Why running is more expensive than going to the gym

[Barefoot TJ]

Why running is more expensive than going to the gym: http://eandt.theiet.org/magazine/2012/03/the-cost-of-running.cfm

 

[rbondi]

My biggest expense is race fees and they did not mention that.

 

[Barefoot TJ]

Good point, but just like shoes are optional, so are racing fees as running is free, right?

 

[DNEchris]

Good point, but just like shoes are optional, so are racing fees as running is free, right?

Too Right!

DNEchris

 

[Bare Lee]

I sometimes have to use a little extra soap on my feet after a run, but sometimes the running makes them cleaner. But then my gym is in my garage. Kind of a toss up as to which costs less, at least on an operational level.

 

[Trav1sty]

I feel like it doesn't really make a point. It reads like a wiki entry. From my POV, Garmin watch +huaraches puts me around $280. That's 7 months at LA Fitness before I'm now saving money by not going to the gym.

 

[Barefoot TJ]

Love those dirty baby feet! So precious.

Hey, I just post the news, I don't read it.

Soap gets kind of expensive, doesn't it Lee?

 

[Bare Lee]

Yah, but sometimes the running cleans them up. Like last weekend when I was goofing with my kids in the yard and got all this birch sap on my feet. Very hard to scrub off. But a nice run on chip-n-seal the next day polished the soles up nicely! P.S., I've never tried a Garmin, but you can plug most routes into Google Maps and get a pretty good indication of their lengths. Could get tedious if you're constantly varying your routes, but I have about a half-dozen I use most of the times, so it's just me, my feet, clothes, and my sony nwz 250 walkman for listening to my field data--i.e., nothing but the extra soap counts as a running expense.

 

[jldeleon]

Yah, but sometimes the running cleans them up. Like last weekend when I was goofing with my kids in the yard and got all this birch sap on my feet. Very hard to scrub off. But a nice run on chip-n-seal the next day polished the soles up nicely! P.S., I've never tried a Garmin, but you can plug most routes into Google Maps and get a pretty good indication of their lengths. Could get tedious if you're constantly varying your routes, but I have about a half-dozen I use most of the times, so it's just me, my feet, clothes, and my sony nwz 250 walkman for listening to my field data--i.e., nothing but the extra soap counts as a running expense.

It's best if you step on a slug, ad then step on some sap. I just wipe my feet off on some grass -preferably wet.

 

[Bare Lee]

Thanks Jen, I'll try your preslug antisap solution until the birch tree out back stops foliating.
P.S., also, getting back to the thread topic, if you have a garage or basement, and like free weights, you can do 90% of your strength training at home. I do miss the cables and gym rat camaraderie sometimes, and can't bench to failure any more, but I love the fact that I can squeeze in a workout whenever work and family obligations permit. There is a decent initial expense, even if you get your gear used, but after that it's completely free.