Running Tours Barcelona

We did a 10K with Robin this morning all through Barcelona and absolutely loved it. He was accommodating, as we had a jogging stroller, incredibly knowledgeable and took pictures throughout. This was our first running tour and I cannot recommend it enough as a great way to see and learn about a new city! Thank you Robin!

Just did the 10k Modernism with Robin this morning. I realized about 5 minutes into it that it would be my most cherished memory of this visit to Barcelona (which also happens to be my first). Robin is incredibly knowledgable, friendly and entertaining and I can’t recommend this enough. Especially if you’ve been out late eating and drinking the entire city every night and could stand some sweat with your tourism. Now off for some well-​earned, delicious tapas.

We took the 10k Modernism tour of Barcelona this morning, and it was the best part of our visit. Robin is charming and knowledgeable, he kept a good pace, and he showed us things we would otherwise have missed. He made the whole experience very personal and fun, and now that we’ve run a 10k, we can go on to a day of tapas-​eating with a clear conscience. If you’re going to tour Barcelona, this is the way to do it.

Robin, our guide, knows his history. He was incredibly knowledgeable and accommodating. He met my friend and I outside our hotel, brought us water, and took pics of us with our camera and with his gopro. I did the 10k around Barcelona during the sunrise and it was the highlight of my trip. I recommend the morning so that you can visit all the magnificent sites without the crowd of tourists. Robin made the tour very conversational and was open to answering all of our questions. I highly recommend this fun and fit activity for all.

I was desperate to find a tour that was likely to be kid-​free, but even the bike tours were advertising themselves as family friendly. Sorry families, but I’m a grown up traveling solo and listening to your precious snowflake screech like a pterodactyl or whine about how bored they are isn’t what I went on vacation to do. I don’t remember exactly how I came across Go! Running Tours, maybe when I was looking for a 5K I could run while I was there, but I’m very glad I did. Robin met me at the apartment I was renting, and it was just the two of us, running through El Gotic, El Born and El Raval and dodging tourists. And because we were running, we were able to hit a greater number of sites in a short period of time. Robin is very knowledgeable about the sights we stopped at, and had great insider tips, like where to find the best churros con chocolate and where to go to watch Barca play. He even answered follow up questions via email. I would absolutely do this again. I stuck to the 6K tour since i worried about the length combined with jetlag (I only run 5K races at home), but with all of the stopping I could have handled the 10K tour pretty easily — that’s my only regret. It’s a great concept, and I hope it catches on!

BARCELONA RUNNING TOURS… a running tour of one of Europe’s most beautiful cities… what a terrific idea!
I love to run. I am especially exciting to run/​explore when visiting a new city. But, how does one get the lay of the land? When sees something interesting, how does one know what he’s looking at?
I suppose for a little background before embarking on one’s run, he could bury his head in guidebook maps or hop on a tour bus. But while a bus can be an efficient means of exploring, these rides are often cookie-​cutter-​impersonal and I find it all too frustrating to passively sit atop a bus watching a beautiful city just roll by below me when I could be in the thick of it all.
This is why I was so excited when BARCELONA RUNNING TOURS appeared on my iPad screen as a pop-​up ad after booking my trip. I requested a tour via e-​mail and got a quick response offering a variety options to personalize the tour to my interests and running preferences, The email also offered helpful recommendations so the options never got to be too overwhelming).
I booked my 90-​minute tour. My guide, Robin, met me just outside my hotel at the specified time. He was friendly, accommodating, and very knowledgable. As we trotted through the city’s most famous and beautiful neighborhoods, he pointed out landmarks, showed me the most efficient and picturesque paths to get to them. He offered details about the various sites and neighborhoods, but this was not just some local expert spouting answers to common FAQ’s. This was a discussion, friendly and conversational. At times, it seemed as if Robin reshaped the tour on the spot based on on the direction of our dialogue. I asked about live musical performances, Robin pointed out a jazz clubs and concert halls. When we discussed Spanish-​Jewish culture, he led me to the Jewish Quarter.
And talk about accommodating! …He packed water for the two of us. He offered to take photos along the way on his iPhone. As our time was waning, he graciously extended our tour by an additional hour. At the end of the run, he offed tourist info from backpack. Within hours of the end of our tour, he e-​mailed me photos along with suggestions for restaurants, shopping experiences and even books based on the topics that came up during our run.
And the benefit of my BARCELONA RUNNING TOUR did not end there. Robin made himself available via email through the remainder of my week in Spain offering answers to additional questions and personal recommendations based on my taste and location in the city. He even emailed a personalized map detailing the location of a small street I was trying to find.
Had BARCELONA RUNNING TOURS delivered an enjoyable 90-​minute running excursion, I would have been plenty satisfied with an invigorating and entertaining introduction to a beautiful city. That BARCELONA RUNNING TOURS offered so much beyond my expectation made this a unique, memorable, and very happy experience that proved indispensable to my first visit to Barcelona.
If only every city offered such an experience for visitors!

I emailed them two days before the tour time we wanted– a Sunday morning. Communication was quick with Robin via email and they were able to fit us in easily. Our guide Jeremy picked us right outside our door. He was informative and kept a great pace. It was a prefect way to get to know the city before exploring it more in depth that day. We really appreciated the follow-​up email after the run that outlined where we went and what we talked about. They provided great restaurant recommendations as well as local bar to watch a soccer match. We want to do this kind of tour in every city we visit. It was fabulous and we highly recommend this company! Side note: there are a lot of reviews on trip advisor for this company as well.