Exercise and Fitness

LeftofObama

(4,243 posts) Sat Jan 26, 2013, 06:38 PM Jan 2013

Do you carry any kind of protection when you exercise outside? [View all]

It's WAY to cold to run outside here in the upper midwest, so I run at an indoor track in the winter. I wanted to get some fresh air today so I went for a walk in a park just outside of town. There were no other people there, but I swear I just got this eerie feeling that I was being watched. I've heard that cayotes, although rare, have been seen around here and it got me to thinking that maybe it was one.

Anyhow, when spring and summer get here I'll be running in that park and I was wondering if maybe I should buy one of those clip on spray cans of mace or bear spray? I don't think I'm gonna be walking in that park any more this winter.

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Do you carry any kind of protection when you exercise outside? [View all] LeftofObama Jan 2013 OP

I have pepper spray lizerdbits Jan 2013 #1

Sort of tangential, but don't forget something to ward off the cars. Denninmi Jan 2013 #2

An AR-15 of course... Bay Boy Feb 2013 #3

Actually, I may pick up pepper spray in the spring. Denninmi Feb 2013 #4

I think I'm going to pick some up too. LeftofObama Feb 2013 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author dreambeliever Feb 2015 #6

Safety first Whatever_Next Jun 2015 #7

Agree Zeea Aug 2015 #10

I take my large, protective female German Shepherd stopwastingmymoney Jun 2015 #8

I carry pepper spray when I run alone. nt City Lights Aug 2015 #9

I often carry bear/OC spray. Have never had to use it, but just in case. nt Nay Jul 2016 #11

I carry a very inconspicuous pepperspray as my keychain, along with small whistle, cell phone, and hlthe2b Jul 2016 #12

On my bicycle I tote a steel bar and on walks with backpack and dogs...... nolabels Mar 2017 #13

A walking ski pole kept short LeftInTX Jun 2017 #14

Coyotes attacks on humans are pretty rare womanofthehills Dec 2017 #15

I wear a fluorescent green wind breaker HeartachesNhangovers Dec 2017 #16

Protection Amanda Cerny Sep 2019 #17