Uncooperative Crickets

I'm planning on changing up my running schedule. I had previously driven in on Monday morning, run home Monday evening. Run in on Tuesday morning, drive home on Tuesday night. Repeat for Wednesday and Thursday, drive both ways on Friday. Alter schedule according to weather.

This was nice, because it gave an easy 20 miles of running (5 miles per day). It also took minimal time; it takes me about 15 minutes to drive, about 35 minutes to run, so I get a 5 mile run for only the cost of 20 minutes. Also, the logistics of clothing were easy—when I drove, I just needed to bring an extra pair of clothing, keep it in my office all day, and bring it to the locker room right before I ran home.

The main draw back was that I would leave my car overnight at work twice per week. I didn't like this, so I came up with a new plan:

On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays: run to work, and run back. Tuesdays and Thursdays: drive to work, drive back. Alter schedule according to the weather. Now I get 30 miles of running in (40, if I run on either Tuesday or Thursday) and I don't have to leave my car at work overnight.

The catch is: clothing logistics. Here is roughly what I need to do, starting with the assumption that I have already left a pair of jeans, a jacket, and a hat at school.

1. Drive in on, say, Tuesday.
   
   
   
   1. Wear work clothing, except running pants instead of jeans and other shoes instead of work shoes.
      
   2. Bring an extra shirt, undershirt, underwear, socks.
      
   3. Get to the office, change into jeans and work shoes.
      
   4. Work all day.
      
   5. Change into running pants and other shoes; leave jeans and work shoes at office.
      
   6. Bring shirt, undershirt, underwear, and socks to locker room before leaving for home.
      
   7. Get any dirty laundry that is in locker from day before.
      
   8. Drive home.
      
   
   
2. Run to work on Wednesday.
   
   
   
   1. Wear running gear, including running pants and running shoes.
      
   2. Run to locker room.
      
   3. Shower.
      
   4. Change into clean shirt, undershirt, underwear, and socks left the previous day.
      
   5. Keep running pants and running shoes on.
      
   6. Wear hat and jacket that are already at locker.
      
   7. Go to office.
      
   8. Change into jeans and work shoes.
      
   9. Work all day.
      
   10. Change into running pants, running shoes, hat and jacket.
       
   11. Go to locker room.
       
   12. Change out of hat and jacket. Leave them in locker.
       
   13. Change into running shirt.
       
   14. Leave dirty laundry in locker.
       
   15. Run home.
       
   
   
3. Repeat.
   

posted by Dirk Awesome @ 10:24 AM