Places for training around the world

Boulder, CO Colorado Springs, CO

No grass oval in the latter but plenty of trails.

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I have three weeks leave coming up in September/October
and I'm looking at places to go for a couple of weeks good
training. I'm in Australia but I'm looking at heading as
far as my budget will allow me. Anyone have some
recommendations of places around the world where they have
done some great running. Trails and a nice grass oval are
a must, rubber track a bonus.

Is the Boulder area expensive? From all I've read and heard
it certainly sounds like a great area. What about Flagstaff
or Eugene?

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Boulder, CO Colorado Springs, CO

No grass oval in the latter but plenty of trails.

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I have three weeks leave coming up in September/October
and I'm looking

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places to go for a couple of weeks good training. I'm in
Australia but

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looking at heading as far as my budget will allow me.
Anyone have some recommendations of places around the
world where they have done some

great

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running. Trails and a nice grass oval are a must, rubber
track a bonus.

Matty G said:

Is the Boulder area expensive? From all I've read and
heard it certainly sounds like a great area. What about
Flagstaff or Eugene?

Flagstaff is definitely very beautiful. Plus, it's at an
elevation. I wouldn't think it's as expensive as Boulder.

Also check: www.runtheplanet.com

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Boulder is expensive. Flagstaff is also a nice area. Eugene
is a place I have not spent much time.

there is a website associated with Monster.com that allows
you to compare costs of living in various places. It took me
some searching one time to find it, but it was spot on for
the area I live in.

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Is the Boulder area expensive? From all I've read and
heard it certainly sounds like a great area. What about
Flagstaff or Eugene?

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Boulder, CO Colorado Springs, CO

No grass oval in the latter but plenty of trails.

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I have three weeks leave coming up in September/October
and I'm looking

at

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places to go for a couple of weeks good training. I'm
in Australia but

I'm

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looking at heading as far as my budget will allow me.
Anyone have some recommendations of places around the
world where they have done some

great

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running. Trails and a nice grass oval are a must,
rubber track a bonus.

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Is the Boulder area expensive? From all I've read and
heard it certainly sounds like a great area. What about
Flagstaff or Eugene?

Lots of cheap sublets when the students leave in the
summer. But you compete with the students for lodging by
late August.

A suggestion is to tour the western US National Parks. Good
places to run there, inexpensive camping, and great
sightseeing. The crowds leave by mid-Sept. It can be nice
weather until winter in late October. The issue is having a
car. Only a fraction of the parks are easily accessible by
cheap public transportation.

Excellent, thanks for the link, I'll have a good look at
that tonight.

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Matty G said:

Is the Boulder area expensive? From all I've read and
heard it certainly sounds like a great area. What about
Flagstaff or Eugene?

Flagstaff is definitely very beautiful. Plus, it's at an
elevation. I wouldn't think it's as expensive as Boulder.

Also check: www.runtheplanet.com

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Boulder is expensive. Flagstaff is also a nice area.
Eugene is a place I have not spent much time.

there is a website associated with Monster.com that allows
you to compare costs of living in various places. It took
me some searching one time to find it, but it was spot on
for the area I live in.

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Is the Boulder area expensive? From all I've read and
heard it certainly sounds like a great area. What about
Flagstaff or Eugene?

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Boulder, CO Colorado Springs, CO

No grass oval in the latter but plenty of trails.

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> September/October and I'm looking

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> places to go for a couple of weeks good training. I'm
> in Australia but

I'm

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> looking at heading as far as my budget will allow me.
> Anyone have some recommendations of places around the
> world where they have done some

great

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> rubber track a bonus.
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According to this -
bestplaces.netccompare.aspxOpen ↗ - Flagstaff is
more comfortable and has a lower cost of living.

If your soul and tastebuds are adventurous - Seoul, Korea -
hills everywhere (think San Francisco), beach everywhere,
have tracks at most of the universities, also have trails
around the campuses as well, cheap places to eat and stay...

It's lovely to run in the morning in Korea when it is still
cool and dewy.

I would think Japan would be another great choice. Many
times in Korea, I would see the only other people I would
see out running would be Japanese businessmen. My guess is
that Japan would have a wide network of trails and the
occassional track. But I've never really been so that's all
just conjecture.

Since we are on the Colorado kick, my number one choice
would have to be Telluride. You can camp in the city park
for free for a week at a time (you can also do this in many
midwestern towns as long as you stop in at the sheriff's
place first). Then spend two or three days in the hostels or
motels...then another week in the park.

They have an extensive trail network that all takes off from
the city center (Weaverville, CA has this as well). Nice
area especially in the off season (non-skiing/non-bluegrass
festival). Expensive but reasonable if you eat out
occassionally and stay for free.

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A suggestion is to tour the western US National Parks.
Good places to run there, inexpensive camping, and great
sightseeing.

This is a great idea.

To the OP, if you plan to do that, check out www.nps.gov for
more info.

You might also want to get their National Parks pass.
I think it's about $50 and you have unlimited access
to any national park in the US for a year. Well worth
it considering each park charges an entrance fee of
about $15-20.

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Sedona, AZ has some great trails. Jaw dropping red rocks,
just head up to Brins Mesa from the downtown area. Go early
in the morning or late in the day for best colors.

San Diego, CA has some great running trails.

--mikeb

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Excellent, thanks for the link, I'll have a good look at
that tonight.

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Matty G said:

Is the Boulder area expensive? From all I've read and
heard it certainly sounds like a great area. What about
Flagstaff or Eugene?

Flagstaff is definitely very beautiful. Plus, it's at an
elevation. I wouldn't think it's as expensive as Boulder.

Also check: www.runtheplanet.com

jobs