Brits To Avoid Olympic Transport By Running

London is set to launch Home Run to help people cope with increasing travel disruption, tackle growing health and fitness issues and allow commuters to enjoy their commute home. 

Commencing 12th March 2012, the scheme will provide a free, safe, guided running network, which allows Londoners to run home following the Tube route and they even carry your bag for you.  

Routes are currently London based in response to this year‘s added demands, but plans are already underway to expand further throughout the capital and to other cities throughout the country.

Drop your bag in the custom-built cargo bikes and then run at a comfortable pace to your home station where you collect your bag and make your way home.

London‘s Tube, trains and buses are expected to hit an all-time high of 3.4 billion a year and nearly double to 6.5 million a day on the busiest days in August. 

Home Run‘s founder Diccon Loy, said: ‘Our initial trial runs showed that people really wanted to get fit while they got home, to socialise and be safe doing it.  Saving time and fitting it all in their daily routine is a big draw.’ 

Home Run plans to introduce several new routes throughout the year, taking the service to every corner of London. 

Example routes include:

Bank ? Clapham Junction Bank ? Waterloo

Waterloo ? Clapham Junction Charing Cross ? Clapham Common

Canary Wharf ? London Bridge Canary Wharf ? Waterloo

Canary Wharf ? Stratford Canary Wharf ? West Ham