Comments on: The sightseeing run

By: Terri-Lee

Terri-Lee — Mon, 03 Jul 2017 14:48:50 +0000

Yes! I just did the same thing last week when I was taking a course at Harvard. I got out of bed at 6 am (4 am MT where I’m from!) and ran for an hour through empty, quiet Cambridge. I took my phone and got great photos. Now I plan on doing the early morning sightseeing run wherever I go!

By: lauravanderkam

lauravanderkam — Fri, 30 Jun 2017 00:05:38 +0000

In reply to Ashley Barutt. @Ashley- thanks for the tip! I'll look these up.

By: Lily

Lily — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 20:45:53 +0000

In reply to Byrd. Back when I was both running and travelling a lot more than I am now, I started to transition to more minimalist runnning shoes for just this reason. Even switching from my brooks adrenaline to brooks pure flow seemed to make a big difference to my suitcase weight

By: Monica

Monica — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 19:00:32 +0000

This is one of my favorite ways to explore a new place. Get a much better feel when you’re exploring on foot. I also pack workout clothes when I travel even if I’m only going to be gone for a day. I’m one of those people that needs to follow my routine as much as possible, and it’s way harder to get back into the habit of exercising if I take time off than if I squeeze it in to my schedule regardless of where I am.

By: Ashley Barutt

Ashley Barutt — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 18:34:54 +0000

There are two great apps I reccomend for running when you are traveling. One is WalkJogRun, which will bring you along safe routes in the city you are in, and the other is RunGo, which will guide you past some interesting landmarks of the city. I love them both and they motivate me to run more when I travel!

By: Byrd

Byrd — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 16:48:20 +0000

YES!! my all time favorite travel run was in Savannah.

Travel running tip – I pack my flats and wear my running shoes for the plane. Even if it looks stupid with whatever I’m wearing. Then I change when I get to my rental car. Bonus, it’s also much more comfortable and a godsend if you have to run to catch a connection.

By: Meghan

Meghan — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 16:42:39 +0000

We lived in Savannah for about a year and a half – I loved dropping my son off at his preschool downtown and running around Forsyth Park (probably the one you mention – it has a big fountain) before heading home to work. Running while traveling is a great way to see more of a place and get some alone/down time to clear your head!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 16:39:31 +0000

Love Savannah, though not as much as Charleston, where my husband and I did Med school. One of my classmates fell while running in med school on the old cobble/paved sidewalks and injured her pinky so bad she needed surgery to repair. And she was going into Ob so needed full function for her own career! It never regained full mobility but she says she only needs the pinky on that hand to hold the suture thread in the OR so t all worked out. But living in Charleston turned me into a runner despite the treacherous roads. The old city is like nothing else in the US. Savannah is like a mini taste of it when you go through the old squares

By: lauravanderkam

lauravanderkam — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 13:41:10 +0000

In reply to Lily. @Lily- good luck with the couch to 5k program! Only a few weeks!

By: lauravanderkam

lauravanderkam — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 13:40:39 +0000

In reply to SHU. @SHU- it's so easy to go somewhere and then only see the inside of the hotel. I always try to see at least something, and running helps with that.