Running in the dark
Over the past couple of weeks, the upward curve of the mileage required by my marathon training plan has started to run into the downward curve of the daylight hours […]
Category Archives: Personal Safety
What does domestic violence have to do with this blog? Everything
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, but because it happens to share the same span of 31 days as the much more high-profile Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the subject […]
I fell off my bike and bruised everything (including my ego)
It only took a few weeks but I finally got my bike fitted and my shoes cleated and everything ready for me to take Felicia, as I have christened my […]
Doing my (tiny) part to bridge the cycling gender gap
There’s been a lot written about the cycling gender gap in the U.S. so I won’t rehash it except to point you here and here and here and – oh […]
An open letter to the guy who followed me while I was on my bike
Dear Guy, Last weekend was pretty nice, wasn’t it? We both wanted to take advantage of the fact that it wasn’t a monsoon outside, which is why I took my […]
Street harassment as weight-loss motivation? I don’t think so
Being harassed on the street has motivated me to make a lot of changes in my behavior. Here’s a short but by no means exhaustive list of the things I […]
This just in: Rape and violence are bad for your health
By now you have probably seen at least one news article about a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that found nearly one out of every […]
My gym shorts are not an invitation
When I look for workout clothes, I have a few criteria I keep in mind. I like to wear technical shirts, preferably with panels that let my sweaty body air […]
I took a self-defense class this weekend
A couple of weekends ago, I went to SlutWalk Tampa Bay in downtown Tampa. There are quite a few legitimate criticisms of SlutWalk out there, many of which I agree […]
Fit and Feminist 