I just returned from a trip through Tuscany which started in Firenze and ended in Rome. We really just slept in a hotel in Rome and did not get to see any sights.
I had planned to get in three runs during this trip but only managed two: one in Firenze and one in Sienna.
In Firenze (Florence), our hotel was in the older section so my morning run went past several of the famous buildings (the Dome, several churches, the Academy which houses David etc.) and was completed on all old large stone roads. These were not cobblestone but large blocks. It was nice and cool on the feet and felt great. I have pictures of the roads and my feet which I will post later. I have several hundred pictures to upload to the computer.
In Sienna the hotel was just of the old center on top of a hill. So my run was down to the bottom and back up (17 minutes down, 22 minutes up). This run was on rough asphalt so not as nice on the feet as the old stone. I wish I could have gone over to the old city and ran there.
I bailed on my run in Perugia due to late nights and early mornings. That run would have been on true cobblestone so I was sad to have missed it.
The two runs I did make were fantastic. To run through such history on these old roads were great. Has anyone else ran on some of these old streets?
I had planned to get in three runs during this trip but only managed two: one in Firenze and one in Sienna.
In Firenze (Florence), our hotel was in the older section so my morning run went past several of the famous buildings (the Dome, several churches, the Academy which houses David etc.) and was completed on all old large stone roads. These were not cobblestone but large blocks. It was nice and cool on the feet and felt great. I have pictures of the roads and my feet which I will post later. I have several hundred pictures to upload to the computer.
In Sienna the hotel was just of the old center on top of a hill. So my run was down to the bottom and back up (17 minutes down, 22 minutes up). This run was on rough asphalt so not as nice on the feet as the old stone. I wish I could have gone over to the old city and ran there.
I bailed on my run in Perugia due to late nights and early mornings. That run would have been on true cobblestone so I was sad to have missed it.
The two runs I did make were fantastic. To run through such history on these old roads were great. Has anyone else ran on some of these old streets?
