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9/28/2006 9:08:23 AM EDT
I couldn't decide between this or the Carry section so I went with this one....

For those of you who run or ride and choose to carry, what is your preferred method and what do you carry ie: large frame auto/small revolver etc?

FYI-I ride a road bike.

TIA-
~m
9/28/2006 12:07:57 PM EDT
[#1]
I can't carry while running since during my jogs I literally zone out and my only focus is music and the ground in front of me. The best choice for a carry peice though would probably be the P32, just make sure it is secured.
9/28/2006 3:53:28 PM EDT
[#2]
I pulled a lot of miles on my mountain bike this summer packing a little Taurus 5 shot .38 snubby.I ride some of the urban greenways and I always feel a little safer with a little heater in some neighborhoods.I couldn't do it while running though.
9/28/2006 4:05:42 PM EDT
[#3]
I carry a Kahr PM9. Running it is IWB opposing a water bottle on my running belt. Cycling, it is in a small fanny pack shifted to my side.
9/28/2006 4:23:01 PM EDT
[#4]
i just ordered a Camelbak Goblin for this reason. I'm planning on running and road/mtn biking with it. It's made to look like civilian gear, and it does but its designed for undercover work. They have a backpack too, the gobin is like a runners waistpackand has hydration too. I'm gonna put an EMT patch on it as further disguise. But it's quick access to my G23 and a spare mag and anyhing else I may need. If it's like the rest of Camelbak's products it will be well thought out and designed. I'm a real Camelbak junkie.

I'll post a report when I get it. I ordered from LA Police gear but they are out of stock at the moment. I shoud have it in a week or so.

ETA: While the Keltec's and the like are better than nothing; I consider them marginal at best. We'll see how this pack works out.
9/28/2006 7:31:25 PM EDT
[#5]
I don't wear enough clothes to conceal anything when I run... usually it's shorts, socks, shoes (and a formfitting shirt when it's cold, occasionally a tech shirt when it's hot) with no keys and no wallet (a safe and supervised place to leave them).  Most of my runs that cross semi-risky areas are in large groups and during daylight.  Some greenbelt runs before daylight are also slightly at-risk, but there is always a lot of traffic.  Not that it could ever be 100% effective (armed or not), but my goal in running is simply to make myself as unattractive a target as possible (high traffic, no visible cash/keys/jewelry).  Besides, after some of my long runs, I could get mugged by a 6-year old with a popsicle stick and not put up much of a fight.

I also run a 10K that is right through the heart of the barrio, but there are cops on every corner... it's safe as sleeping late.
9/28/2006 7:33:19 PM EDT
[#6]
Kel-Tec P3AT


'nuf said
9/29/2006 10:38:34 AM EDT
[#7]
Back in the day when I would do a lot of running I carried my G26.  I have a water bottle holder that goes around your waist. I took it to a now famous tactical gear maker when they had a small company near where I live.  I told him what I wanted to do and they sewed a small nylon holster behind the water bottle part.  With the water bottle in place I adjust my t-shirt so that it lays over the guns grip.  If I get a chance when I get home I'll put up a picture.
10/1/2006 2:01:22 PM EDT
[#8]
I dont carry when i run/jog , it was to uncomfortable with the rubbing of my skin raw.

I always carry when exercising in the Desert /climbing hills/mountains , and i prefer the hill climbing form of exercise to running anyway.