Originally Posted by
TimWong
I'm aware that smog is bad for running but for those days with better air:
are there any routes for runnning (around 10-15km) in the centre of Beijing or in the areas around
- St Regis / W Hotel
- The Great Wall Sheraton Hotel Beijing
- Sheraton Grand Beijing Dongcheng Hotel
St. Regis is the best suited for running among these choices because Guanghua Lu is relatively peaceful and Ritan Park is nice, even if a bit small. BTW, I noticed that you lumped the W and St. Regis together, so I want to make it clear that my comment applies to the St. Regis and NOT the W (which isn't good for running IMO).
My second pick would be the GW Sheraton because Chaoyang Park (BIG) is fairly close and the run to/from there is not heavily trafficked by Beijing standards.