Running Out of Town in Baltimore

Running Out of Town

You are out of town and are visiting Baltimore and you are a runner. Perhaps you run 5 days or more per week, but you do not know the town and you are concerned about your safety. Where and when can you run?

Of course, runners are everywhere so you will not need to take much effort to find them in Baltimore.

If it is the weekend, then you can contact one of the local running clubs that has something happening on almost every Saturday or Sunday or both. In Harford County to the northeast of Baltimore is the RASAC running club. You can find information about their runs at www.rasac.com. From a 5K to a long distance run, they will be able to accommodate you.

In Baltimore County, there is the Baltimore Road Runners Club. Much of their running is done around the beautiful Loch Raven area, which is just north of Baltimore City. They do some road running and some trail running. You can find more information about them at http://www.brrc.com/.

During the week, there are several groups which run within Baltimore City. Depending upon the time of year, some of these groups may run through the Inner Harbor area, through Fort McHenry, down cobblestone streets, or past miles of rowhomes of eclectic architecture. On Monday evenings at around 6, there is the Federal Hill Runners, which meets by the Cross Street Market; on Thursday evenings, there is the Patterson Park / Canton Runners, which meets in the trendy neighborhood of Canton along Boston Street.

If you are an early riser, then you may want to run with the Back on My Feet crowd. They have several groups around town. You can get more information at http://baltimore.backonmyfeet.org/Baltimore-Landing.html.

For other running in the area you might look to the Falls Road Running Store at http://www.baltimorerunning.com/ or to Charm City Run at http://www.charmcityrun.com/.

Keep on Running.