Running
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Running while traveling can help you build or maintain physical fitness, and prepare for competition. Some people complete marathons or other races all over the world, either as part of visit to a place they wanted to visit, or as the main reason for going there.
Marathons, endurance races and shorter distance runs are held in many cities and some rural areas at all times of the year. Companies such as Marathon Tours and Travel} operate tours that take traveling marathoners around the globe.
Guided running toursGuided running tours are a fairly new category of adventure travel. Experienced local running guides take clients on great routes and allow them to maintain a running routine while travelling on business or pleasure.
DestinationsHere are some of the best places in the world for travellers to run - that is, routes that lend themselves to both sightseeing and a good jog:
Sources and licences
- Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Running" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo: mark sebastian, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons