{"id":10627,"date":"2009-08-06T09:32:24","date_gmt":"2009-08-06T14:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=10627"},"modified":"2009-08-06T09:33:32","modified_gmt":"2009-08-06T14:33:32","slug":"best-places-to-run-in-washington-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/08\/best-places-to-run-in-washington-dc\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Places to Run in Washington D.C."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_10702\" style=\"width: 194px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a title=\"running washington dc\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/08\/best-places-to-run-in-washington-dc\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10702\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10702\" title=\"running washington dc\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/running-washington-dc.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by Flickr user French Toast\" width=\"184\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10702\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Flickr user French Toast<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The capital of the United States, <a title=\"healthiest cities\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/05\/americas-fittest-cities\/\" target=\"_self\">Washington D.C<\/a>., is known for its history and humid\u00a0subtropical weather. It definitely has four distinct seasons, thus making it a great location for <a title=\"running outside\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/07\/top-5-reasons-to-run-outside\/\" target=\"_self\">running<\/a>. Although D.C. is mostly flat, it offers several great places to run, walk, or bike. Below are the best and safest places to run in the Washington D.C. area.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Places to Run in Washington D.C.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Rock Creek Park<\/strong>: Extends about 12 miles from the Potomac River to the border of Maryland. This urban park offers over 25 miles of trails and\u00a0is a great place to enjoy the day. Either jog it or take the family out for\u00a0a picnic. Safety is not an issue due to the fact that a park ranger is on staff.<!--more--><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sligo Creek Trail<\/strong>: One of the oldest trails in the county. It is a 10 mile hard surface trail that starts near Prince George&#8217;s county border and continues through Montgomery County. Again, a safe place to take a stroll or spend time with the family.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Valley Trail<\/strong>: Also known as Beach Trail, extends for approximately five miles of hills and beautiful scenery. Located in northwest Washington, Valley Trail is home to a few annual races. Enjoy the scenery and get a great workout at the same time. Nothing Better!!<\/li>\n<li><strong>National Mall<\/strong>: This path stretches 1.9 miles from the Lincoln Memorial to Capitol Hill. Along this tree-lined path you&#8217;ll pass the reflection pond, WWII Memorial, Washington Monument and many other important monuments. You&#8217;ll also catch glimpses of the White House, and likely a few of our nation&#8217;s leaders.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>See Matt\u2019s entire tour of the <a title=\"best places to run\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/08\/best-places-to-run-in-denver\/\" target=\"_self\">Best Places to Run<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The capital of the United States, Washington D.C., is known for its history and humid\u00a0subtropical weather. It definitely has four distinct seasons, thus making it a great location for running. Although D.C. is mostly flat, it offers several great places &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/08\/best-places-to-run-in-washington-dc\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[2098,211,2147],"class_list":["post-10627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fitness","tag-best-places-to-run","tag-running","tag-washington-dc"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10627"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10627\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10701,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10627\/revisions\/10701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}