Running along the Charles River
This is one of my absolute favorite runs. Running along the Charles River in Boston. When I first started in running in late 2002, I traveled to Boston every couple of months for business. Running along the Charles River is probably one of the reasons why I stayed with the program. There are 17 miles of sidewalks along the river, starting at the Science Museum and going up the river to Watertown. At one point or another, I have run the entire stretch, except for the 3.1 mile loop between the North Beacon bridge and the Mt. Auburn bridge. Last Monday I was able to run from the Central Y in downtown Boston across the Harvard Bridge and up to the Harvard campus and back across the Anderson Footbridge. What a treat!
Distance map of the Charles River running route.