Marline Cite began running utility in 2008.”I then spoke not, afraid to go to an alien,” she shared, laughing. Marline, like many, found the race by utility need. A binding job, then the arrival of two children in safety vest: how to find the time to string a few strides?
“I loved to run, but I had a lot of difficulty to squeeze my workouts scheduled. I already was moving in Vela- it was also faster than buses – I thought I was going to try to race, “said the mother of the Quebec City region.
Since then, few times a week, she runs the 20 kilometers that separate his work (and the kindergarten!) By pushing two children aged 4 and a half and two and a half years in the carriage.
“I’m not brave to do that: it’s really fun. If you like to run, you will love running to work, “thinks Marline.
What a waste of time, time travel! And that is what makes the race so practical utility: a bus ride is not a great sacrifice…
Edith Sanchez, who kills twice daily ten kilometers navigate, was also launched in the course utility by “lack of options:” I was a single mother: I do not have much time, or energy. Going out after work and sleep of my daughters … it was complicated and exhausting! ”
It was after a lecture by Joan Rocha, which is the sum Ultra runner, becomes the spokesman of the practice after the release of his video Beasty Run that Marlene Couture dared to take his first steps Utility race. The runner sees two major advantages: the motivating factor “we have no choice but to come home,” she sums up, hard to beat and to keep pace as view the comfort of his home, then the once monopolized evenings in part by the now free training for all its personal projects.
More than practical, utilitarian race is a liberating transition before returning to his home, according to Michele Rutledge.
“I come home with much more energy: My Journey of 8.5 km is a real mind cleaning! I feel the difference when I come back rather trying. And it’s much easier than out after preparing meals and children lying!
It is an allergy to the gym that led to Robert Vincent Utility race. The practice has become way to stay consistent in his training during the cold season, and save at the same time on the transit invoice. The exercise was limited, the athlete with entrenched twenty minutes on his marathon time simply by accumulating volume of travel from point A to point B.
Attacking ten kilometers every morning and evening, day after day, is obviously not within the reach of any rider … at least not overnight.
Sedentary, smoking, Francois Marcel first began active transportation to relieve stress from work. He chose the bike … until the first snow. Then he ran, first a kilometer before jumping on the bus, then another, to cross the 13 kilometers that separated his home from his workplace. It does so for three times a week for the return home.
The rider has initiated a group of utilities runners in vest with reflective tape Montreal area (Montreal Commute Runners) on Strata, the social network for athletes. It is about fifty riders of all kinds, not a gang of phenomenal athletes in extreme sports. For many, the utility running is a simple solution to fit a passion in a time crunch. And what solution! While I gallerias to find time to run point, I am running twice daily. To try!
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Michele: “It is easier to first start with the return of work: we avoid the stress of having to be on time … and in a presentable condition.”
Francis: “I also recommend doing the two days we return from work to race one day and the next day we can bring her office machine. The logistics are easier. ”
Marline “There is no need to do it consistently every day or even run with a stroke! We have the right to provide any breaks, and we can make the trip in part to the race. ”
Vincent: “To avoid redundancy, do not hesitate to vary a little its regular route or to lie down to go through the most interesting segments.”
Edith: “We must not become sickly it: we can afford to walk, and even take the bus if you’re tired. “Marlene: “Shower or not, there is always a way. A washcloth in a closed bath room, it makes the job! ”
Michele: “We must ensure to be visible on the road, thanks to reflective clothing and flashing lights. I also used a headlamp and I choose the safest route. ”
Marline: “The choice of backpack is important for the race to exit enjoyable. It should fit snugly close to the body so it does not horehound. ”
Francis: “We choose clothes that keep us dry … and even underwear is then dons must breathe well.”
Edith: “We should not dress too warmly, if one does not want to get sweaty at work. Expect to feel cold for about five minutes and then be comfortable. ”
Marlene: “Forget the clock: it is not important! We do it for fun. ”
And my advice: “You have to allow a logistics break-in period. The first time you arrive at work without shoes … and we laughed the following week. ”