike on 8/20/2007 at 10:34 AM:

Where in Dorchester? I'd probably run out by the water--go out to Columbia Point and run north along Carson Beach, to L St beach, etc. You can go all the way up and around Castle Island and back without crossing a street if you want.

Thanks Mikey! I'll be at Florida St (Near Ashmont and Adams St) - maybe 2 miles from Columbia point. I'd have to run through Savin Hill and Fields Corner to get there - how are those neighborhoods? How is Pope John Paul II Park?

mikeymike

posted: 8/20/2007 at 1:06 PM

Not too sure--I don't know Dorchester that well but I run in Southie a lot. I think the farther you are from Blue Hill Ave to the West and Mattapan to the South, the better off you are.

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