Here is the Jogging map for the Hyatt Regency Embarcadero in San Francisco. (A review of the hotel’s fitness center was posted here). This jogging map is convenient because it is available online here. The beauty of having an online map is the ability to review the course ahead of time, to download it onto your own smartphone and perhaps work it into your own schedule.
I ran the San Francisco Marathon which essentially begins and ends on the same course pictured here. It is a perfect place to run in San Francisco, and one of the few places that is not hilly.
This jogging map, like most of Hyatt’s jogging maps are designed by the Athletic Minded Traveler. I really like their crisp designs.
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A New York frequent flyer who elegantly combines her passions for worldwide travel, running a gazillion marathons all over the globe and staying fit ... without sacrificing her fancy for good wine and food.
I wanted to stop by because in a discussion elsewhere Matt from Saverocity asked for advice on blog content and it was suggested that he discuss how travel affects his hobbies. I mentioned that I liked this approach in Miles to the Wild. Then I went running and remembered that I like your blog too.
That being said… I wouldn’t recommend going all the way to Pier 45 like the map suggests. Crowds around Fishermans’ Wharf are going to make that a pain. Go south from AT&T Park across the bridge and stay near the water; it’ll be much more empty of cars, and quieter.
Also, if you have a car in the Bay Area, go running at Tilden Park above Berkeley. Trail running beats street running, every day of the week. (Pacific Coast Trail Runs organizes my favorite events in the Bay Area, but on weekends.)
Thank you so much for your comments and suggestions! Most of the times I’ve been to SF, I’ve stayed with my sister in St. Francis Wood, or friends in Forest Hills, so most of my running has been on the streets near West Portal or heading out to lake Mercid (sp) (or running to Starbucks in search of a cup of coffee!). Even though I run a lot of marathons, I’m really into the scenery and getting lost along the way instead of “hard core running.” So, what I might’ve done with that map is to weave in and out of neighborhoods. As for trail running – I agree that its great. I like the mild stuff though, like running on “rail to trail” trails. In Central Park, which is where I usually run, I prefer the Bridle Path over the roads.
Very excited to be inspired by you talented ladies! Congrats!