Due to recent events both in the news and to people I know, I am hesitant to run alone or on busy roads. Thank God I am not training for a race at the moment and am approaching the time of the year when I return to the gym for workouts rather than run/bike/blade along the nearby roads.
First, there was the incident in the South Side of Pittsburgh where an enraged motorist slashed a cyclist who may have accidentally cut him off.
Then, there was the reported incident in North Park (where I frequently run and bike) where a female teenage runner was apparently attacked.
And finally, my neighbor in the Lakeside trailerhood was hit by a car while running near her home in North Carolina and life-flighted to the nearest hospital. We are still waiting to hear her condition.
I already try to follow the running rules of the road. Don't run at twilight or after dark unless wearing reflectors. Don't run alone at these times either. Don't run in unsafe areas alone. Don't listen to an iPod while running on the road.
Now, I think I'm more cautious and a little scared...
OMG if you call me I will tell you about how I was cornered by two fox while running and had nowhere to go (other than to jump in a green scum pond or scale a 20 foot retaining wall) and now no longer run on trails.
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