The Run Commuter

Review: RIBZ Front Pack

We were recently asked if we wanted a free RIBZ Front Pack (coordinated by Deep Creek Public Relations) in consideration for review publication. While it’s normally promoted as a product for a wide variety of outdoor activities, including hiking, fishing and kayaking, we decided to try it out and see how well it performed for run commuting. We ran it through two different [...]

On everyone’s minds

Two weeks ago, I got three comments while running home from work. It’s not unusual: friends passing might hail hello; would-be wits and jerks in general offer more inflammatory fare, often from a passing car’s window. One of the comments that day came from an addled homeless lady sitting spread-eagle in the middle of the [...]

Mike: family man, marathon man

DeKalb Avenue is off my typical run commute route, but the morning was foggy and DeKalb offers a wonderful view of the skyline’s sentinels huddled in their wooly blankets. It also allowed me to meet Mike, another run commuter! I spied Mike’s florescent orange shirt from several blocks back and hot-heeled it after him, grabbing [...]

Pack Comfort Evaluation: Extended Ultramarathon Edition

Though we use them nearly daily on roads, our run commute packs are all designed for trails, for hikers, through-hikers, fastpackers. One can see in our reviews how well they serve their purposes and meet our run commuting needs; however, perhaps readers still wonder about their comfort and ability during those 3-6 mile runs. How [...]

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News February 3, 2013

FAQs, an infographic, AND a contest

We just finished the run commuting FAQs page, so stop by and check it out. If you have a question you want answered, use the “Submit a Question” form on that page. We’ll include your first name and location for any questions you submit, along with the answer. Contest Details: Here’s a chance to [...]

Review: LatLock E70 Running Backpack

Specs Make: LatLock Model: E70 Available Colors: Black/Yellow, Black/Blue, Black/Pink, Black/Green Sizes: One size fits all Volume: 1428 cu. in. Maximum Load: 40 pounds Year Manufactured: 2011 MSRP: $62.95 Website: http://latlock.com/ Review Details Our reviewers were happy to hear about this pack and even more excited to hear that the manufacturer was based out of Atlanta, [...]

Review: REI Stoke 19 Backpack

The transition from runner to run commuter mandates a method of transport, and so, a bag of some kind becomes necessary, be it a cloth drawstring bag the likes of which are given out at job fairs and to elementary schoolers; your mom’s old fanny pack or your dad’s new fanny pack; or, for me, [...]

Infographic: The Benefits of Carpooling

You’re probably already aware of the many, many ways in which run commuting is good for your physical and mental well-being, the environment, and others around you, but sometimes, you can’t run to work. On those days, think ahead and try to carpool with coworkers. What are the benefits of carpooling? Take a look at [...]

Review: New Balance 730 Shoes

I have been using New Balance MR10′s over the last year and love them. However, there is one thing I don’t like about them – how fast the sole wears out. A New Balance employee at my local store told me that they should be replaced after 250 miles. I was already at 450, the [...]

Winter Running

This fall has been one of the warmest I can remember in a long time. There were a couple of cool mornings that I had to break out the toque and gloves but I was still running in shorts. I knew in the back of my mind that this would come to an end very shortly but I [...]