A police campaign is advising women to run in groups to avoid being harassed. That’s just putting the onus on the victims…
I discovered running about five years ago, during a stressful and sad period of my life. Years of anxiety had left me unable to do much on my own, but running broke that pattern.
I started small, only venturing on to local roads, but soon I was able to run far from my designated safety zones. Running gave me back my independence and allowed me to recognise my own strength. I recently wrote a book, Jog On: How Running Saved My Life, about my experience, and have been overwhelmed by responses from people who feel the same. Mostly they are women, who value the freedom and space that running gives them.
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