The commute
I used to drive door-to-door but rising petrol costs have made it economically equivalent to public transport. So I catch the train and run or walk from the station. And it's great! An hour reading, or music (or a snooze) is so much more enjoyable than staring at a queue of cars. And I'm sure I've saved a few quid (and calories) on car snacks.
Per week this equates to:
Walk: 10 km
Run: 17.5 km
Gym: one hour
I use a 3L CamelBak - which is overkill hydration-wise - allowing me enough room for socks, pants, tie, 40 cm x 40 cm micro-fibre towel and an ironed shirt (which mostly comes out still ironed at the other end). Shower gel and shoes I keep in the gym locker and my trousers are in constant rotation at the dry cleaner.
I use walk days to ferry supplies of yoghurt, crackers and shower gel as necessary (rather than run with them). I also have a small umbrella should the weather turn inclement. (Or course, when you're running the weather doesn't matter.)
Schedule
All walks and runs are 2.5 km, apart from Friday morning when I alight one stop further down the line for a 5 km run. All gym sessions are half-hour high-rep upper-body training.
| Morning | Afternoon | |
| Monday | walk | run |
| Tuesday | run + gym | run |
| Wednesday | walk | walk |
| Thursday | run | run |
| Friday | long run + gym | walk |
| Saturday | ||
| Sunday | hot yoga |
