Sad News: Two female couple runners has been just found death in California due to terrible…..

The list of precautions that female runners must take to avoid being harassed or harmed while on a run is exhaustive and, frankly, maddening.

Melissa A. Sullivan opinion contributo

A few weeks ago, as I approached the last mile of an early evening run, a naked man leaped from the thick brush lining a popular exercise trail in Northwest Washington, D.C. The man started masturbating aggressively as the distance between us quickly dwindled.

Terrified, I sprinted until I reached the nearest runner several hundred feet ahead on a steep incline.

Gasping for air and adrenaline surging, I told the runner what had just happened, struggling to process it myself. “Is it OK if I tail you for a bit?” I asked, slightly embarrassed. “No problem,” he replied.

 

We parted ways at the trailhead about a quarter of a mile later when I felt calm enough to finish the run alone in my neighborhood.

This is the reality of being a female runner. Safety is an illusion. And a fragile one at that.

Thankfully, the naked man did not touch me, and I was able to complete my run. Sadly, other female runners have not been as fortunate.

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