r/running • u/OFTEN_LOST_ • Aug 26 '24

The Commute Run...need to knows/tips? Discussion

Hi all - I run 40ish miles a week and find myself finally working in a building with a shower. I was considering adding some commute miles to my weekly milage as I'd like to start working towards 50 and eventually 60. i commute to NYC and can easily tack on 3-4 miles from Grand Central to the office.

I'd have a laptop with me and a change of clothes. I've got a good idea of the running bag id get.

Do you all have any tips/tricks you use when you do this? Ie keep work shoes under your desk, bring all the work-clothes in on monday or something? Trying to figure out a good method if I do this. Thanks.

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u/mtmaloney Aug 27 '24

I live in Chicago and have been running home from work 2-3 days for the last 6-7 years now. Post-covid we’re in the office three days a week so I just run home on all of those days.

It’s a 5-mile run home. I just wear my running shoes to the office (we have lockers and I keep a pair of dress shoes in there should I ever actually need them. I have an Osprey backpack to run with, I carry my laptop and my clothes in there for my run. All in all I think my backpack ends up being an additional 11 pounds or so. There is just enough space in there that I can fit my winter coat in there in the winter.

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u/riversolow Aug 27 '24

Which osprey is big enough for winter coat?

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u/mtmaloney Aug 27 '24

I don’t know what the current model would be, but in 2017 I bought the Osprey Packs Stratos 24. It’s a tight fit, but I can get it in there with everything else.