You can run north and east along this huge sidewalk, away from the port, and go as long as you want. Along the way you'll see the city's old bulwarks and skirt white-sand beaches where people play and sun themselves. You'll share the walkway and the seawall with fishers and people strolling and biking. Plan on taking this idyllic run if you visit during the southern hemisphere's summer months. Conditions during winter are downright dangerous due to bitter, cold gales blowing in from the Atlantic.
Every runner faces the problem sooner or later.
At a downtown Salt Lake City hotel a friend inquired on our behalf about a readily accessible location for a run. At best, you can usually expect to be directed to a local high school track, but instead we were felicitously pointed to an area just 1.5 miles away that afforded a splendid view and a safe run. I don't know what the locals call this area, but if you run up to the state capitol building, located on the hill just north of the downtown area, you'll find on the NW side of the capitol square a paved road and a series of trails reserved for bikers, walkers, hikers and joggers. I believe these are the foothills of the Wasatch range, and the route does present a gradual slope, but the scenery and clean air make for a memorable jaunt. Within minutes of the bustling city center, you can have a peaceful, safe run in the warm and dry mountain air.