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[quote=Anonymous]I am a female runner who runs alone on some pretty desolate trails in Md and DC.

I also worked at a running store for years and I also ski.

So I know from balaclavas!  (AND empty trails.  AND the ever-present, low-grade fear of being assaulted ….)

which brings me to this obvious response:

you don't need a balaclava. end of story.  You need a runner-specific skull cap.  Here is an excellent, 100% wind-proof one  one for a bald guy, even a bald guy in Canada:

https://www.thenorthface.com/shop/windwall-beanie-nf0a3fh2?from=subCat&variationId=7AX&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=Google&utm_campaign=Shopping&utm_term=NF0A3FH2LMWLXL1&gclid=CjwKCAiA3vfgBRB9EiwAkfpd3BOBbgXVcc3hGFvVHpMN165ZDNTdW7p9ksJrGELm4qbGENkgazg_8RoCqZUQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds#hero=0

I concur w/ all the PPs who said that being attired in obvious running clothes - which tend to be bright — would mitigate any internalized "fear of a ( black) man running behind me" issues.   The hat in the link above is dorky green for that reason.

If your neck gets cold, wear a quarter-zip runner's turtle neck — not a bank heist balaclava.  
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