5k question, what do you do with your keys?

briggsy13
briggsy13 Posts: 161 Member
edited November 12 in Fitness and Exercise
this may seem silly, but my first 5k my hubby & kids were there so I left everything with him. 2nd one I drove myself and my stepdaughter (15) so I was stuck holding onto my keys the whole race. I tried my pockets, sports bra, neither was successful so I ended up running holding them in my hand, not comfortable. So please enlighten me, where do you put your keys? Sadly my truck does not have the keypad like my van used to or I could just lock them in the vehicle.
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  • athensguy
    athensguy Posts: 550
    I carry just my valet key.
  • brandyk77
    brandyk77 Posts: 605 Member
    yup valet key only normally. I don't trust putting it in any checked bag if they would have that available. That key normaly fits in a short pocket.

    You could also try something like a spibelt. I can't stand those things though
  • flong1975
    flong1975 Posts: 56
    I LOVE my Spibelt! it's comfortable and hold a lot...
  • LilRedRooster
    LilRedRooster Posts: 1,421 Member
    I just take the ignition key off the ring, and and hang onto that. I've run with stuff in my hands for so many years, though, it doesn't bother me to hang onto it in my hand. You could buy one of those armbands, like for ipods, and put your key in there, if you wanted.
  • cohophysh
    cohophysh Posts: 288
    take off the door key and lace it in your shoe laces
  • Chagama
    Chagama Posts: 543 Member
    take off the door key and lace it in your shoe laces
    This one. Leave the other keys locked in the car, and you will never be award of one key laced into your shoes.
  • puppycloud
    puppycloud Posts: 42
    My running pants has a small pocket in the lining, about the size of a key. I've also seen running tights with a zippered pocket at the butt for these sort of things.

    At the moment I have my keys in the pocket of my running jacket, as it's too cold to run in only a t-shirt (41 degrees F and less). I have my phone in my other pocket as I doubt I could run without my music and C25K app!
  • gmpearson
    gmpearson Posts: 138 Member
    Ignition key only - if you have shorts with pockets you can carry it there, or drawstring you can tie it and tuck it in.
  • kbogart1996
    kbogart1996 Posts: 55 Member
    I have tied my keys to my shoe laces also it works well. You can also have a hid a key on your car.
  • cardinal56
    cardinal56 Posts: 10 Member
    Spi-belt for this gal!! It works great & is comfortable to use.
  • lisapr123
    lisapr123 Posts: 863 Member
    I tie my remote to my shoelace. Or, when it's hot out I run with a water bottle in a holder that has a little pocket. An alternative is to wear a cycling jersey with the pockets in the back, I've done that too.
  • smashleymcgee
    smashleymcgee Posts: 135 Member
    take off the door key and lace it in your shoe laces

    This is what I do also :)
  • RedHotRunner
    RedHotRunner Posts: 850 Member
    I pull my car key off the key ring and put it in my pocket. I lock the rest of the keys in my car.
  • Tamstar1985
    Tamstar1985 Posts: 334 Member
    i feel so silly, having run with keys in my hand several times, when my shoelaces were there all along... :$
  • Sl1ghtly
    Sl1ghtly Posts: 855 Member
    I leave mine in the switch.
  • JoolieW68
    JoolieW68 Posts: 1,879 Member
    I remove the fob (with the lock/unlock buttons) and tie it in the knot I tie in my shorts drawstrings.
  • roadrunner32
    roadrunner32 Posts: 51
    Because I drive an old banger I always leave my keys on the right front wheel.
  • alexiswads
    alexiswads Posts: 1
    LIttle Spibelts are the best! I can hardly tell I have it on and it doesn't bounce around. Plus it holds everything - keys, credit card, cash, phone, race map, etc.
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    You could just take the single key off your keychain and only carry that. Put it in your bra or something.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,420 Member
    I Scuba dive, same problem. I hang my key around my neck on a nylon strap when I dive. I've also been known to hide my key somewhere close to my car. ....up in a tree, or bury it in the sand....
  • Smuterella
    Smuterella Posts: 1,623 Member
    My friend has running gloves with a little key pocket so she just puts the car key in there...
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
    Good running tights/shorts have key pockets in the back.
  • pukekolive
    pukekolive Posts: 237 Member
    I use a Camel-back type small backpack when I do fun/run walks as I carry my own water being 264lbs and unfit - I don't notice it at all and I do see people running quarter and half marathons with the same.

    Also I have an insulated bottle carrier with a strap that goes diagonally across my body - as a previous poster said they have a small pocket on the outside (mesh) - I use Endomondo on my mobile to measure my distances so also useful for this
  • scapez
    scapez Posts: 2,018 Member
    I take only the fob and I put it in my Sprigs Wrist Wallet:

    http://sprigs.com/banjees/polyspandex-reversible/

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  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    I either tie one key into my shoe laces, tie it on the drawstring of my shorts, or slip it in the pocket of my arm band for my MP3 player.

    For running at home, I have a house key on a carabiner that I've clipped onto my arm band or even my bra strap.
  • Gavlar84
    Gavlar84 Posts: 19
    My friend has running gloves with a little key pocket so she just puts the car key in there...

    I have these gloves too!
  • dianediaz
    dianediaz Posts: 53 Member
    This is a very common question/dilemma. Carry only the ignition key and wear shorts with a little inside pocket or pouch and put it in there. If there's no pocket but there is a drawstring in the waist you can loop that through the key and tie it securely. Or, if all else fails, just carry it in your hand. I've done all of the above. :-)

    Hope this helps!
  • DaughterOfTheMostHighKing
    DaughterOfTheMostHighKing Posts: 1,436 Member
    I wear normal socks, so I roll 'em in my socks!!!
  • sandy_taylor13
    sandy_taylor13 Posts: 194 Member
    Yep, this one. Just make sure you double tie your laces and put the end of the eye under the tied up portion for the laces.
  • jagar07
    jagar07 Posts: 266 Member
    I just took my car key off the chain and stuck it in my bra, although, I am as some would say, well endowed, so it fit pretty snug lol
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