Things You'll Need:
- Running gear
- Area map
- Curiosity
- Sense of adventure
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Step 1
Run hill repeats in the middle of your route.
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Step 2
Run the course backwards. That is, counterclockwise vs. clockwise (not facing backwards—although that would qualify as mixing it up!)
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Step 3
Run your neighborhood, weaving back and forth through every single street.
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Step 4
Play local tourist and run from hotspot to hotspot.
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Step 5
Have someone drive you out somewhere, drop you off and let you run home. (This requires some scouting work so you don’t get lost or stuck too far away.)
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Step 6
Build in windsprints along your usual route: every 5 minutes, pick up the pace for 2 minutes. Or forget the watch and use occasional landmarks as motivation.
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Step 7
Run up the stairs at the local stadium that you usually just run right by.
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Step 8
Run to the highest, lowest, greenest or oldest point in the city.
Comments
robert_mcguire said
on 4/14/2008 Great ideas!
shabastpete said
on 2/16/2008 This is really good stuff i have tried some and it works pretty good