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

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  • Awkward30
    Awkward30 Posts: 1,927 Member
    My speck iPhone case holds my credit, ID, and bus pass. Sometimes I throw in cash, that way I can get home if I hit the wall (training for a half marathon in a calorie deficit, me and the wall became well acquainted)
  • MissFit0101
    MissFit0101 Posts: 2,382
    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!

    ditto!
  • joehempel
    joehempel Posts: 1,543 Member
    My phone....I don't have any tags.
  • dorseykm
    dorseykm Posts: 412 Member
    I take my phone and a laminated business card. In case of emergency, I want someone to know who I am and not where I live.
  • Masq
    Masq Posts: 191 Member
    I have a road ID as well.
    I have:
    my name - DOB (month/year)
    City, State
    hubby's name and phone #
    parents phone #
    blood type & insurance info
    a quote

    Before I got the road ID, I put my DL in my phone case and have my hubby as ICE.
  • jesska812
    jesska812 Posts: 102 Member
    Well I have my medic alert bracelet I put on when I go running (type 1 diabetic) so I'm assuming that should be enough (it has an emergency number on there).
  • Sb65513n
    Sb65513n Posts: 131 Member
    I was actually thinking about this recently. I fell last week and thought instantly if I was knocked unconscious no one would know who I was. I now run with a running wallet on my wrist with my id in it.
  • Jesstruhan
    Jesstruhan Posts: 331 Member
    I had a shoe tag that is reflective and has velcro on both ends so that it can be slipped between laces and closed like a little bracelet for my laces. There is space to write name, address, blood type, etc. Very handy. But I never leave home without my ID and my insurance card...just in case. I wrap them in a baggie or saran wrap so they don't get moist from being near my sweaty self. :smile: I ran three marathons and all my training runs were LONG. I tripped once and got really hurt and had to limp home. That was the day I started carrying my insurance card....just in case a good Samaritan takes my bloody self to the hospital. Safe running!
  • Meeperslove
    Meeperslove Posts: 118 Member
    I carry my phone a couple yen, a couple dollars, and my MIL id just in case I decide to run off post. That way I can get back through the gate :P
  • M1chelles5
    M1chelles5 Posts: 107
    I hope I'm not the only one wondering what is a Road ID and How do I get one?

    Thanks:embarassed:
  • kiku76
    kiku76 Posts: 352 Member
    If anyone is planning on ordering from Road ID, use this code ARR6887
    $2 off!
  • gentsevetzak
    gentsevetzak Posts: 147 Member
    Never gave it any thought, i've always ran without ID or a phone so far. Doesn't seem like that good of a move now i think about it.
  • wolfchild59
    wolfchild59 Posts: 2,608 Member
    I'm horrible and go out with less ID than I probably should. I only carry my phone, which isn't password protected and clearly has Home, ICE and parents numbers marked in my contacts list. But I never carry anything else. I only just noticed on my last run that my hydration belt actually came with a little card to fill out emergency info on, but still haven't filled it out.

    Heck, I don't even fill out the back of my race bibs because I save all my bibs and don't want to risk pen marks showing through the bib. lol
  • runnercheryl
    runnercheryl Posts: 1,314 Member
    Had heard of the RoadID before but decided it was expensive and a waste if I kept my phone on me. Have had a re-think after this thread, and just bought one.
  • TheRoadDog
    TheRoadDog Posts: 11,788 Member
    I don't run unless I have a soccer ball at my feet, but I do walk every day. On the weekends, when I am out for 2 or more hours, I bring my cell phone with me. Not for ID, but in case I need to call home or they need me.

    I usually get up and set out as the sun is coming up. I've always wondered what would happen if a cop stopped me for some reason. Do I have to have ID when walking? But, I've been walking the same 6 mile route every Saturday and Sunday for 20 years (or some variation thereof) and the Police have never stopped me once. Bad guys have stopped me a couple times, but they weren't checking ID's.
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    RoadID - mine has contact info, health insurance #, blood type, allergies etc. You can order them with whatever information you think is most important. I wear the bracelet version.
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    I hope I'm not the only one wondering what is a Road ID and How do I get one?

    Thanks:embarassed:

    They're about $20, like the old Amex ads say......I don't leave home without it.

    http://www.roadid.com/Common/default.aspx?referrer=4252&gclid=CISUmNLV4a8CFYYKKgodwi-w2w
  • jquinn1971
    jquinn1971 Posts: 14
    Yet another vote for RoadID -- I ordered the replacement tag that looks like a sleeve and it fits perfectly on my watch (1/2" band).
  • GreyhoundGuru
    GreyhoundGuru Posts: 91 Member
    I take my drivers license, phone, and my insurance card :-)
  • AmandaPandah
    AmandaPandah Posts: 222 Member
    Nothing. I figure that if something happens, I'm screwed anyway.
  • Eaglesfanintn
    Eaglesfanintn Posts: 813 Member
    Another vote for RoadID - I wear the bracelet all the time, not just when I'm running.
    I have my name, city and state, wife's name and number, a friend's name and number, a message saying "no med hx, no allergies" and a quote from the song, Marathon, by Rush - "More than just survival".
    But, seriously, it's a great thing to have with you. I know my wife feels better knowing that I have that on me when I'm out for a run alone.
  • neverstray
    neverstray Posts: 3,845 Member
    In my case, it doesn't matter. So, whateves. Good idea though, if it does matter.
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    If anyone is planning on ordering from Road ID, use this code ARR6887
    $2 off!
    Thank you!

    And to the person who pointed out that they carry a laminated business card rather than their ID - name & phone number is important, but knowing your exact address is not. Call me paranoid, but not everyone needs to know where you live! :tongue:

    Think I may order that RoadID bracelet today.
  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
    I rarely carry anything. No phone or ID, nothing. On my long runs I've stuck my recently expired drivers license in my fuel belt. I don't even have anyone to tell when I do leave for a run. No one would know until I didnt show up for work.
  • sisterlilbunny
    sisterlilbunny Posts: 686 Member
    I shove my ID in my iPod case along with the house key. I need to look into that ID thing you all are talking about.
  • DanTheRunningMan
    DanTheRunningMan Posts: 39
    Been running over 25 years and didn't know about Road ID. I just order two for me (I keep shoes at work for lunchtime runs) and one for my wife. I rarely carried any sort of ID before but it always kind of bothered me.
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    Ordering my RoadID now - settled on the Wrist ID Sport, just can't decide what color. :tongue:
  • jarirhea
    jarirhea Posts: 27 Member
    Never thought about my ID... But good point! I also carry pepper spray in my pocket.... U never know!
  • johnlatv
    johnlatv Posts: 654 Member
    Did anyone mention Road ID yet? :laugh:
  • roadchic18
    roadchic18 Posts: 128
    Road ID bracelet.
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