I worry about dogs too! My husband always laughs…when we run or walk together, i jump every time I hear a dog bark!

Cars! I live on a golf course and I swear someone is paying people to hit joggers at night. I’m usually fine in the morning, even before the sun comes up, those people are paying attention, but at night they just zip right through and I have to jump up onto the course to avoid being hit.

That casserole looks yummy! 🙂

I kind of worry about the dog thing. Sometimes when I go for a run they start to run with me cause they think I’m playing. I worry becuase I don’t want them to go too far from home.

Lol! I love that Burger King fact.

My main safety concern is tripping! Might seem silly, but I tripped while running a trail in a San Francisco park 2 years ago and broke my finger badly and dislocated my other fingers!! 2 months of healing and rehab! It took me awhile to get back into running, but now that I do and I run on the streets of SF with hills and all sort of other trip hazards, I’m constantly thinking about my foot fall and avoiding things 🙂

I get really nervous about slipping on ice outside at this time of year. I have a BlackBerry and it is sort of big to carry around so I let someone know when I leave and when I should be back.

Loose dogs are so scart! Once by my parents house, a dog started chasing me. I stopped and it just stood there looking possessed, acting weird, growling, and foaming at the mouth. It was the luckiest moment ever that a cop was driving by (especially since it was a side street). He told me to get into the car slowly and called animal control cause he thought it looked rabid. My first (and only ;)) ride in a cop car though!

I probably don’t worry enough about my safety when I run outdoors – my husband and family do enough of that for me. Honestly, I have worst luck when it comes to me being off on my own. I’m the type of the person that gets pick pocketed or lost, robbed, followed home, and once I was hit by a car by an old lady when I was crossing the street (legally, she just didn’t see me). I don’t know why I’m not more careful because I remember as a kid having so many fears, but it just doesn’t occur to me in the moment that what I may be doing could be dangerous. I like to run the highways, they are flat and go on forever, they are the perfect track. The high way that I run cuts through what use to be all woodland and I often see bears when I drive it, but it doesn’t occur to me that I could run into one, haha.
The only thing that concerns me when I’m outdoors running is stomach or bladder problems – I’m not a do my business behind a bush type of girl, haha.

I live in New Orleans, so I worry about being mugged or assaulted. I run in a pretty safe area (through a college campus and a park) but you can never be too careful. If I run in the evening, it is with a friend- and we haven’t really been running all that much during the week b/c neither of us really like the dark. We limit our runs to the campus when it’s dark b/c even the park can seem a little scary. I feel less worried during my long runs b/c there are usually a lot of other runners in the park and it’s during the day.
I also always feel nervous walking my dogs after dark and I make my fiance walk with me. I have mace my dad gave me but it’s the biggest freaking bottle he could find- so it’s really inconvenient to juggle a stupid quart sized container of mace while dealing with 2 dogs and trying to pick up their poop, so I don’t carry it all that often. My dad equates big with safe (don’t get my started on how annoying he was when I was car shopping!) and doesn’t understand that if things are too big to be dealt with conveniently, they won’t be used.
I guess I should just buy my own little keychain sized mace, but I never think to do so.

Sprouts. Ya know, I forgot how much I like them until this post. I need to add them to my shopping list!

I love leftovers! Funny because as a kid, they were disgusting but now they totally make life easier.

I do worry about getting mugged or attacked, which is why I always run during the day and try to stay on major streets. We have some beautiful parks here in DC and with a friend, it’s fantastic, but alone I wouldn’t go near them.

I live in NYC, so I guess I have all the typical city fears…being raped, murdered, attacked… the usual haha. Central Park is NOT safe in the dark, so I only do that if I’m running with a friend. I also refuse to watch the local news because there are constantly stories about creepy people in the parks approaching runners. Spring needs to hurry up so that it can still be light out when I get out of work!

I watch carefully for cars, too, and make sure they see me before crossing the street. When I run the country backroads where I live, some of the dogs can be scary, but I know most of the local ones, and they’re friendly. Once in college I went for a run around my subdivision and got chased by a rottweiler. Scared the you-know-what outta me, especially when I felt his wet nose on the back of my knee! I also have this weird paranoia about crossing railroad tracks. This time of year I also watch really carefully for ice patches. Thanks for the ID reminder, I keep forgetting mine lately!

Wild dogs?! Whoa scary!

Ditto to everyone’s stuff about cars and bad guys (I also am scared of bikes hitting me – they usually don’t have headlights).

Another thing that worries me is my own poor night vision! I’ve tripped over tree roots and curbs and been whacked pretty badly in the face by a branch on night runs, and, if I don’t see something dangerous coming my way (bike, person, dog, etc.), how can I avoid it?

Three days a week I have to run before work in the dark at 5:30am. I’ve started carrying runner’s pepper spray to make me feel safer. Also there have been wild coyote sightings in my town for the past few months. And I don’t even live close to the countryside!

Aside from that I love how quiet it is when I run in the morning in the dark. Especially when it’s just snowed like this morning. And I don’t have to worry about too many cars and bad drivers.

I love leftovers! In fact I would almost always argue that 90% of everything taste better as a leftover!!

Casseroles are so perfect for leftovers… that looks incredible!

I’m “new” to running (I call it “wogging” cause I only walk/jog) and I don’t go far, so I take my Jack Russel Terrier with me. She’s very protective so she warns me about other dogs/people right away. So that makes me feel better, but my husband still doesn’t want me out when it’s dark, and I’m really paranoid so I agree.

I’m worried a panel van is going to pull up and someone is going to grab me and throw me in the back. Apparently I have a pretty high opinion of my sweaty, stinky, red-faced self being a target for kidnappers out in the middle of the country where I live!!! LOL
Courtney
adventures in tri-ing

I worry about cars, too. From time to time I’ll worry about getting mugged if I’m running alone or in a sketchy area.

i agree cheese makes everything better!

I worry about dogs, weirdos and cars. I’ve been chased by 3 dogs and 1 weirdo so far. I keep pepper spray in my hand while I’m running alone unless I’m in an area that I am VERY familiar with, or in a park. I’m looking in to ordering a Road ID. My husband and I both want one, but I’m not really looking forward to dropping $40 on it. But I think its probably necessary.

Great work on the leftovers.
I hate running when I know that it is bird swooping season – at least it makes me run faster though hehe

Your moms house looks so nice! I’m glad you are having a good time.

I totally agree with you about scary big dogs. My aunt and uncle had a little chihuahua/terrier mix who died after a huge dog attacked him last year. It was terrible. Keep your dogs SAFE and away from the meanies!

My biggest running safety concern is creepy people. I live by a BEAUTIFUL running trail, but every once in a while there’s a story about creepy guys harassing girls there. I never run outside unless I’m 100% certain I will finish before dusk.

I live in downtown Chicago, so I have to be really conscious of everything around me when I run. City streets are busy and taxi drivers are nuts! Also, I am always sure to run in populated areas when it’s dawn or dusk in order to steer clear of weirdos!

Lovely leftover lunch, you’ve inspired me to be more creative 🙂

A woman in my hometown actually got mugged while jogging one day in broad daylight. So now both cars and muggers are on my fear list!

My biggest safety concern is pollution. I live in Hong Kong and the air quality is terrible. Some days you can’t see 100m ahead its so polluted. So yeah, running outside in that freaks me out! Especially when I come home coughing up a lung. Sticking to the dreadmill from now on unless it’s very very clear.