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I enjoyed your article on running to work (RW September). Harry Badham’s initiative to build more runner-friendly office space put me in mind of when I worked in The City. I was in a modern office block with no showers or changing facilities. As a runner who fitted in the odd lunchtime run or ran home, this was a nightmare. I joined a gym for its changing facilities, but it was no help for run-commuting, as you couldn’t leave stuff in the lockers overnight. How about a network of active hubs funded by a mix of central and local government, commercial providers and users? All that would be required would be showers, lockers, changing space and storage for bikes. If you build it, they will run! I am also signing up to your #runsome campaign.
We completely agree with your suggestion, Ian – indeed, our launch partner for the #runsome campaign, Active Things (activethings.io), specialises in working on just that. The more run-commuters we have, the better.