I searched threads, found one and asked the below question, but now I don't see it - I am getting old....
Is it safe to run in the forested hills east of town for non-locals? Would I be a loco gringo running on those dirt roads?
Stick to the beaches and the Malecon?
Thoughts?
When I was there I ran to the track and then around the track in the morning. The track is basically across from the Sheraton, a bit more south. You can also easily catch a bus to the track if you don't' want to run on the road, but there is a sidewalk and in the morning it really was no big deal. I think the track is called "Pista de Atlesimo" if you want to google it for directions.
Note: I was there with people so I just wanted to get my runs in early and with no hassle and then go about my day doing "vacation stuff". Although to be honest, those runs around the track were really nice enjoyabl epart of my vacation.
And yeah, I didn't go run in the hills because of both timing issues and not wanting to die doing something stupid. I did ask a local (worker at the hotel) about running places and he just told me not to do go anywhere isolated etc. He didn't say why, and maybe he was wrong, but, wasn't worth it to me when I just wanted to get in some vacation maintenance runs.
Yeah - sometimes we have unfounded fears, sometimes better to be safe.
I walked around La Cruz just around Banderas Bay a bit, off the touristy area and the people were so nice welcoming into their homes for no apparent reason. Just walking around taking photos with a DSLR....
...not loving concrete...
....and like John L. Parker describes, running in the sand on the beach gets old fairly quickly....
Plenty of good beach towns in the US. Why if you want to run on vacation would you go somewhere you can't even run...
Well, first off we are still establishing whether gringo can run on the back roads up hills in Puerto Vallarta.
Second, I am not American and while I know there is a broad range of places to visit in the US there are plenty of places that are not safe, and that I would ask the same questions.
I once made a wrong turn leaving Frisco and ended up in Oakland. That wasn't safe. I have a friend who was kindly escorted out of a neighbourhood in New Orleans by an African American because it wasn't going to be safe for him and his alabaster-ness. Chicago - although not a sunny beach town - is the murder capital of the world or something....
But thanks.
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