I did this before I brought a laptop home everyday...no matter what, I found that there was always one day that I could not run home, whether it was due to high heat, heavy rain/sleet, cicadas (they are coming this year and I think they are gross), having to work late, or simply being too tired. On that day, I carried all of my stuff home. If I had to bring papers home, then I didn't run home. I don't like to have anything with me. I made sure that the zippered pocket in my shorts was big enough to hold id, credit card, $10 (in case I needed cab or metro for whatever reason), and phone. It worked out well. I think some of the other solutions are great, but sound too complicated and/or I'm not organized to pull them off.

PP here: from Dupont, I would suggest getting onto RCP at Calvert so that you don't go too far out of your way.

Depending on where you work in Silver Spring, you can take Rock Creek Park almost all the way up. It doesn't really add that much distance, I don't think, and you can choose different paths to take in the park). Just don't run there after dark.

2. Work shoes. That's harder because I can't bring in a new pair of work shoes every day. I guess I could wear my running shoes to commute into work, and then change into work shoes once I get to work. Maybe a little dorky, but maybe manageable.



I have 7 pairs of shoes stashed in my cubicle.

OP back. I ordered a backpack and hope to be running home next week. Honk if you see me!

If anyone else is interested, there are several good websites and blogs that talk about the details of commuting on the run. Just search for "run work commute."

How it be feasible to keep one skirt and one pants and two to three work shirts at work for the work week? Then wear one shirt and either the skirt or pants everyday and after one to two uses of the shirt, roll it up into your fannypack (or better yet, how about a hydration pack with pockets) and bring it home. For example

Monday
AM: wear shirt #1, pants #1 and pair of shoes #1 to work; bring shirt #3, shoes #3 and running outfit to work
PM: leave all work clothes at work and run home in running outfit

Tuesday
AM: wear shirt #2, skirt #1 and pair of shoes #2 to work; bring running outfit to work
PM: leave all work clothes at work and run home in running outfit

Wednesday
AM: wear running outfit to work; change into shirt #3, pants #1 and pair of shoes #3 at work
PM: roll up shirt #3 and bring it home; run home in running outfit

Thursday
AM: wear running outfit to work; change into shirt #1, skirt #1 and pair of shoes #2 at work
PM: roll up shirt #1 and skirt #1 and bring them home; run home in running outfit

Friday
AM: wear running outfit to work; change into shirt #2, pants #1 and pair of shoes #1 at work
PM: roll up shirt #2 and pair of pants #1 and bring them home; run home in running outfit

Leave all work shoes at work

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is simple.
I keep my clothes at work, take shirts in to the laundry near work. Keep suits, work shoes etc at work. no need to ever take them home.
Pare down wallet to bare minimum (one credit card, i.d.) and then run with it and cell phone. Lazik to obviate need for glasses.

That's not a viable approach for me. (1) My circumstances don't permit me to run into work in the morning, so I can't leave all work clothes at work indefinitely. (2) Even if I could run in, I don't want to be the person with stinky running clothes hanging all over my office all day long.

I don't understand your problem. If you are not running in in the morning you don't need to leave stinky running clothes hanging around the office. You can still keep your work clothes at work.

I don't understand your suggestion then. How do you leave all your clothes at work if you are wearing new clothes in every morning, and then leaving them at the office in the afternoon? Where do you store the pile of dirty work clothes (and underwear and socks and work shoes)? How do you get them home if you're running every day? How many pairs of work shoes do you own that you can wear a new pair in every day?

If you're keeping all those work clothes at work, and even laundering them near your office, what are you wearing on the way to work in the morning?