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 August 16, 2012

The Run Commuter in Urban China Magazine

We’re going global! The latest edition of Urban China magazine featured a very cool article on “Community-based Micro-sports”, devoting a two-page spread to run commuting (and a pic of TRC’s Josh and Kyle). They even included a bit about the Atlanta BeltLine and Historic Fourth Ward Park. The section on run commuting features general tips on gear [...]

First Timers

It seems like a lot of people have been trying run commuting lately. There are many possible reasons for that, including nicer weather, training for upcoming races, or maybe, just maybe, it’s starting to catch on… Whatever it may be, here are a few recent stories or posts from or about people new to run [...]

Contest: New Balance Falmouth Road Race Package

Our friends at RunningShoes.com are holding an amazing contest right now. They’re giving away a Race Day Getaway to Cape Cod… Have you ever been to Cape Cod? I sure haven’t. So I did a little googling and voila: But wait, there’s more! How could you not enter this one? The winner will receive two [...]

Overgrown Sidewalks and Urban Bushwhacking

Spring came and went like a bat out of hell, leaving us Georgians with 80+ degree days in February, followed by a summer that started in March. While the rest of the U.S. went from shorts to snowsuits and back again almost overnight, new plant growth down south greedily attacked the open spaces around it [...]

What I saw on my summer vacation

Laura and I just returned from Washington, D.C., a trip we’d planned more than a year. To give you the flavor of it: after a long day visiting historic sights and museums, we unwound in our hotel room by reading the founding Charters and other important American documents, and learning about the policies surrounding the [...]

TRC and Atlanta Streets Alive

UPDATE: Our station will be located at the North end of the route at the corner of N. Highland and Virginia Ave. in front of Yeah! Burger. Stop by, sign in, enter the raffle and run with Josh as he comes by, or join him out along the route. Greetings runners and run commuters! On [...]