Vancouverites tend to associate the sea wall with Stanley Park, but we'd be remiss to overlook the part of the waterfront pathway that envelopes False Creek.

Douglas Coupland immortalized us as the “City of Glass” in his kick-ass book of Vancouver phenomena. I call my 10km route the City of Glass Loop. If you run it, you'll see why. The kaleidoscopic windows of downtown's residential skyscrapers are a fundamental part of our city’s atmosphere, and this is the perfect path for viewing them in all their glory.

I begin at Science World, past BC Place and Yaletown, then jackknife onto the Burrard Bridge for stunning views on both sides. My loop also includes Vanier Park, the sea wall at Granville Island and False Creek. In the final section, construction continues on the Millenium Project, one of the largest urban development projects in the city’s history. The cranes make it look more like Dubai than Vancouver.

Snap! Ten spectacular km later, you’re back at the golf ball dome of Science World.