Sightsee and Sweat: City Running Tours
If you’re a runner, you probably already know that one of the best ways to explore a new place is on foot, at about a 10-minute per mile pace (give or take a few minutes, depending on your preferences). Running in a new city is fun and offers all sorts of opportunities to see things you might miss on a double-decker bus. But running in a new city is best when you have a friend who knows their way around.
That’s why I love the concept behind City Running Tours, a company that offers guided running tours of Austin, Charleston, Chicago, New York, Washington, DC, and San Francisco. The runs are designed for the casual and hardcore runner alike, and accommodate business travelers and sight-seers.
The guides who lead the runs are serious athletes and experts on their cities. So you get a workout and a tour all in one unique experience. Forget the hotel gym, I’m booking an early morning Central Park run next time I’m in New York City, and then a massage in the afternoon!
—Stephanie Kinnear, web editor
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Tale of the Tiger Package at Mandarin Oriental, Washington DC
The Mandarin Oriental in Washington, DC is celebrating the Chinese New Year through the month of February with an overnight package that will help you usher in the Year of the Tiger in style. Check it out!
Package: Tale of the Tiger
Details: overnight accommodation in a deluxe sleeping room, two complimentary Eye of the Tiger Cocktails or your choice of beverage, sushi and sashimi for two in the exotic Empress Lounge, $50 spa credit on any Signature Time Ritual spa experience, Mandarin Oriental Chopsticks gift set, and complimentary valet parking for one car one night.
Dates: The month of February 2010
Cost: starting at $315 per night, inclusive of all taxes and gratuities, based on double occupancy
