Strava

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I've been working down Cambridge way for quite a bit of late, and Strava segments (and to a lesser extent their heat maps) - alongside perusing openstreetmap/OS maps on bing - have helped me scout out better places to run, 'hills' to rep, loops to do a session on etc.

Hey ba-ba, when I had to work down in Cambridge "ermmm..." years ago, Cambridge and Coleridge harriers were very friendly and welcoming to run with. Their Thursday night group knew some sneaky routes over fields etc I would never have found by myself (of course that was before Strava!). Ah I recall doing efforts on the bridge over the motorway because it was an incline!

Another fun thing is to run from Cambridge to Ely along the Cam all the way then get the train back (you could probably run back!).