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[quote=Anonymous]Well, shit. This is terrifying and it sucks.

It's still far more rare than say, deaths by accidents on the Beltway, and just as I am not going to stop driving on the Beltway because of that risk, I'm not planning on changing my lifestyle because deranged murderers exist.

As women, we can only do our best.

Sure, ideally, us women runners could go in groups or only during daylight, but in the real world, we all have schedules that make that easier said than done. I'm a pretty serious runner and have rather intense training, so it's not like I can find just any person that can keep up with me. I also have a busy schedule which often means running very early in the morning. As the days get shorter, most women runners have very few daylight nonworking hours to pick from.

My suggestions for women running alone not "letting the @ssholes win" and changing your whole lifestyle, but protecting yourself from the preventable:

-Bring your phone, but don't wear headphones.
-Carry a small weapon such as a pocketknife
-Vary your routes if possible and know an "escape route" if someone nearby looks suspicious.
-Be sure to let family or neighbors you trust know when & where you are likely to run, so if you don't show up for a few hours, they'll know something is wrong.
-Know your strengths in self-defense. If you have taken a self defense/martial arts course, know where and how you would have the most success in at least catching the assailant off-guard. If not, can you make a sprint getaway? Can you abruptly switch directions so that your assailant cannot predict your next move? Can you yell loudly enough that someone could hear you? The idea is to know your fight-or-flight reflexes to avoid freezing up. Don't assume you will be able to react a certain way if someone attacks you if you've never been in that situation. [/quote]

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