Hi there,
I'll be in the great city of Pittsburgh, for my first visit ever, a few weeks away.
Staying in a hotel right downtown (Hilton) for a few days. I will have 1-3 hour blocks here and there to swim, bike or run. I will NOT have car access, so workout locations need to be walking distance or a very short, easy, can't-get-lost public transportation commute. So here goes:
1. Pool (public pool or masters team) downtown. Yes I did look at the USMS web site & swimmersguide.com but I couldn't really understand which if any were right downtown.
2. Places to run. Are there any asphalt or (naively hoping for) dirt trails to run? Concrete too hard on the knees.
3. Places to bike. This one may prove to be the trickiest to pull off. I would have to find someone downtown who rents bikes. Then take off biking directly from there. Then return bike and return to hotel and shower. All in under 3 hours. Fortunately my 3-hour biking window is on a Saturday so at least no rush hour traffic to contend with.
I read on another thread that the city is pretty hilly. Bring it on. I don't mind that. (Assuming the bike I rent has all the gears...)
I'll be in the great city of Pittsburgh, for my first visit ever, a few weeks away.
Staying in a hotel right downtown (Hilton) for a few days. I will have 1-3 hour blocks here and there to swim, bike or run. I will NOT have car access, so workout locations need to be walking distance or a very short, easy, can't-get-lost public transportation commute. So here goes:
1. Pool (public pool or masters team) downtown. Yes I did look at the USMS web site & swimmersguide.com but I couldn't really understand which if any were right downtown.
2. Places to run. Are there any asphalt or (naively hoping for) dirt trails to run? Concrete too hard on the knees.
3. Places to bike. This one may prove to be the trickiest to pull off. I would have to find someone downtown who rents bikes. Then take off biking directly from there. Then return bike and return to hotel and shower. All in under 3 hours. Fortunately my 3-hour biking window is on a Saturday so at least no rush hour traffic to contend with.
I read on another thread that the city is pretty hilly. Bring it on. I don't mind that. (Assuming the bike I rent has all the gears...)