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Show Safety On The Rsm By LIZ ELLIOTT AR&FA Executive Director Nancy Elizabeth Finch was 32 years old. According Accord-ing to her friends, she loved her husband, her dog, Wiggly, symphonies, children, learning, nutrition, gardens, cooking. ..and life. She also loved running. NANCY Finch was found stabbed to death and disrobed 100 yards from the running trail from which she was abducted. With the increasing numbers of women running, her fate is, unfortunately, becoming increasingly familiar. RUNNING is one of the safest sports in which a person can participate. As with any sports activity, though, the key is common sense. It's important for all runners (as well as walkers and cyclists) to make sure that, in an effort to become mentally and physically healthy, life isn't risked in the process. WHAT DOES it take to convince someone to alter his or her running schedule? Think about your own running program. Do you run at night? By yourse'f? Is your running course isolated? Surrounded by tall brush or dense trees? Have there been any reported attacks in your area? Have you established a pattern--that is, do you always leave home at the same time and run the same course at the same pace? (These questions also apply to people who take regular walks or bicycle rides!) IF YOU answered "Yes" to any of these questions, ques-tions, you should give more thought to questions on personal safety, and then translate that thinking into action to modify your running schedule. Changing a well-established confortable routine never is easy. But it's your lifeso the rewards are invaluable. The American Running and Fitness Association recommends the following common-sense precautions precau-tions to ensure greater safety on the run: --Try to run with other people; -Don't run in alleys or isolated or unpopulated areas; -Run at a time when you know there will be lots of other people around; -Avoid running at night; -Don't run near doorways where an attacker might hide; -Stay away from trails or sections of trails surrounded sur-rounded by heavy brush or dense trees, especially if the trail is away from the roadway; -Vary your running pattern and schedule so no one can count on seeing you in a certain place at a certain time of day; -Let someone-your spouse, roommate, neighbor-know where you're going and how long you expect to be gone. They should alert police if you don't return as planned; -Wear identification and carry a police whistle around your neck; -Run defensively and be alert; listen for the sounds of people coming up behind or beside you, and if you hear something, turn around to check it out. Watch for anyone suspicious or out of place; -Know your route; this way you won't be unpleasantly un-pleasantly surprised by dark or desolate areas set off from the street; -Buy a large dog to keep you company w hen you run-or borrow one from a friend or neighbor; -Take a self-defense course through your local "Y" or recreation department. Businesswomen Set Rummage Sale The Bountiful Business and Professional Women's club is planning a rummage sale for Saturday, July 16. The sale will be held on the grass south of Lakewood Furniture parking area starting at 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. A large variety of items will be sold with proceeds being ust: 1 for future service projects THE BPW organizatio. ' meets the second Wednest' of every month at ServusDr., and extends an invitation tot: a working women to attend i "l meetings. I |
