I second HSU as one of the best.
Worst ... I'm sure that there are plenty in the "worst" category, practically every major city with a University could fit into the "worst".
I second HSU as one of the best.
Worst ... I'm sure that there are plenty in the "worst" category, practically every major city with a University could fit into the "worst".
Prettiest track meet I was at was at Cal/Poly SLO.
Only ran for two days there but the weather was great, neighborhood was nice(hummingbirds and all), and the girls were out of my league.
Most overrated was Pepperdine. Track was cool but other than going up and down the beach I did not find many places to run, I had expected a Shangri-La.
the worst - seton hall. a 50 acre campus surrounded by newark. south mountain reservation was nice after you climb a 2 mile long hill and if you can avoid the used condoms, gays banging in the woods, and the the empty syringes.
CIt can get worse than Providence College, doesn't have a track and in the middle of the city with the worst most God-awful drivers in the country hands down...
Best Hands down:
Laurentian University in Sudbury Ontario;
miles of trails, 400m and 200m outdoor tracks
not bad: Pepperdine, Malibu and UCLA, Beverly Hills
Bad:
University of Miami, small campus, correl gables doesn't have sidewalks, everybody drives
Villanova was pretty bad.
East coaster wrote:
Most overrated was Pepperdine. Track was cool but other than going up and down the beach I did not find many places to run, I had expected a Shangri-La.
you must have missed Malibu Creek State Park
http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=614its one of my fav places in CA to run. i love it!
other good schools with trails/ tracks:
Stanford
Cal Berkeley
trails close by and great tracks. Cal's track (Edwards Stadium) was the first track-only facility ever built in the US. it also has a cool gold color that you won't find anywhere else.
Mandingo wrote:
Best Hands down:
Okay, Mandingo has spoken with authority and since he has been to every campus in the US we can end the discussion.
Western State College, Gunnison, CO.
Best: 5 months of the year.
Worst: the other 7 months of the year.
One of the worst - Malone. Downtown C u n t o n - what a crap hole location.
Best:
Western Washington University in Bellingham
University of Colorado
University of Wisconsin
Cal Poly
CSU Monterey Bay
Dartmouth
University of Portland (Ore.)
Worst:
Seton Hall
University of Miami (Fla.)
University of Southern California
Johns Hopkins
Okay, Mandingo has spoken with authority and since he has been to every campus in the US we can end the discussion.
You can add canada to that!
If you've ever run there you would know it is running paradise. miles of trails, perfect track, lake to swim in after. Only downer is you might get chased by a bear like I did but it makes you fast.
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