The following running routes were taken from Runner's World magazine (May 2007). The monthly magazine features an "On The Road" section, offering three running routes in various cities around the world. For more runs, click here to visit RW's website.
This run cuts through the famous Boston Commons on the way out and through the beautiful Boston Public Garden on the return trip. For detailed directions and an interactive map, click here.
The South Boston run starts at Joe Moakley Park and takes a breathtaking tour along the Dorchester Bay, looping around the historic Fort Independence and crossing the pedestrian-only Head Island Causeway before returning to the park to finish. For detailed directions and an interactive map, click here.
The Charles River Esplanade run offers a scenis tour of the Charles River from Boston University, past the Boston Running Club and the Museum of Science, finishing 5.64 miles later exactly where you started. For detailed directions and an interactive map, click here.