EDMOND —
The Oklahoma City metro area has encountered a recent outbreak of attacks on women runners. Reports of stalking have increased alarmingly as well.
runhers is partnering with Jennifer Gray, a women’s safety and self-defense expert, to have a free, one-hour forum at Redline Jiu Jitsu, 745 Enterprise Drive, Suite 190, in Edmond at 10 a.m. Saturday morning. The forum is limited to the first 100 women. Women can join the event though the runhers Facebook site.
“This is a very serious issue,” said Sheila Kidder, runhers director of special projects. “We get calls from the local media and reports all the time of women out training, getting harassed, verbally abused and even stalked, not only while running, but out on daily activities as well. Our forum allows women to be aware of what to look for, along with tips for how to get away in case the unspeakable does occur. We help them develop their own personal protection plan — based on how much risk they think they are exposed to.”
Jennifer Gray with Redline says, “We want women empowered. We want them to be able to quickly assess if there may be a threat — and what to do all the way through the encounter; even with a physical encounter, God forbid that should happen. Knowledge is everything and this will be a great forum to answer the many safety questions women have.”
runhers has posted a more detailed article on women’s safety at runhers.com/2012/07/personal-safety-%e2%80%93-are-you-prepared/.
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