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Sweating It Out on the Empire Hotel City Running Tour

Where: 44 W 63rd Street [map], New York, NY, United States, 10023

Last week we told you about the Empire Hotel introducing City Running Tours, and this week we actually tied on a pair of sneakers and tagged along on one.

We were a little nervous about not being fit enough to run the 5-mile route through Central Park and the Upper West Side, however, as they promise on their website, the City Running Tours team are laidback and accommodating. Not crazy, wired, running freaks at all! After signing our waiver form in the lobby of the busy Empire Hotel (it was the eve of Fashion Week), we set off with our guide. It was 7 p.m. so the streets around the hotel were pretty busy with people leaving work and others heading to dinner, so we walked to the Columbus Circle entrance of Central Park, where we did our stretches. And away we went.

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The Empire Hotel Introduces City Running Tours

Where: 44 W 63rd St [map], New York, NY, United States, 10023

What awaits you at the Jeunesse Spa after your run.

Last year, the Westin Times Square got its guests running by teaming up with City Running Tours, and obviously the Empire Hotel has figured out this was a great idea. Starting from today, guests at the Empire will also be able to get some exercise in during their stay.

Jogging fans who check in to the Empire will be able to take part in an Empire Hotel Five-Mile Running Tour around the scenic and historic sites of the Upper West Side. These will include Strawberry Fields and Bethesda Terrace in Central Park, Lincoln Center, Ansonia Apartments, The Dakota, The Natural History Museum, Hayden Planetarium and the 79th Street Boat Basin in Riverside Park, just to name a few.

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City Running Tours Partners with The Westin Times Square

Where: 270 West 43rd Street [map], New York, NY, United States, 10036

One of the biggest frustrations of being on vacation is the sudden lack of commitment to exercise. Somehow, we just can't justify spending time in the hotel gym when there's sunbathing to do or sites to explore.

Luckily, a few years ago we were introduced to City Running Tours, a tour company founded by Michael Gazaleh, a chiropractor and life-long runner who, at the time, only ran the operation in New York City. Back then, he expressed a desire to expand, and now, he has. City running tours are available in Chicago, San Diego, Washington, DC, Charleston and Austin.

And now, the tours have entered into a first-of-its-kind partnership with The Westin New York at Times Square.

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