Running in the City
I went for a run this morning at Douglas Park. It was really nice. Not too cold and not raining. There were a few others running and walking on the trail that goes around the circumference of the park. It’s a nice place to run because the trail is covered in spongy wood chips so impact in minimal. I’m new to whole running thing so I was wondering if anyone has any favorite spots to run in the city. I feel guilty doing laps around the park when I know there are a million places that I haven’t explored yet.
I did a run around Douglas Park track in the summer and it bored me and I freaked out over what I perceive as too uneven for my liking. There were also a lot of bugs because of the trees.
It’s worth it to go down to the seawall. I regularly (okay, only about twice) go from Granville Island-Scienceworld-Stanley Park for a scenic but not woodsy run.
For city running, 10th is a bike lane so running on it means you have safe intersections to cross. I think 12th is the same way. I do both these streets as it’s not boring in the Cambie area and gets nicer as you get closer to UBC.
I’ll admit the laps can be boring, but thankfully at this time of year it was bug-free.
Thanks for the tips, I’ll be sure to check those routes out!