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Ex-Smoker turned Runner!
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Hey, nice marmot!
... but every time I get about a mile from campus I get a nagging feeling that I'm not really protected.
I always run in broad daylight, wear bright clothing, stay on main roads, etc., but the city that I live in doesn't have the best town/gown relationships, and the areas within running distance are fairly low-income. I haven't had any trouble in the past, but I feel like it's only a matter of time.
Ben
"The world is my country, science is my religion."-- Christiaan Huygens
What was the secret, they wanted to know; in a thousand different ways they wanted to know The Secret. And not one of them was prepared, truly prepared to believe that it had not so much to do with chemicals and zippy mental tricks as with that most unprofound and sometimes heart-rending process of removing, molecule by molecule, the very tough rubber that comprised the bottoms of his training shoes. The Trial of Miles, Miles of Trials. How could they be expected to understand that? -John Parker
Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. (Heb. 12:1b) Mile by Mile
Glad I'm not the only person worried around here.(see PP about running fears) too bad we don't live near each other, we could help calm each other fears by running together.
Dear Fancy footwork, I peaked at your profile and saw that you list yourself from Iowa/CT. I'm assuming that you're going to school here in CT. There are some pretty decent schools here that are in neighborhoods, that I certainly wouldn't run in never mind having a female friend run in them. Not knowing which school you're going to, it's hard to make a recommendation on where to run and I certainly don't want to discourage you from running.
The best thing I've found is latching onto the women's cross country team. They follow a very particular route and run in a pack. I lag behind them, but still feel the safety of numbers.
When I first moved out of my parents' house, I was afraid of every neighborhood I ever lived in at first. Eventually, I learned that low-income doesn't necessarily mean dangerous. I lived in some expensive neighborhoods that were quite dangerous, and some dirt-poor neighborhoods where locals would stop and help you fix your car.