Running can be a peaceful and reflective time to clear your head - but if you're a woman these peaceful thoughts can easily be interrupted by hyper-vigilance for personal safety. Amanda Deibert, a writer for TV and comic books, proved just how frightening a simple run can be by tweeting out about the topic of running safety that was shared in her mom group.
Deibert then widened the question to Twitter, asking her followers for their own safety strategies, and it quickly went viral. Deibert used to be a runner, but now she mostly hikes and walks. The writer told BuzzFeed News, the response made her "sad," with women sharing everything from photos with their large dogs to knives to pepper spray.
This writer's twitter thread on the measures women runners take to protect themselves has gone viral and it's eye-opening
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Deibert told Good Morning America the reactions were astonishing, "When I was reading the thread that all just kind of hit me, that is something we all do, all the time, without thinking about it," she told the outlet. "It speaks to how universal it is, that every woman does have an answer to this question."
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The original tweet prompted thousands of alarming replies
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With women posting photos of special emergency gadgets
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Or their large and intimidating canine running companions
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Some women even had stories of how their equipment had save them already
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