Good Hills for running
#1
Posted 07 March 2005 - 10:12 AM
I'm looking for hills to train for 5K and 10K races.
#2 ghughes
Posted 07 March 2005 - 05:26 PM
Ranch View between Bellaire and Hulen, between Overton Park West and Hulen, and between Overton Park East and Bellaire are all good climbs... pretty long, too.
Then there's Burton Hill Rd., which is a doozy.
Some of the streets in Ridglea around Luther Lake also have some good rolling climbs, but I can't give you street names. Same thing with Blue Bonnet running north from Yucca and up into the neighborhood there. Both areas are really pretty.
You might not notice until running or biking, but there really is some nice terrain around Fort Worth.
#3
Posted 08 March 2005 - 03:04 AM
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#4
Posted 08 March 2005 - 10:03 AM
#5
Posted 08 March 2005 - 06:45 PM
#6
Posted 11 March 2005 - 08:59 AM
From my vantage point, I'd say "Signal Hill". I believe FWians name it. It is East of FW where the tv broadcast towers are/ maybe radio. Lit up at night with red blinking lights. Try around that golf course area south of Camp Bowie and El Fenix restaurant. Ridglea? Not too sure, kinda close to Orchestral hall too. TCU may have a hill run too. Stair running in big buildings is best workout for us downtowners. Try the hills along the banks of the TR East Fork, east of the Main St. bridge.
Are most buildings open to people running up their stairwells?
#7
Posted 11 March 2005 - 10:06 AM
#8
Posted 11 March 2005 - 01:55 PM
Are most buildings open to people running up their stairwells?
dunno if the mgmt encourages it but if you're asking "physically" open, there are a few downtown ... I used to walk up 34 flights of the ole Bank One bldg.. they had an interesting double-helix stairwell design that seems uncommon. (If you're into really wierd stairwell layouts the Galleria has some real wacky ones in the back hallways...(I like to explore) ) ..
Anyway, the bldg that comes to mind that's easily accessible is the Burk Burnett building, where the staircases throughout the building are really right there out in the common area hallways.. The're even carpeted from what I remember.
From what I've seen, not many seem to practice the self-locking stairwell doors where you then must go down to the ground floor only to have to leave through the door that threatens will sound an alarm that you see in Vegas, hotels, etc..
You could always walk the wrong way up the down escalator at B&N
But if you want a true outdoor stairclimbing experience, Farrington Field is nice when it's opened.
#9 gdvanc
Posted 11 March 2005 - 03:52 PM
But if you want to do stairs, the external fire escape on the Landmark would be among the coolest!
I've been scouting for good running hills myself. Great workout. My mom used to live in the area north of I-30 and west of Loop 820 (Bridge Street area?) It seems like I remember that being fairly hilly, but I haven't been over there in a while.
The Tandy Hills Park/Nature Refuge varies in elevation by about 100'; I don't know if they allow jogging there, but I remember hearing of a race or two. Orienteering, I believe. I plan to investigate some day when things slow down a bit.
Are you gearing up for next year's Kyle Field Ramp Romp? You know, the best place to prepare for that is the Darrell K. Royal. ;-) Failing that, I agree that stadia in general can be good venues, especially if they have good ramps ("running the bleachers" can be harder on the hips, knees, & ankles, I'm told). Maybe TCU's Carter. Rollerblading up stadium ramps is good work, too.
Is there a parking garage where you work? If it's open and empty enough to be relatively free of exhaust, that can be handy. Again, some building mgmt companies discourage that. YMMV.
#10
Posted 11 March 2005 - 11:41 PM
Is there a parking garage where you work? If it's open and empty enough to be relatively free of exhaust, that can be handy. Again, some building mgmt companies discourage that. YMMV.
Larry North garage downtown is 15 stories.. they have a nice open stairwell right on the corner.. forgot about that
#11
Posted 15 March 2005 - 06:09 PM
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