Commuter Spotlight: Anne Flinn and Erin Vilines
Coworkers Anne Flinn and Erin Vilines love to multitask on their commutes. A couple of times a week these Nature Conservancy employees get some exercise during their commute: they run one leg of their 7-mile commute from Decatur and catch MARTA for the other leg. Erin started running to work two years ago when she moved to Decatur from Marietta, and Anne joined her six months later. Anne and Erin say there are multiple benefits to their run commute. Anne : "We can get a good work out in and sleep longer. To run that distance, take a shower at home, and then drive or take MARTA to work you would have to get up way too early." Erin: "Because we run together we can talk about work stuff and catch up, or plan our next big race. It's nice to have company."
Their advice to anyone considering running to work is to plan, plan, and plan. Here are some tips from Erin and Anne:
* Run the route on the weekend and know it well.
* Create a transportation plan for each week to figure out which days running will be part of your commute.
* Leave work clothes at work before run days so that you can run with just your phone, MARTA card and keys.
While Anne and Erin have a rather unique commute, many Atlanta office Nature Conservancy employees are also clean commuters. Based on a recent employee survey, twenty-nice percent of their commute days are clean commutes, making The Nature Conservancy an MTS platinum partner. To learn more about clean commuting or platinum partnership contact MTS<mailto:mts@midtownalliance.org>.
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