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Advice needed: running routes near NEC Birmingham

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poppyH
poppyH
Sep 2023
1:12pm, 13 Sep 2023
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I'm at a conference at the NCC in Birmingham and staying overnight. I'd like to fit in a run tonight, but the NEC site doesn't feel particularly pedestrian friendly. Do any locals have a route recommendation? Happy to drive a short distance.
Cerrertonia
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Sep 2023
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I've organised conferences at the onsite hotel in the past and had no problem constructing a reasonable run using the footpaths around the lake/ resorts world and plenty of attendees did the same. I don't think there's any easy way to run off the site - it is somewhat hemmed in by the motorway and railway line, but maybe a local will have a better idea.
poppyH
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Thanks Cerrer, that's good to know, I'm the other side of the motorway during the day so will explore a bit later.
westmoors
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1:33pm, 13 Sep 2023
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When I went to the Running Show back in 2020, I ran from the PI to Babbs Mill (for parkrun) and back again. Route is here: fetcheveryone.com/routes-view.php?id=1831718
poppyH
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westmoors that looks pretty perfect thank you.
poppyH
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westmoors thank you for your suggestion. I ran last night, slightly longer than intended (as I did get a bit lost - not as good at mapreading as I thought). But having your route gave me the confidence to go out in an area I don't know, so a big thank you.

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