 Along the Schuylkill River Trail, Philadelphia PA. Taken by PKSenagore October 2016. NEW 'OH THE PLACES YOU’LL GO!' PAGE RESOURCE, GreatRuns.com
A recent ACTIVE.com article featured an item, “The Best 100 Runs in America’s Cities”, which presented information in a slideshow on 2 ‘iconic’ running routes for each of 50 cities. The article attributed the work to GreatRuns.com, the source of the list, and provided links to the FULL REPORT and to a description of methodology. On the GR webpage that lists the cities, clicking on the city name will take readers to another page with ALL the running routes in that particular location. BONUS: Great Runs.com allows readers to DOWNLOAD an Excel spreadsheet (click on this link or use the URL below) of this top 100 list. WHAT’S ICONIC? Great Runs provides this explanation for how a route qualified for inclusion as ‘iconic’. “It is centrally located, usually near downtown/city center, is especially interesting, scenic, or beautiful, and epitomizes the city in some way.” A word of caution. The description indicates whether these city paths and routes are well lighted for running, walking, and biking at night. Visitors not familiar with neighborhoods and parks should use caution however, for reasons of personal safety. Seek advice about running in low-light times of the day and night from residents who are familiar with the area. NEW RESOURCE. The ACTIVE.com slideshow revealed GreatRuns.com to be a potentially valuable new resource for runners and walkers. It can provide information about and pictures of one or more running routes in the larger cities of North America, South/Central America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa. The names are arranged alphabetically for easy searching. This list contains MORE AMERICAN ROUTES than the 100 featured in the ACTIVE.com article, plus all the international runs. To learn HOW TO USE the GreatRuns.com website, there’s a helpful demonstration. Thanks GreatRuns.com! The link to this company can now be found on the OH THE PLACES YOU’LL GO page. RUN HAPPY! http://www.active.com/running/articles/the-100-best-running-routes-in-the-u-s http://greatruns.com/100-best-runs-in-americas-cities/ http://greatruns.com http://greatruns.com/how-to-use-great-runs/
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