A Look Inside the Mecca of Urban Running: San Francisco, CA

There are lots of narratives that surround the Bay Place: an eclectic and inclusive lifestyle, creative architecture, the Spanish Mission, massive fishing wharfs, colorful homes on steep hills, cable vehicles weaving through the metropolis, the Chinatown district and of program, the tech increase and stratification of the metropolis. I’d like to increase one particular of my very own to the record: the very best city operating in the entire nation, bar none.

I began operating all around the Bay the to start with working day I moved here in January of 2012. I ran through downtown Oakland, all around Lake Merritt—a paved 3-mile footpath—and through the Temescal and Rockridge districts.

Considering that that to start with wandering operate I’ve logged hundreds of miles throughout the metro spot, from regional parks in the hills to lunch operates alongside the Embarcadero, to very hot laps in Kezar Stadium, a stunning monitor open up to all. The alternatives are infinite, from a everyday 3-miler alongside the waterfront to twenty-furthermore miles totally on filth.

Here’s a record of the very best operates throughout the Bay Place.

All images by Andy Cochrane.

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