{"id":479,"date":"2019-03-26T08:37:42","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T08:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fitnesschat.co\/?p=479"},"modified":"2021-11-12T17:23:06","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T17:23:06","slug":"running-safety-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitnesschat.co\/running-safety-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"8 running safety tips that might save your life"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here\u2019s a real-life situation that has inspired these running safety tips, especially for female runners.<\/p>\n

Bob Marley once said, \u201cYou never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice\u201d. These words may just have been a quote to Kelly Herron- until the day when being strong during a spine chilling ordeal, was her only choice.<\/p>\n

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Kelly was allegedly attacked in a public restroom at a Seattle park during an afternoon run. She later wrote on her Instagram the following :<\/p>\n

\u201cMy biggest running nightmare became reality- 4 miles into my long run Sunday afternoon, I stopped to use the restroom and was assaulted by a man hiding in a stall (that is my GPS in red lines). I fought for my life screaming (\u201cNot today, M**F**er!\u201d), clawing his face, punching back, and desperately trying to escape his grip- never giving up. I was able to lock him in the bathroom until police arrived. Thankfully I just took a self-defence class offered at my work and utilized all of it. My face is stitched, my body is \u201cNot today motherf**ker!\u201d<\/p>\n

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My biggest running nightmare became reality- 4 miles into my long run Sunday afternoon, I stopped to use the restroom and was assaulted by a man hiding in a stall (that is my GPS in red lines). I fought for my life screaming(“Not today, M**F**er!”), clawing his face, punching back, and desperately trying to escape his grip- never giving up. I was able to lock him in the bathroom until police arrived. Thankfully I just took a self-defense class offered at my work and utilized all of it. My face is stitched, my body is bruised, but my spirit is intact. #fightingchanceseattle #ballard #runnersafety #marathontraining #womensselfdefense #myballard #fightlikeagirl #fightback #dontbeavictim #nottodaymotherfucker #youcantbreakme #instarunners #garmin #garminvivosmarthr<\/a><\/p>\n

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