The Topic for today is: 5 Things You Like About Running Where You Live
FYI: I live just outside of Albany, NY.
1.We have FOUR Seasons.
Unfortunately, it seems that summer is the shortest and winter is the longest. Some years, we barely have a spring or fall.
But we do get to run in varied temperatures and the scenery changes for each season.
winter
spring
summer
fall
2.We have many bike paths nearby where we can run safely.
Zim Smith
Voorheesville-Albany Rail Trail
Corning Bike Path
Nisky Bike Path
3. There are also many parks to run in.
The Crossings
Washington Park
Saratoga State Park
4. We can choose to run on different surfaces.
Though my preference is the road, there are many trails to run on. In the spring and summer, there are weekly trail runs offered.
There are also tracks at local high schools and colleges and indoor tracks at local YMCAs.
5. There is an abundance of racing opportunities.
Many races support of charities but we also have two running clubs (ARE and HMRRC) that sponsor races for ALL distances.
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- Mohawk Hudson Marathon
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- Helderberg to Hudson HM
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- Miles on the Mohawk 10m
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- Stockeade-athon 15K
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- Electric City 10K
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- Delmar Dash 5m
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- Home Run 5k
Happy Running! What do you like about running where you live? Please share.
It’s Friday so I’m also linking up with bloggers, Me (My First 5K and More), Running With Attitude, Run Laugh Eat Pie, Runs with Pugs, and The Running Teacher!
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I do enjoy having 4 seasons even if winter feels so long! It’s great that you have so many parks and bike patha available to you.
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I agree. No traffic!!
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I love having access to year round racing! It’s great to always have an event.
I wish we had more parks like you have. It would be a nice change of pace.
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I wish I could run near the ocean.
I guess that’s why runners travel.
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