Hickory wrote:
Ha Ha!!! That map has a couple dots in WYOMING!!! I'm guessing those were supposed to be Denver and Boulder in Colorado.
When you click open the article the dots move to CO. Strange.
Hickory wrote:
Ha Ha!!! That map has a couple dots in WYOMING!!! I'm guessing those were supposed to be Denver and Boulder in Colorado.
When you click open the article the dots move to CO. Strange.
Green Lake, Seattle, WA
Can't follow instructions wrote:
List maestro wrote:
List maestro wrote:
Can't follow instructions wrote:
Charles River, Boston
Magnolia Rd. Outside Boulder
W&OD trail in northern Virginia
45 miles long
Schyulkill river trail Philly
Wash Park in Denver
The Strand (or whatever the trail by the boardwalk by the ocean is called) in LA
The Greenway in Charlotte
Piedmont Park in the ATL
Centennial Park in Nashville
Greenway in manhattan
Rock creek park in D.C.
The most popular running is done at the 200 mile long beaches in Southern California.
What about Pre's Trail in Eugene? Not sure I would say it is top 20 best places to run but it is certainly popular.
San Diego area OB PB CB La Jolla etc has more runners on weekends than all of the trails east of Las Vegas combined.
Magnolia Rd famous among hardcore runners, but really isn't that popular numbers wise. You could do 14mi OAB up there on a nice morning and will likely see less than 15 other runners.
The answers have got to be places in urban areas with lots of people and very little running. Like huge dense cities with one park in the middle. I have no idea where all the crappy running cities are, but Central Park in NYC is probably a good bet.
San Francisco probably doesn't have any because there are so many places to run here and a big population. For the poster who asked, the Golden Gate Bridge actually has paths on both sides, one exclusively for bikes (on the weekends at least), and one for walkers/runners. Running there can require dodging tourists but it's not terrible. Sometimes the bike-only side is closed and that sucks. Also, the Presidio isn't a well-defined route, but Crissy Fields (or the Embarcadero) might be.
List maestro wrote:
List maestro wrote:
An issue with the methodology. What about the runners who don't use Strava, or don't run with a smartphone or GPS watch? Loads of serious and not-so-serious runners alike fall into those categories. Not disputing that these are some mega-popular running spots, but it's probably not a proper sample of the population.
That entire article was a collosal disappointment. Can we stop making lists yet?
MN - Chain of Lakes and the River Road
List maestro wrote:
Here is the official list for anyone who is curious.
http://blog.mapmyrun.com/run-the-world-the-top-20-running-routes-in-america/?utm_source=mmf&utm_medium=email&utm_content=placement_hero&utm_campaign=newsletter
This article is the most popular MapMyRun routes, and from what I see I don't think it is accurate. For example it only shows a small 2+ mile segment of Central Park on the East side only. People do loops of Central Park which is approximately 6 miles around. They may cut across one of the transverses and make a smaller loop and not do the full loop, but they don't just run 2 miles up East Drive and stop. Lots of people also the reservoir loop. I also doubt that Prospect Park is more popular than Central Park.