A runner's view of Beantown

At its core, Boston is a runner's town. This is most obvious every April, when tens of thousands of physically fit hopefuls line up to run the Boston Marathon, the oldest race of its kind in America, and arguably the world. But all throughout the year (yes, winter included), Bostonians lace up their jogging shoes and hit the pavement. I moved to Boston last September and have been running through its streets ever since. Last night, in between work and class, I headed over to the Emerson College gym, changed into my running gear, and had my own physically-fit tour of Boston:

• Start at 120 Boylston (Emerson's campus)
• Run through Boston Common up to the Massachusetts State House
• Run down Beacon, past the residence of Sen. John Kerry
• Cut through the Boston Public Garden, being sure not to trip on the "Make Way for Ducklings" statues.
• Run down Commonwealth Ave, passing the residence of New England Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady and model Giselle Bundchen
• Turn right on Massachusetts Avenue and cut down toward the Charles River
• Run along the Charles River, taking in the view of Cambridge, the Bunker Hill Monument, and the Zakim Bridge
• Cut up past Massachusetts General Hospital, onto Charles Street
• Run down Charles Street, past the former apartment of the Boston Strangler, and DeLuca's Deli (home of my favorite sandwiches in Boston).
• Turn onto Boylston, and run past Emerson's Campus Center ("The Max")
• End at 120 Boylston

All and all it was a good run, but I am glad Emerson's gym has showers, for the sake of my classmates who had to share a computer lab with me for class that night.