'I don’t know a single woman that runs in the dark, never mind at 2am and alone in a city. We don’t run at night as we’re too scared to. We’re terrified of being attacked.' ✍️ emmieehw writes for MetroOpinion
I used to loveDoing a marathon was even on my bucket list. The adrenaline of beating your personal best, followed by the build-up of sheer ecstasy in your chest after completing a race are feelings like no other., at around 9pm – moments after she called her boyfriend to say she was walking home.
The female runner even high fives another woman out at night, hanging around a skatepark in the smoky darkness – before joining a handful of other female runners seemingly feeling safe enough to go out after hours. I don’t know a single woman that runs in the dark, never mind at 2am and alone in a city. We don’t run at night as we’re too scared to. We’re terrified of being attacked.23-year-old teacher Ashling Murphy was killed out running at 4pm this January
It’s why I freeze, reach for my keys and think of escape routes when I see a parked car with the driver still in it.
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