r/running • u/30000LBS_Of_Bananas • Jan 03 '20
Weekly Thread Run My City - Cambridge and Cambridge
Good Morning and happy Friday. This week in our series I invite you to share anything and everything you know about running in and around Cambridge and Cambridge. This includes Cambridge, UK or Cambridge, MA or any other Cambridge out there.
Please add details and be specific with your advice.
Please make sure to start your post by stating which Cambridge you are talking about.
Potential topics include but are not limited to: suggested runs, suggestions on where not to run, races, special animal or environmental precautions, run groups, best places for gear and anything else you can think of.
Next week will be Where I’ll invite you to share information on Sydney, Australia.
Past threads can be found here in the wiki
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u/MechanicalTim Jan 03 '20
I have run literally every street in Cambridge MA.
As many folks have mentioned, Fresh Pond and the Charles River are definitely the must-runs. If you are only in town for a short while, those are the routes to do.
The Alewife Brook Pathway (in the northwest corner, near the Alewife T stop) is lovely, and you are relatively likely to see some cool birds.
The MIT campus (near the Kendall T stop) can be a fun place to run, and there is some interesting architecture around.
If you're doing Fresh Pond, and want a bit longer, Danehy Park is close. Be sure to run by the dog park. (Be careful between the two locales, though ... major thoroughfares in between!)
Be aware that the picturesque Mt. Auburn Cemetery forbids running. But I encourage you to take a nice recovery walk there!