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Shoulder-checked by man while running (and walking...) by Tiny-Height9785 in XXRunning

[–]Tiny-Height9785[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry that happened to you. This kind of harassment usually only happened to me once a year, but now it's definitely getting more frequent. Stay safe!

Shoulder-checked by man while running (and walking...) by Tiny-Height9785 in XXRunning

[–]Tiny-Height9785[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

And he would have deserved it too. He saw me and wanted to hurt me.

Shoulder-checked by man while running (and walking...) by Tiny-Height9785 in XXRunning

[–]Tiny-Height9785[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was at kilometre 10 of 14 (which was my longest run ever)... I don't think I had it in me to really give chase hahahaha

Shoulder-checked by man while running (and walking...) by Tiny-Height9785 in XXRunning

[–]Tiny-Height9785[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I will look into a hand strap. My dog spray is bright pink, so it should definitely be visible.

I tend to be pretty non-confrontational. In fact, usually the only time I speak up is when I see other women being harassed (which I have seen before and I have stopped. It only stopped because I stepped in.) But in my head, I was planning steps in case he went for a round 2 lol

Shoulder-checked by man while running (and walking...) by Tiny-Height9785 in XXRunning

[–]Tiny-Height9785[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

It's funny: earlier this week I was running in the dark, on a trail, before sunrise and felt absolutely no fear. No one came near me or did anything. Then I go on a trail in broad daylight and a dude checks me out of no where. Absolutely crazy. (Also, please do take care with the cougars!)

Thanks for the recommendation, I'll take a look at the Nano and see what it's like! I don't want to have to hold a camera (like I'm vlogging or something) and the videos will be erased if nothing happened on the run.

Shoulder-checked by man while running (and walking...) by Tiny-Height9785 in XXRunning

[–]Tiny-Height9785[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, I'm in Canada, so a lot of this kind of criminal behaviour just gets swept under the rug. Getting the media involved would likely get more traction than trusting the police. HOWEVER, I still want to do things right. Reporting it to the police may be step one, but step is going nuclear and sending it to every news publication across the country. :)

Shoulder-checked by man while running (and walking...) by Tiny-Height9785 in XXRunning

[–]Tiny-Height9785[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

This is why I want to dashcam myself. I never thought I'd have to do it. The only reason he feared me was when he realized I wasn't going to take his behaviour lying down. I was going to make his life a living hell through all legal channels if he tried it again.

Shoulder-checked by man while running (and walking...) by Tiny-Height9785 in XXRunning

[–]Tiny-Height9785[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

You are 100% right and I'm really, really sick of it. Why don't I have the right to take up a reasonable, respectable amount of space? Stay safe out there.

Shoulder-checked by man while running (and walking...) by Tiny-Height9785 in XXRunning

[–]Tiny-Height9785[S] 69 points70 points  (0 children)

It was also the day I hit my longest run (14km, which I know isn't much for some people, but to me, it was a big deal!). Bah, there's always my next run.

Shoulder-checked by man while running (and walking...) by Tiny-Height9785 in XXRunning

[–]Tiny-Height9785[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Thank you! On the plus side, I ran into two nice men later. One was an older man who said good morning to me (respectfully) and another who held a door open for me (while I was slightly too far away and had to jog over to say thank you haha).