Video – Commuter race with a twist as Londoner times his running vs cycling journey to work

A London man has put a new spin on a commuting race that pitches different ways of travel against each other – by timing his journey to work by bike and by jogging, and producing a video that seeks to find out which is quicker.

Max Joseph, who uploaded the footage to YouTube, said: “I live about 5.5km from where I work and sometimes commute on bike and sometimes by running.

“It sounds like a no brainer that the cycle would be quicker, but rush hour traffic makes it an interesting race.”

It’s a close run thing – the length of the commute from the Hoxton/Haggerston borders to Soho may have something to do with that, as does the fact that he doesn’t hammer it along the Regent’s Canal towpath on the bike, and also stops at red lights.

There’s some nice graphics in the video, which includes some wry observations on the commute and the odd swear word (in case you’re at work) – watch it here.