What US city is the worst for running?

I have an aunt who runs every other day in oakland, california. She pretty much just dodges through homeless guys passed out on the sidewalk.

fffdddsssddd wrote:

Northern Virginia is pretty garbage. Richest counties in the country and most major intersections don't have a crosswalk. What a joke. Better get ready to drive somewhere to do every single run.

depends where in Northern VA. In Fairfax County there is the cross county trail and a couple parks. In Manassas, there is the battlefield where you can do a 8.5 mile loop without repeating. Then there is the W&OD and C&O which aren't that highly trafficked.

Went to a wedding in Vegas & decided to go for a long run. The strip didn't seem like a nice spot to run so did a google search. The Anthem East Trail run is a great run/hike in Vegas. Just bring a lot of water if it's really hot.

NYC is actually one of the best. Even Central Park has many areas that are totally underused. Almost no one runs around the Harlem Meer in the northeast corner of the park, except me and my training partners.

On the Upper East Side, you can cross the footbridge to Ward's and Randall's Island for miles of flat off-road running, with little company.

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Tampa's terrible within the city until you get to the outskirts and there are great trails.

From Orlando, you'd probably have to get out to Clermont.

Dallas looked horrible when I visited.

New York's outstanding. Forest Park, Central Park, Van Cortland Park, Rockefeller Park not far away, even Mohonk, who would not love the carriage trails out there on a weekend. I have to say I'm not a fan of running in Prospect Park, because you can't do much off the roads. Then there are multiple tracks and racing series, both on the track and road, and obviously many people to run with.

no more tards wrote:

I'll start with New York. Despite there being a lot of runners and a good elite community, this place blows for actual training unless you want to run endless loops around Central and Prospect Park for the rest of your life.

Not the worst probably but San Francisco sucks. Too crowded and hills are murder. Few scenic parks close by also.

Wossamotta wrote:

Almost no one runs around the Harlem Meer in the northeast corner of the park

Because it sucks and is only populated by ghetto jammer kids.

As for the dangers of running in CP, 75 year old jogger died today by being hit by a bike:

San Antonio, Texas

New Haven, CT?

Bridgeport

Xfit_guy_the_real_1 wrote:

Let me axe you a question wrote:

BEHOLD!!! We're all hobby joggers, brah. Get over yourself.

Nope. I explain a few times, I no longer "slog" long distances like you guys. I go for long hikes and then I do some serious sprinting (basically speed you c

ould never get your frail body up to).

You broke 10mph? Great job!

Barrow Alaska averages about 20 degrees below freezing for the year and has two months without sun.

Bwahahahaha!! Flat as a pancake from Embarcadero to Fort Point, modest hills in Golden Gate Park. What a puzzy.

smug city wrote:

Not the worst probably but San Francisco sucks. Too crowded and hills are murder. Few scenic parks close by also.

Your aunt is as dumb as a box of rocks. She should try Redwood Park. Lake Merritt is passable too.

Metro Atlanta is among the worst. Great weather sure, but for some reason they build most communities without sidewalks. Not sure what they have against pedestrians in Greater Atlanta, but they seem irrationally opposed to having sidewalks. Not a lot of parks there either.

TAA wrote:

Cleveland, OH. Once I was driving in the area, I think it was on Mayfield Rd, and saw a runner taking a sh!t in the bushes of some guy's yard.

What color shorts was he wearing (before they were brown)? It might've been me, er, I.