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A loooong shot... Running in China?

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Derby Tup Feb 2012 6:39pm, 15 Feb 2012 377 posts	Quote Pin Derby Tup I travel to Asia regularly (Vietnam, China, South Asia) and hate treadmills but tend to stick to them. Busy pavements, pollution and the fear of being pestered means its the dreadmill for me. Hope you find somewhere decent to get out
run free Feb 2012 6:55pm, 15 Feb 2012 2,309 posts	Quote Pin run free Forgot to mention, you have to watch out for the "quack hock puew" (spitting) when running out on the streets. It's major gross!
lady alton Feb 2012 11:09pm, 15 Feb 2012 656 posts	Quote Pin lady alton I was in Beijing a few years back and the pollution was horrid you could taste it in the air, I staying inside and use a treadmill, a colleague who did go outside to run went home with a chest infection!
SpicedApple Feb 2012 11:19pm, 15 Feb 2012 5,711 posts	Quote Pin SpicedApple One of my friends is a runner who lived in Beijing and I'd be happy to ask her, but you're not going there, are you?
LeGreg - 41% toeslag, 59% onderzoek Feb 2012 7:20am, 16 Feb 2012 8,881 posts	Quote Pin LeGreg - 41% toeslag, 59% onderzoek Nope, not going to Beijing.
adrianb1066 Feb 2012 7:41am, 16 Feb 2012 2,523 posts	Quote Pin adrianb1066 Have you thought about hashing? Beijing Hash House Harriers :- hash.cn
Keefy Beefy Feb 2012 8:27am, 16 Feb 2012 7,184 posts	Quote Pin Keefy Beefy But he's not going to Bejing
adrianb1066 Feb 2012 8:37am, 16 Feb 2012 2,524 posts	Quote Pin adrianb1066 startsagain Link to Shanghai HHH shanghaih3.com
LeGreg - 41% toeslag, 59% onderzoek Feb 2012 3:04pm, 17 Feb 2012 8,883 posts	Quote Pin LeGreg - 41% toeslag, 59% onderzoek Now that is a sterling find! That's nest Sunday afternoon sorted. Bingo! Thanks!
LeGreg - 41% toeslag, 59% onderzoek Feb 2012 8:36am, 19 Feb 2012 8,884 posts	Quote Pin LeGreg - 41% toeslag, 59% onderzoek So, day 1, and run 1 done in Tianjin. The hotel receptionist looked shocked when I asked where I could go for a run (I think she understood I wanted her to film me shagging her poodle). Then she said I may be able to walk in the streets behind the hotel. Er... that's where I had arrived from, and I didn't fancy running on those narrow, badly-paved streets. The wide, pedestrianised, riverfront, that looked as it it stretched for miles either side of the hotel, looked a lot more appealing. Anything wrong with this, I asked? Yes, you'll have to cross the busy road, she answered. Ooookayyy... We do have pedestrian crossings in Europe too, and as it turned out I managed the Chinese variety OK... So 5 miles done on the riverbank in Tianjin, with people looking at me like I was some madman. On the other hand, the 10 people or so who had dug a whole in the ice to be able to plunge into the river didn't appear to be worth any attention from passers-by...