They started with a list of 250 U.S. cities with populations of more than 160,000 that had the highest number of households per capita reporting participation in running within the last 12 months (according to the SimplyMap 2014 census study). Then, they gathered data from various sources to create five indexes of special importance to runners (run, parks, climate, food, safety), ranking the cities in each index from 1 to 150. They then weighted the indexes and tallied up the scores to create the final list. The top ten are:
- San Francisco, California
- Seattle, Washington
- Boston, Massachusetts
- San Diego, California
- Washington, D.C.
- Portland, Oregon
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- New York, New York
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Denver, Colorado
I've been fortunate to be able to run in 5 of the top ten cities.
From Him, Through Him, For Him (Romans 11:36),
Paul J. Staso
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Visit my YouTube channel -- https://www.youtube.com/user/pacetrek
Click on any of the links below to see some of my adventure photos:
- United States in 2006 (3,260 miles solo in 108 days at age 41)
- Montana in 2008 (620 miles solo in 20 days at age 43)
- Alaska in 2009 (500 miles solo in 18 days at age 44)
- Germany in 2010 (500 miles solo in 21 days at age 45)
- The Mojave Desert in 2011 (506 miles solo in 17 days at age 46)
- Various Photos From Mileposts Gone By
- Students Worldwide Who Ran With Me Virtually
- Roadside Sights From My Running Adventures
- Some Cycling Moments From The Past
