| If you are a visitor to Southern California, or even | | | | way adjacent to the beach. Look both ways |
| a local, one of the best places to run is on Ocean | | | | before crossing the bike way. Some cyclists |
| Front Walk that runs along the beach between | | | | assume that pedestrians cross at their own risk. |
| Santa Monica and Venice. If you are a compulsive | | | | Do not run on the bike path. Stay on the |
| who needs to know how many miles you have | | | | walkway. |
| run, keep reading. An avid math guy has used a | | | | The paths will make a half left by a toddler |
| calibrated wheel to check out half mile landmarks. | | | | playground. Turn around here for two miles. |
| Drive to the Santa Monica Pier parking lot and | | | | Run by the playground and a refreshment stand |
| park in the far corner of the main lot. Ocean | | | | bike rental area and back right to the walk along |
| Front Walk is at the back of this lot. | | | | the beach. After a long straight way, the path will |
| Walk away from the pier until you come to a | | | | turn left for a few hundred feet and pass behind |
| curb on the right side. Just past the exit of the | | | | a townhouse area. You will see a couple of |
| main lot is your start. At one time, there was a | | | | manhole covers in the walk and bike path. Turn |
| small yellow paint mark on the curb marking the | | | | around here for three miles. |
| start. It may still be there but if not start at the | | | | Continue straight through, observing the local stalls |
| edge of the main lot. | | | | and street performers. Eventually you will see a |
| Start running toward the pier, pass under it and | | | | row of stores in a long red brick building. Look for |
| continue along the walk past a playground and | | | | a wheel chair lift adjacent to the brick stairs. Turn |
| bike rental shop and behind the ocean front hotels. | | | | here for four miles. |
| For a mile run turn around at the dead end street | | | | Continue running by a collection of both old and |
| adjacent to the Shutters Hotel. | | | | new Venice architecture. Soon you will see a park |
| Continue until you come to another parking lot | | | | area with rest rooms on your right. |
| and then veer right to the bike way and walk | | | | |