Female runners and safety

Yes... my legs.

The reality is that any weapon you carry can be used against you. The person attacking you is more likely to know how to use it efficiently than you are.

Your legs are your greatest weapon, because since you are running, all you should be doing when you feel scared/threatened .. is start running even faster, away, to a safe place.

Your legs are also good for kicking him in the b*lls.

Just a couple other things: Don't listen to headphones or talk on the phone. Tell someone when you are leaving and when you plan on returning (and stick to that plan).

The reality is that any weapon you carry can be used against you. The person attacking you is more likely to know how to use it efficiently than you are.

Seriously, if you get a weapon GET TRAINING

Second this. You want to be so well trained that you drop them in one pop so you can RUN AWAY and get help. It should be an automatic reaction so that it helps you over come a freezing. If you haven't reached that level, be aware that you could put yourself in a world of danger.

i have pepper spray that i keep on me & i usually run with at least one of my dogs

Here are my safety tips
1. Always let someone know where you are going and about what time you plan on being back.
2. Carry your phone.
3. Don't wear head phones! I know this is like going against some unwritten law but when I run I play music off my phone on speaker. It allows me to hear traffic and if there's a creeper in the bushes. And in the year that I've done this not once has someone come up to me and told me to turn my tunes done :glasses:
4. If possible run in busy areas. More people means more witnesses means less likely something will happen.
5. Pepper spray or other weapon type of weapon. I tried carrying my fire arm but the weight of it started messing with my hips so I just have pepper spray.

If you still feel uncomfortable find a running buddy!
Stay safe ladies!! :drinker:

Wow sounds dangerous where you guys run!
I'm glad I live in the UK, don't need to worry about guns or weapons. Nobody is about at half 5 in the am anyway lol

So the UK is violent crime free? That's awesome.

You can get pepper spray at running stores that will just wrap around your hand.

If you will be running on trails, do it in the middle of the day when it is well lit. When it is dark, select well lit, busy sidewalked streets with businesses that you could go into if you need.

If you must wear headphones, wear just one so you can hear what is going on around you.

A phone is a good idea. I have a stretchy waist pack that an iPhone will fit into.

Or, you know - you could try running somewhere that you felt safe, instead. :huh:

Because all that matters is the perception of safety, then everythings going to be ok. Nothing bad ever happens in the UK, for example.

When I hit a trail I take my earphones out and I always tell someone at home where I'm going.

Clearly, the solution to this problem is for someone to invent a portable, easily concealed gun that shoots big dogs at potential attackers. Bonus points if the dogs have bees in their mouths. Now...one of you good-with-their-hands brainboxes get on this, and we can all retire to the Bahamas!

Clearly, the solution to this problem is for someone to invent a portable, easily concealed gun that shoots big dogs at potential attackers. Bonus points if the dogs have bees in their mouths. Now...one of you good-with-their-hands brainboxes get on this, and we can all retire to the Bahamas!

BRILLIANT!

I recently read an article that said that the safest time for women to run is in the a.m. Goes along with the other response that most creeps sleep in. With that said, I also run with my German Shepherd and he is on alert at all times in the a.m.

I run with a partner most days. I also carry a knife (as does my running partner). We also run on local trails that are somewhat busy and we're never out of sight of nearby traffic/other people.

I usually run trails without any particular weapons. When I bring my chocolate lab, however, he constitutes as a weapon I go by how I feel. there are several places where I do carry a small can of mace - realizing that the biggest dangers out there share the same genus and species as us.

:noway: :noway: :noway: I'm waaaaay more freaked out by the fact that people go running with guns on them than the fact that I go running with no weapons on me at all. I've dropped my keys and my phone by accident on runs before....what if you dropped your gun??? Accidents happen. Those shorts look like you can blow your butt cheek off.....:huh:

I've logged HUNDREDs of miles in the last year training for a marathon and triathlons. I've never dropped anything. you should get checked by a doctor for a brain tumor or carpal tunnel syndrome