DARTFORD RUNNING Spring is in a full swing and it’s time to get out and enjoy the blooms. Excuses we make all the way through winter - such as; it’s cold, it’s raining, it’s wet – are not good enough anymore.
By local resident, Silvie Mazacova run around the park several times. Try extending your run by carrying on through the underpass under Princess Road (yes, through the park, no need to deal with traffic) and extending your run all the way to the Brooklands Lake. Starting at the High Street entrance to Central Park and going all the way down to and around the lake and back, gives you decent 4–5km, depending on which way you go and you don’t need to cross a road once! Make the route shorter or longer using a great variety of paths. Unsure about where exactly the paths go or where is the Princess Road underpass?
Spring is in a full swing and it’s time to get out and enjoy the blooms. Excuses we make all the way through winter - such as; it’s cold, it’s raining, it’s wet – are not good enough anymore. Gyms are still shut and the majority of them won’t see their doors opening until 12th April. How about going out for a run?
three times a week and you’ll feel Google Maps is an excellent tool – it will show you everything. All the and look much better. paths are there – I checked. Where to go? So, get out today! Don’t be scared I have recently visited the Central of running – you don’t have to be Park in Dartford after a while – parks a record breaker. Feel tired? Slow are not my favourite destination in down, walk and enjoy the fresh air. winter, I have to admit. I’d suggest No lives depend on your speed, which Central Park as a number one unfortunately can’t be said about the location – there are fresh, beautiful poor Greek messenger Pheidippides and colourful blooms being planted who ran from Marathon to Athens. I bet he had no idea he’d be so famous everywhere. 1,500 years later. Just about anyone can choose a running track there – whether you He collapsed and died on the spot, are a seasoned runner and need 5k, so take it easy. Enjoy the fresh air, or whether you are a beginner and but don’t go crazy. And don’t forget to stretch before and after! 1k or 2k is just about enough.
It’s an incredible way to burn off some extra calories you may have accumulated during the cold months. Running is a quick and effective burner – even a 20 minutes long run will set off a decent afterburn effect, which means that you’re burning calories for hours Enjoy the smooth terrain with no hills after you finished exercising. and gorgeous green environment. One go around the park using the You are basically burning them paths gives you around 1–1.5km. For off while sitting on the sofa! How me, two goes are just about right, but effective is that? All this for only there is a good solution if you need 20 mins? I’m sold. Try this two or a longer route and don’t want to
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