Dubai Running - Jumeirah Beach 10km running route!

I visited Dubai in January for work and was able to do some running while I was there, running in the pleasant January temperature rather than trying to run in the extreme heat of the summer months!  I landed in torrential rain and lightning though which was a bit of a surprise (765 road accidents in just 8 hours), but it was spectacular like this image of Dubai lightning striking the Burj Khalifa:


...but this post is about Dubai running though, not Dubai weather, so back to the details of my Dubai running route!

I stayed in a business hotel (Media Rotana) near the Dubai Media City.  This was a nice hotel, but from an early morning running perspective it was complicated as it was surrounded by big, uncrossable roads - not the sort of thing to go running on... So I did my research and found out about one of the best places to run in Dubai - Jumeirah Beach - then got up early and took a taxi to the Dubai beachfront.

My Dubai running route - Jumeirah Beach

I got dropped off at Kite Beach and headed up the beach side running track towards Jumeirah Beach Park.  My out route was away from the Burj Al Arab hotel and towards the city skyline:

Dubai Running - towards Jumeirah Beach Park and the Dubai skyline

Dubai Running - Dubai skyline seen from Jumeirah Beach Park car park

Then at the Jumeirah Beach Park car park I turned round and headed back along the beach running track to the end near the Burj Al Arab:

Dubai Running - track back towards the Burj Al-Arab

Dubai Running - near the end of the track, approaching the Burj Al Arab

And when I say 'beach side running track' I mean that this was all on a perfect, rubberised, springy / bouncy running track that runs all along the top of the beach with boardwalk on one side and concrete path on the other!

Dubai Running track at Jumeirah Beach

Dubai Running track at Jumeirah Beach

Dubai Running track at Jumeirah Beach

Dubai running - beachside running track

The Jumeirah Beach running track follows the beach sometimes deviating off of it to go round a particular property / boat store etc but it continues and keeps going from one end to the other - a fabulous place to run and a place that has given me a great memory of my Dubai running!

Other points that I thought you might like to know:

- I couldn't tell from the map when I was trying to research a route so was pleasantly surprised to find that the nice green, beachside, bouncy path stretches out for a total length of around 6km.

- There weren't many places to stop to buy drinks on this route, but there are a couple of cafes at Kite Beach if you need a rest or a drink

- I wasn't sure what I should be wearing but there was a mix - people dressed in US / European type running gear as well as some people who were more conservatively dressed (I was in tshirt and shorts and it was fine)

- There was then no trouble getting a taxi back to the hotel as I found one waiting in the car park at the Burj Al Arab end of the track!  (Then it was quickly back to the hotel for a shower and breakfast and into the office to start the day.)  I don't know what this would be like in the hotter months, but this was a great Dubai running route and a great way to start a day.

Let me know in the comments if this was helpful or leave a comment to tell people where you run or what you have done in Dubai!