It’s Friday, so I’m linking up with Fairytales and Fitness for Friday Five. You may have seen that I’ve signed up with Go! Running Tours to launch Chicago tours. I took a running tour in Rome and then met Go! Running Tours in Athens. I loved the opportunity to see the sites on foot and to meet a local guide. Go! Running reached out to me to see if I was interested in leading tours in Chicago.
Chicago is a great place for running tours. There are so many places to run and great sites, architecture and street art. I love meeting new runners, so this is a perfect fit! Well it was until there was a global pandemic that pretty much shut travel down. We decided to launch Chicago anyway and are now offering a few 5K tours including a Donut Tour and a couple of 10K tours. I’m planning to add a 20K and some additional themed tours.
When testing the tours, I came up with some great reasons to take to take a local running (or walking) tour in your city.
Go for a run / get outside – Running is not cancelled and with the right clothes you can do it almost every day of the year – even in Chicago!
Learn something new about your city / see a new neighborhood – I’ve run hundreds (maybe thousands) of miles in Lincoln Park, but I learned a ton of new things about it when I mapped and planned the tour.
Get some fun pics for the ‘gram – We stop and check out landmarks, monuments, street art and more. There are some great photos to keep and share.
Get and share recommendations for local eats and things to do – I love getting recommendations from locals when I travel. Doing tours with people from different neighborhoods, I always get great tips on more things to see and do and places to eat!
Check out new spots and meet new people. – Local tours are great to get out of your comfort zone and to visit new neighborhoods. Especially with the pandemic limitations, I’ve loved visiting other parts of Chicago on foot!
If you’re in Chicago, you can join me (or Tahnee and Jen for the Donut Run). For the rest of the year to launch the city during the COVID times, get 30% off your Chicago tour (private or semi-private) with code GOCHICAGO13. Go! Running is in over 70 cities around the world. Check for your city here. If you want to go for a local run in your city, hit me up and I’ll ask for a local discount code for you! You can also follow Go! Running Tours on Facebook and Instagram.
Have you taken a running tour or walking tour? What’s your favorite thing about it?
Have a great weekend!
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