Runners: what (if any) form of ID do you carry with you?

I didn't used to take anything, but my uncle (a firefighter/EMT) was pretty vocal about that not being a good idea. I guess he's seen enough instances where it was needed. Now I tuck my ID in the side of my shoe. I'm interested to see what a Road ID is. I'll have to check that out.

another with RoadID - blood type and pen allergy info.

I made a dog tag (pink heart) at one of those machines at the store. It has my name and my husband's phone number. It is attached through the laces of my sneaker so I can't forget to put it on.

Glad I saw this! Never occurred to me that I might need anything. Just ordered a roadID.

Here's a neat thing...at the end of my transaction, I was given a code to share that if anyone uses it, I get credited $10 toward their products. If everyone that orders shares their code and it gets used once and that person shares their code...we can pass that $10 credit down the line.

http://RoadID.com/invite/4DFWC-TAF7RRMZRC2

Road I.D. bracelet for me!

I have a Road ID shoe tag.

I have my phone on me since I use it for music, but it is locked so nobody would be able to get into it anyways....

I don't bring ID's on runs.

Road ID on my shoe....I almost always have it on...unless in dress shoes.

huh. This is why MFP is awesome. It has literally never occurred to me to carry ID and I didn't know RoadID existed until I read this thread. Thanks guys!

This exactly!
I just started c25k and use my phone. But other than that,Ihaven't carried anything.

What is more recommended, theankle or wrist one?

From the mouth of a Paramedic - The wrist!

I too had never even thought about it...just ordered my wrist RoadID. Thanks!

Going forward .. only my D/L and a single car key. I hate having tons of extra stuff with me.

PLEASE carry some form of ID with you. My friend is a cyclist and got clipped by a car about four years ago, and thrown into a ditch. VERY thankfully, another car saw the accident and stopped to help him. The accident ended up nearly breaking his jaw and the paramedics wouldn't let him try to talk; his right arm was pretty messed up also, so he couldn't write anything down. He had NO ID, phone, emergency contact info on him at all. He was in the hospital for three hours before someone recognized him and called his girlfriend (who just happen to work at the same hospital in labor and delivery). Thankfully, my friend ended up okay, but it was very frightening. My friend now has three Road IDs so he has one with him wherever he goes. Also, I know some folks will disagree with this, but - when you go out, leave a note or send a text to someone saying you're going out and when they should expect you back, even if that's days away. My friend had a habit of taking off on his bike without telling anyone - sometimes he would take camping stuff and be gone for a week, and we'd have no idea. We honestly would not have missed him for probably at least a day, if not longer. If he had been taken to a different hospital and his injuries had been worse, it would have been a very bad scene.

Road ID - I didn't see it mentioned anywhere. :laugh:

Seriously though. ID is important. I've had health problems in the past that could cause a problem again at any time. I don't need to get hit by a car to have a bad time on a run, I'd just need my health problems to crop up. The Road ID lets me list my health issues so that the paramedics would be able to nail it down faster as well.

I know there are also a lot of people here who don't like carrying phones either. My friend is a very experienced runner who has completed a ton of marathons. He was out on a short run, and his foot landed wrong. He sprained his ankle really badly, and had to limp a few miles back home because he didn't have a phone on him. I keep my phone on silent and never even check it when I'm running, but if I sprained my ankle or something I sure would want someone to come pick me up.

I carry a water bottle with a pocket that holds my health card and pocket change. I had never heard of this road ID, but thinking about it, having something that attaches to your shoe would be excellent - always with you and impossible to forget. (Sometimes I forget my water bottle on short runs, and I'm afraid I'm going to accidentally lose it at some point.)

The drawback of the shoe is as a paramedic said in a previous post, the wrist is generally where a first responder will check.

Plus, often in an accident involving a car, shoes go flying, and your ID would be gone with them.

Just stuff to think about. Road ID is an awesome company though - check 'em out.

http://www.roadid.com/Common/default.aspx

Road ID - on my shoes (I run out of two pairs of shoes, so I have two of them)

Don't leave home without it!

http://www.roadid.com/Catalog.aspx?C=RoadID#3

^THIS

AHH.. I have been running with NOTHING... except a key looped on a hair band - used as a bracelet... and my iphone with the gps on it.. my father and fiance freak out on me especially when they find out i'm running sometimes at dawn with two tiny reflector/high visibility bracelets on in all black.. i know i know.. not safe.

perfect birthday gift to ask for that's coming up this month!

If you are running pre-dawn you may also consider a head lamp. Yes, it is totally dorky, but I don't care. I can see pot holes and cars can see me.