Break a sweat in Paris

Date de parution : 29/06/2010

Looking for something a little more energetic to do in Paris? Why not consider adding sight-jogging to your city break itinerary?

The latest tourism craze has already captured the imaginations of city destinations such as New York and Los Angeles - both of which have organised special jogging sight-seeing tours and urban races this year - and now the trend appears to have caught on in the French capital.

Paris Running Tours is the newest wing of jogging fanatics Global Running Tours, who have set up over 40 sight-jogging outlets in cities worldwide.

The French outlet has designed 10 unique routes that can begin either from your hotel or a famous Parisian landmark, and will incorporate some of the city's best-known monuments, urban landscapes and parks. Running individually or with a small group of friends, you will be accompanied by a multilingual jogging coach who will guide you through your cultural journey.

Choose from a circuit of the right or left banks, test your endurance on the Marathon Circuit or cool off on the Parisian Canal Circuit. Each tour lasts around an hour, and when you reach the finish line, you'll receive a medal, a t-shirt and a certificate to commemorate the achievement.

Don't have any running gear to hand? No problem: Paris Running tours can even organise for running clothes and shoes to be delivered to you at your hotel room.

For more information, and to reserve a tour, visit: www.parisrunningtour.com

By Jenn Selby

http://www.cntraveller.com/news/2010/june/site-jogging-tours-around-paris