Way OT: Running in downtown L.A.
I will be attending a conference in two weeks in L.A. and I am looking for some good places to run outside. My hotel is downtown (near the Staples Center) and I will not be interested in driving to another location to do my running. I also won't have a car, so it is really a moot point!
I have never stayed in downtown L.A. before and I am not sure if there is a good network of trails or suggested running routes. Of course, I am also interested in knowing the areas to avoid as well. I am an early morning runner, usually hitting the pavement by 6am.
Are there any board members familiar with the downtown "running" landscape in L.A? Does anyone have a good Web site that they could recommend to find good places to run in the area? Suggestions for places to avoid? I have done some online research, but most of the suggested running areas are not located in downtown. This makes me wonder if I should avoid running in the downtown alltogether.
Any thoughts or suggestions would be most appreciated. Thank you!
The subway can easily take you to Hollywood or los Feliz, where people run a lot. Again, I'm no expert.
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are you refering to the Culver Stairs? They really aren't that bad.
I believe the metro extension to Santa Monica recently opened. That would be my recomendation.
I hope you're not black... just sayin...
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You serious man? Go to Reddit, or just freaking Google a couple keywords.
Clown.
Don't.
I did it several years in a row before I took last year off because of running related injuries. This year I feel pretty good, but it will likely be a last minute decision for me.
injuries? pounding the pavement isnt good for you?
I am not.
Never miss it.
...isn't as terrifying as people make it out to be.
- Yes, it is a pile of folks with mental health and addiction problems that have been basically abandoned by the State and residents of LA and left to fend for themselves.
- No, it is not a threat to your safety - the area is teaming with LAPD, and if you are running you'll be through there in twenty seconds. It's actually not a bad run through the Arts district and Boyle heights - before it was rerouted, these were the last 6 miles of the LA Marathon, which was only a bummer because there weren't many spectators. Only time I wouldn't go there is between 10PM and dawn, but I also wouldn't run in Griffith Park during those hours on account of our Koala eating mountain lion.
That's a good summary of skid row. I lived in Little Tokyo recently and agree with the sentiments above.
I will add that skid row is the place where the homeless guy got shot up in his tent by LAPD last year...
On that note, there is an excellent bar right near that area called the Escondite if you're so inclined. Dive bar but I enjoyed myself there several a time
actually running naked might be the move. You'll be left alone
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April 18th, 2016 at 11:13 PM ^
I know this was a joke but it actually isn't bad advise depending on which directions you run lol
USC campus.
The stairs at the Staples Center
Griffith Park
Compton
In that order.
Straight outta?
I wish I could upvote this so many more times than just once. Very nicely done.
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I'm really curious what else is written in the MGoBoards....I wonder if there is a prophecy of a prodigal son being rewarded for his return with silverware....
you rang???
Nice touch on the 4:18
...without the properly styled apparel.
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bad idea
...just imagine you are staying in lower midtown. From Staples, head up Grand to Sunset, do a loop around Elysian Park and Dodget Stadium before returning through Chinatown on the East. +/- 8 miles, good for an early morning run. Don't listen to the haters - not every run is from your cul de sac and down the powerline just to turn around at the Tim Hortons.
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No, not that fuzzy building, the other one.
...when ozone levels were more than double what they are now.
Things change. For example, the vehicle shown here stuck in a snowbank in Jackson in 1967 was able to drive away a few days later, and no longer remains at this location.