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FailureToCommunicate

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2. Interesting advice. I would strongly advise adding: ALWAYS bring a cell phone, wear something bright...
Wed Feb 28, 2024, 08:22 AM
Feb 2024

let someone know you're going running. Don't have your music blaring so loud in your ears that you can't hear traffic around you. Consider taking added potassium to stave off cramping leg muscles...

I know of several runners that fell and had no way to contact anyone; another that got whacked by an inattentive driver at dusk...
Also, here in New England winters, there is no shame just running on a treadmill during slippery conditions outside.

Stay safe.

-FTC

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