tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8798785837432777875.post8281365340617542999..comments2023-08-22T06:01:47.729-05:00Comments on Carina's Running Career: CampersCarinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04079263542797994315noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8798785837432777875.post-29995518499574933852014-09-22T07:41:55.128-05:002014-09-22T07:41:55.128-05:00Early on, I brought a make-up bag to work. It has...Early on, I brought a make-up bag to work. It has everything I use for make-up, hair, deodorant, lotion, etc. I also have flip flops and spare underwear in the bag (in case of a packing oversight). I keep black dress shoes at my desk (a couple times I've gotten a ride home from work and then had no dress shoes the next day). Leaving that bag at work is key for simplifying. Then I just pack clothes (including underwear, shoes, jewelry), and lunches (my commute is short and slow paced enough that I don't worry about fueling afterward). Our office gym has towel service, but I keep a spare towel in my desk just in case. I so hope it works for you to do it! Carinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079263542797994315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8798785837432777875.post-11299150674892173982014-09-21T18:45:53.944-05:002014-09-21T18:45:53.944-05:00Thanks so much! I just read that post. Bringing lu...Thanks so much! I just read that post. Bringing lunches and clothes for the week on Mondays would be a big change for me, but even if I did it for one or two days of the week, it would at least get me started. I need to check out the shower situation at my office this week first. I have no idea who uses them and how clean they are. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789773999034928321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8798785837432777875.post-2185906221327362632014-09-20T15:34:43.516-05:002014-09-20T15:34:43.516-05:00Our local O'fest started this weekend too, but...Our local O'fest started this weekend too, but fortunately I'm removed from that craziness. Here's the first running commute post: http://carinaruns.blogspot.com/2012/11/new-routines.html<br />It made me laugh to read about using the weight machines. That lasted less than a month! In 2013, I followed that 5 commute routine for the first 9 months of the year. Since then, I've slacked more, but same basics -- bring it all on Mondays, run when possible. When commuting, I wear an ifitness belt, so I carry my phone, a credit card, my office pass card, and a house key. Let me know if you have other questions! I love doing it. I frequently do it as junk miles, so even after a tough morning run with my friends, I'll have breakfast at home, then do a nice easy commute. I've run it hard a total of about 5-10 times, and I had over 120 commutes before my marathon last year, so it really is almost always easy miles. Carinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079263542797994315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8798785837432777875.post-6347888429880985692014-09-19T16:45:00.639-05:002014-09-19T16:45:00.639-05:00That's crazy! Today is also the day when my ne...That's crazy! Today is also the day when my neighborhood craziness starts, since it's the start of Oktoberfest and I live around the corner from a brewery. That means lots of noisy drunk people and no parking spaces, but one year we saw a guy peeing on our neighbor's house on his way to his car. :(<br /><br />BTW, do you have an older post you could point me to about how you do your run commutes? I live less than 4 miles from my office and am wondering about how it works (do you bring our clothes & lunch the day before? Do you only do it on easy pace days?)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789773999034928321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8798785837432777875.post-30215074222497384312014-09-19T07:37:10.568-05:002014-09-19T07:37:10.568-05:00I am thinking about one as well ... but not in a m...I am thinking about one as well ... but not in a major rush, really - and glad that mayhem isn't an my front door! hahaMichael Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03061568790581429107noreply@blogger.com