emily487

Also it might be helpful (less for mugging/attacking reasons than for injury I guess) to photocopy your driver's license and health insurance card and laminate them back to back. You could add emergency numbers too. That way if something happens they will have that information without having to look through your phone etc.

I'd say pepper spray and a whistle. A whistle would probably scare off an animal, and a lot of humans. Pepper spray will get rid of dogs/people. Plus don't have headphones or just use one/turned down so you can hear people/animals/cars, especially since cars won't be looking out for joggers as much if it's early.

I agree with Elsie. I started the C25K and I also have flat feet with $500 orthotics, haha. I went to a store in NYC called The Running Company, where they basically had me run on a treadmill with my current shoes (and orthotics) and then again trying my orthotics in a few pairs of different shoes. They videotape the…

I'm doing C25K. I tried the free Zen labs app but didn't like it. The Active.com app is better, it's only $2.99 on Google Play Store, I believe... definitely worth the $3 for me. It tells you when to walk and run and tells you your running pace & distance vs walking pace & distance, with graphs and stuff to track your…