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 […]
Tag Archives: safety
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 […]
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 […]
The power and politics of height
I’m tall. There is no way around it. I’m really tall. I’m so tall that my height is often one of the first things people comment on when they see […]
Some thoughts on media and fear
I wrote my post about my fear of running alone in the dark yesterday and published it knowing full well that I have many, many more thoughts on the relationship […]
I don’t run at night: women, running and personal safety
This morning, in one of my daily newsletters from Runners World, I found a link entitled “Do you run alone at night?” The link led me to a discussion in […]
Fit and Feminist 