Do you put your running shoes on at home or when you get to where you're running?

I put them on before I run, and take them off after I've run.

I live in Ohio and 95% of my runs are from my front door. The few times I drive somewhere to run, I wear flip-flops in the car. Even in winter.

I wonder what percentage of people typically drive somewhere to run. If not in school or part of a team, I would guess less than 30 percent.

I live in Portland and I drive somewhere to run many times during the week, either to meet with friends or just because I'm bored of the same routes.

To answer the question, I wear my running shoes in the car. I'm not sure when or why I made the switch, but in high school and college I'd wear flip-flops on the drive.

I have this weird thing where I like my socks to feel "fresh" like I just put them on when I start a run, especially when racing, so even if I had been wearing my running shoes throughout the day, I'd want to change socks. But usually I change both the socks and the shoes.

Shejus wrote:

I wonder what percentage of people typically drive somewhere to run. If not in school or part of a team, I would guess less than 30 percent.

less than 30% of runners, but probably more than 75% of competitive runners. There are a whole lot of areas of the US without any trails within 15 miles.

Many times a werk would leave you with very few days of being bored by the same routes.

To OP, driving to a run is a waste of time unless the route is for a set purpose. Hills, for example, that aren't where you live. You're not far from being the butt of the internet joke "moment of silence for everyone stuck in traffic on their way to the gym to ride a stationary bike".

Hippo wrote:

Many times a werk would leave you with very few days of being bored by the same routes.

To OP, driving to a run is a waste of time unless the route is for a set purpose. Hills, for example, that aren't where you live. You're not far from being the butt of the internet joke "moment of silence for everyone stuck in traffic on their way to the gym to ride a stationary bike".

how about the purpose of not blowing one's brain out from running the same route 13 times a week (and really each of those runs I cover the only route available to me 3-4 times). This is what's available to most Americans. You must live in Flagstaff.

To answer OP without getting sidetracked: I never wear them while driving. I put them on when I get there. The pedals put weird flex on your shoes.

To asnwers sidetrack topic about whether drive to run or not: yes, drive to run a lot. It gets very boring starting from same place every day.

Alan Bennet wrote:

I live in Ohio and 95% of my runs are from my front door. The few times I drive somewhere to run, I wear flip-flops in the car. Even in winter.

Do you mean that 95% of your runs are from your front door even in the winter? or that you wear flip-flops in the car even in winter? or is it both?

Seriously not trolling just curious.

kvothe wrote:

Hippo wrote:

Many times a werk would leave you with very few days of being bored by the same routes.

To OP, driving to a run is a waste of time unless the route is for a set purpose. Hills, for example, that aren't where you live. You're not far from being the butt of the internet joke "moment of silence for everyone stuck in traffic on their way to the gym to ride a stationary bike".

how about the purpose of not blowing one's brain out from running the same route 13 times a week (and really each of those runs I cover the only route available to me 3-4 times). This is what's available to most Americans. You must live in Flagstaff.

Are you people all living in your mom's basements? Do any of you actually work full-time?

As a busy person, I can't imagine wasting that much time. Even 15 minutes each way is 4+ miles you could have done.

I run the same route every day that I don't do a workout.

Don't get bored

1.5 miles to trails

Run 2 mile loop

Run home

Until recently almost 100% of my runs were right out the front door. Now I live in the country and often have to drive to get a decent run. I do not like running in ditches or on the highway! I have never lived in Colorado or California. I bet a lot of the LRC bloggers aren't either.

I live in upstate NY and rarely drive anywhere to run. I have 4-5 loops that from my house, all on road.

I drive for the majority of my runs and I always wear flip flops driving and change when I get there.

I put my shoes on when I get to where I'm going to go run, and take them off before driving home. Not sure why, but I have always done this.

Where I currently live I don't drive places to go run, mainly because there aren't many good places to run within driving distance, and I have a few trails close by, along with a track around a mile from where I live.

I've never lived in a place where I didn't have many run options from my front door. I'm not from California or colorado either. Is this really a thing where people can't run? I guess in my travels I've seen conservative suburbs where pedestrians and cyclist are not welcome...I wonder what percentage of LRers live in areas like this.

half and half on wearing flip flops to the run, but if my shoes are on they're not actually tied. Always having flip flops with to take shoes off at end of run.

drive with other shoes. wrote:

: I never wear them while driving. The pedals put weird flex on your shoes.

Yes that weird flex! It is very pronounced and its a good way to ruin running shoes. I wore them once while driving and I could never run in them again!

(sarcasm for those slow on the uptake)

Where do you live that's so bad OP?