Well, if you're a runner, then your vacation wouldn't be a vacation without doing what you enjoy.
I highly recommend running in Villa Borghese or Gianicolo. I never really considered Castel St. Angelo. It's not a bad suggestion. You could do laps around it I suppose.
Running in the streets is not recommended because the streets are narrow and busy. Running may be kinda dangerous as Romans have a tendancy to just come flying through blind intersections (especially on motos).
To be clear, alot of streets have no sidewalk, so you really do walk in streets alot of the time in Rome.
I think you can check bags when travelling by train, but if you're travelling light, just keep your stuff in your posession as much as possible. There is plenty of overhead storage on trains.
As far as suitcases go, I highly recommend a GOOD quality rolling suitcase. Cheap stuff will break on cobblestones.
I really never considered Trastevere sketchy. Youth like to hang aroun in the area, especially in the Santa Maria in Trastevere Piazza. I wouldn't say it's sketchy. Termini is sketchy. Trastevere, not so much.
And what aeneas said about shorts is very true in Rome.
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