Sports

Boston is a great sports town. The Red Sox, Celtics, Patriots, Bruins and Revolution (soccer) have all been outstanding in recent years.  Fenway Park is only a 10-minute walk from the hospital (~5 blocks) and the TD Garden, where the Celtics and Bruins play, is a short subway ride. The Patriots and Revolution play in Foxboro, MA, which is about 20 miles south of the city.

 

 

For those who prefer participatory sports, the Harvard University Athletic Facilities and Harvard Medical School Athletic Facilities are available for a small fee. Harvard University offers facilities for indoor and outdoor tennis, swimming and diving, ice skating, jogging, squash, basketball, baseball, field hockey, lacrosse, rugby, volleyball, rowing, and sailing, plus others, and extensive exercise and weight training. The Medical School has a gymnasium, squash courts, cardiovascular and strength training equipment and an outdoor tennis court. Groups like the Boston Ski and Sports Club organize year round sports leagues, as well as sporting trips.

Boston is a great running and biking city. There are numerous Bikeways, particularly along the Charles River and through the ‘Emerald Necklace’ string of parks, which lies just 3 blocks from the Longwood area. The same routes are popular for running. For serious runners, the famous Boston Marathon occurs each spring on Patriots Day, which is a local holiday, allowing those who wish to run, to participate. Many housestaff and faculty do.