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[quote=Anonymous]14:46 - I don't.  This is mostly on non-busy neighborhood roads during off-hours like at 11:00 in the morning on a Tuesday.  I'm running the same direction as bike traffic, and I'm as far to the right as possible, or in the parking lane.  I'm listening/watching for bikes and staying to the right.  I wouldn't do this if there were more cyclists on these particular roads.  If it's a busy road with lots of car traffic (like George Mason below Lee), I'm on the sidewalk.  Sidewalks in this area are not maintained well, and I've wiped out at least a dozen times, which has a couple of times resulted in bleeding and major bruising.  The roads are a lot smoother.

As for the running tights guy, it was winter and he was wearing the wind pants you wear to the gym that are not very aerodynamic, along with a running shirt and running shoes.  He was a youngish guy and I'm not sure if he realized that his question (are those good for running?)could be taken as kind of weird coming from a stranger.  What I didn't tell him was that I had on two pairs of tights layered - I figured I'd have the element of surprise on my side if sh*t went down.  He ran alongside me for maybe a half mile (4 minutes or so) and then since my pace was faster, he peeled off and let me run on.  It was a little odd, but probably harmless.[/quote]

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