# Mark Lowenstein

Mark Lowenstein is Chief Running Officer of Great Runs, the ultimate guide to the best places to run in the world’s major cities and destinations. He can be reached at mark.lowenstein@greatruns.com. Twitter: @greatruns Instagram: @greatruns

## Articles by Mark Lowenstein

[Great Runs](https://runkeeper.com/cms/blog/great-runs/)

[A Runners’ Guide to Kyoto for Cherry Blossom Season](https://runkeeper.com/cms/great-runs/a-runners-guide-to-kyoto-for-cherry-blossom-season-2/)

Great Runs is the ultimate guide to the best places to go running in the world’s major cities and destinations. We’re pleased to share this content through a partnership with the ASICS Runkeeper app. In honor of the Sakura Collection, celebrating the height of Cherry Blossom season, we thought you would enjoy this guide to […]

[Training](https://runkeeper.com/cms/blog/training/)

[The 10 Best Cities for Winter Running](https://runkeeper.com/cms/training/the-10-best-cities-for-winter-running/)

Great Runs is the ultimate guide to the best places to go running in the world’s major cities and destinations. We’re pleased to share this content through a partnership with Runkeeper. For some, winter running might mean hopping on a treadmill or getting on a plane to a warm-weather spot. But others embrace winter running […]

[Great Runs](https://runkeeper.com/cms/blog/great-runs/)

[Where to Run in Frankfurt](https://runkeeper.com/cms/great-runs/where-to-run-in-frankfurt/)

Great Runs is the ultimate guide to the best places to go running in the world’s major cities and destinations. We’re pleased to share this content through a partnership with Runkeeper. Frankfurt is the fifth largest city in Germany and an important commercial and cultural center. It is also a major transportation hub, with one […]

[Start Running](https://runkeeper.com/cms/blog/start-running/)

[The World’s 15 Best Running Cities](https://runkeeper.com/cms/start-running/the-worlds-15-best-running-cities/)

Great Runs is the ultimate guide to the best places to go running in the world’s major cities and destinations. We’re pleased to share this content through a partnership with the ASICS Runkeeper app. Great Runs has put together a list of the world’s top 15 running cities. This is an admittedly subjective list, culled […]

[Training](https://runkeeper.com/cms/blog/training/)

[Where to Run in Silicon Valley](https://runkeeper.com/cms/training/where-to-run-in-silicon-valley/)

Great Runs is the ultimate guide to the best places to go running in the world’s major cities and destinations. We’re pleased to share this content through a partnership with Runkeeper. When you hear ‘Bay Area’, you think of San Francisco’s running highlights – Crissy Field, the Golden Gate Bridge, Marin County. But the Bay […]

[Great Runs](https://runkeeper.com/cms/blog/great-runs/) [Start Running](https://runkeeper.com/cms/blog/start-running/)

[Best Beaches for Running in the U.S. Northeast](https://runkeeper.com/cms/start-running/best-beaches-for-running-in-the-u-s-northeast/)

Running on a beach is one of life’s great pleasures. There’s nothing like the feeling of firm sand underfoot, the splash of water kicking back, and that open, free feeling with a seemingly unlimited horizon. Mark Lowenstein from Great Runs put together an “admittedly subjective guide” to the best beaches for running in the U.S. […]