If you are looking for a park outside the perimeter, check out Short Howell Park. Nestled in Duluth, the park offers a .30-mile lighted track, 1.25-mile paved trail and a pavilion to grill with friends and family post-run.

Downtown Duluth has acquired a face lift over the years. One of my favorite additions, a pretty quaint café called Chocolate Perks (3160 Main Street) can serve as a meeting spot for your next run. From the cafe, “roadies” can enjoy the roads by venturing out for a 3, 5 or 8 mile run. There is plenty of parking in this area, and delicious treats waiting for you once you return from your run! Find out more about the routes in Duluth!

For this route, we’ll be taking it to the outside of Piedmont Park and around its perimeter. This is one of the routes the running group at Phidippides takes during its weekly runs (6:15pm on Thursdays). The route starts and ends at Ansley Mall, running the perimeter of Piedmont Park.

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Pinckneyville is a great place to run in Norcross, Georgia. The park can fulfill all your running needs from hill repeats to long runs. If you have never run here before and you live near Norcross, then it’s time to check Pinckneyville out!

For this post, I’m going to keep it simple and talk about Piedmont Park’s “Active Oval”. Piedmont Park is great for running because you don’t get interrupted by traffic crossings in the city, plus the park holds a lot of running estate!