to consider this commute feasible (it’s a run to work one)?

[Mysteriousgirl2]

Wondering if anyone else is a run commuter out there.

My (new job) commute is 5-6 miles, rural and no street lighting. I need to be at work for 7:30 and will be leaving at roughly 4.

The roads are a mixture of A and B roads. The A roads are fast but there is mostly a pavement. The B roads are twisty and slow but I’m confident I can pop into the hedge if a car comes (I’m used to this kind of running and not too concerned).

Cycling in would not work for various reasons. There’s no option of part run commute as there are no buses/ trains anywhere near and I’ll need my car once I get home for the nursery/ school run (in opposite direction to my work).

Im keen to increase my daily exercise. Exercising in the morning and evening is tricky as I have 3 very small children.

Has anyone done this or should I stick to home workouts in the dry and then safely drive in to work?

Haven’t really sussed out the showering situation etc yet but there’s bound to be staff showers (secondary comprehensive school).

To everyone suggesting to just run at home before going to work... This takes up much more time than running to work as you then still need the time to drive to work. Which if the roads are busy can add half an hour or more for this kind of distance.

One is the reasons I started run commuting when I needed to build up the distance for ultra training was to make best use of time

Would you not end up horribly sweaty? Wet wipes can only do so much 😬

Op I also struggle to fit in exercise. What really helped was renting a treadmill (I eventually bought it). If you can put in a garage or similar, I used to get up before the kids, quick 30m run, shower and start the day. It's been great.

Sorry just saw treadmill was vetoed but it works very well nonetheless

Drive to work at 6am and then go for a run there. Then you don't have to worry about the same again on the way home.

I cycle commute, but it's on well lit city roads. It works because there are excellent lockers and showering and changing facilities at the office and because I don't really need to give a shit how I look when I get home. If I get wet on the way in, I'm going to the gym and then jumping in the shower immediately anyway; if I get wet on the way home, I can shower and change there.

I think it would be doable a couple of times a week, if there are showering facilities, but every day would be very hard.

I would leave home early and drive to school and then go for a run once there or go for a run after school and then drive home meaning you can shower at home as many schools won't have staff showers. .
Some schools have gyms and running clubs staff can have access to.

What role will you be doing at school? It's likely you'll need to take lunch with you, bring things home or have after work meetings.

I run commute, but I'm lucky to be able to stay off the road and catch a train home if I want.
4 days in both directions is a lot if you're not used to running much. I'd start with 2 days per week max if you're determined.
Could you drive there early in run kit (so less traffic), do a run near work and shower there? Might be an easier way to start out.
I carry my laptop and clothes in a running backpack. That bit is fine - it's the both directions and tricky roads that are harder for your suggestion

like other posters I don’t think that’s do-able in terms of the high mileage (when you’re not already a ‘seasoned’ runner) and safety.

Would do what the PP suggests and drive to school early and run near there, assuming there’re pavements. Or work out regular time slots in your week, including weekends, for exercising.

how does your dh veto a treadmill.............

I don't think the roads sound very safe, especially that time of the morning, you might have some tired drivers on the roads as well.

You can run a loop from home in the morning, out of the house on pavements with enough time to then drive in, but if you've got time to run home at 4pm and then drive miles to collect DC, they won't be at home when you finish work. Do exercise at home then. Or go to the gym.

You've described your husband on many threads and you don't want to be with him. You're the main breadwinner. Buy what you want. Get a treadmill.

A run when you want to go for a run is great. A run when it’s your only means of getting to and from work is a nightmare. Just not practical. And if you pick up an injury or are at the tail end of a terrible cold or have been up all night with a sick a child or something, you’re really not going to handle several miles of running at each end of your day.

You say you can’t exercise at home because DH has vetoed a treadmill (he can fuck off, but that’s another issue) and the kids pester you if you do a workout. So just go for a run instead of doing that, not as your commute.

You have three young children and must be knackered.

Why on earth would you consider leaving for. 7:30 start at 4am? Whatever health benefits running might have will be completely negates by the lack of sleep. Unless you go to bed at 8pm with the kids, but then you'll have no leisure time.

Get up at 6, go for a 25 minute run on safe roads near your house, get ready, go to work.

Not in winter on a daily basis, but certainly in summer.

Not really; you'd have to have a shower and get ready for work at one end of the run or the other.

I used to run 5-6am, come home, have a shower, get the kids ready, and we'd all leave by 7.30am, I'd be at by desk by 8.

She means finishing work at 4 as has been clarified several times in the thread.

Is there a point you can park and then run or cycle the rest of the way in safer conditions? Lots of people I know do this

Go out for a run from home. 5.30-6.30, starting out before the kids are up. Return home, shower, oodles of time before you need to leave to get to work at 7.30am (who drops the kids off usually - your DH presumably?)

Treadmill and bike you’re still stuck in the house. But if you want something and there’s room for it and you can afford it, then it’s pretty controlling of your DH to ‘veto’ it.

OP, is your husband - who has vetoed a treadmill (on which you'd be perfectly safe) - happy for you to undertake this quite risky, regular activity?

What are his reasons for the veto?

Jump in the hedge to avoid cars? So you'd be running on the roads?!

That isn't safe on you and isn't fair on drivers. This isn't the way, it's actually a little selfish.

I don't understand how your DH thinks he has the right to veto a treadmill or exercise bike.

That's not normal behaviour.

If I wanted to get a treadmill my DH would probably roll his eyes a lot and moan about the space it takes up but wouldn't even think about trying to veto it.

Ultimately you're trying to keep yourself healthy and working out the most time efficient way to do it, he should be supporting you.