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BEING MORE STRENGTH IN NUMBERS 4RY HOWEVER TO STICK TO POPULATED
WELL LIT AREAS
,EAVE THE WALKMAN AT HOME IF THERE IS TRAFl C OR YOU KNOW THE AREA
HAS A DUBIOUS REPUTATION ) HAVE SPOKEN TO MORE THAN ONE PERSON
WHO HAS SUFFERED BEING MUGGED THROUGH INATTENTION CAUSED BY HAVING
A WALKMAN PLAYING 4HEY DID NOT HEAR THE APPROACH OF THEIR ATTACKERS
WHO WERE OBVIOUSLY AWARE OF THIS FACT
7EAR REm ECTIVE MATERIALS AT NIGHT
2UN IN WELL LIT AREAS AT NIGHT ) ONCE MISSED THE EDGE OF THE KERB
IN THE DARK AND SPRAINED MY ANKLE AND THEREFORE SPEAK FROM SAD
EXPERIENCE ) HAVE NOT RUN IN BAD LIGHTING SINCE
$ISTANCE
4HE LONGEST DISTANCE YOU NEED TO RUN IS MILES AND IF SO ONLY
ONCE A WEEK -ORE DISTANCE WOULD NOT BE HELPFUL A MILE RUN TIMES
A WEEK WILL BE A GREAT MAINTENANCE DISTANCE
4READMILLS
) HAVE DIVIDED MY ARGUMENTS ON THESE INTO hFORv AND hAGAINSTv IN MY
EXPERIENCE SOME LOVE THEM SOME HATE THEM OR LIKE MYSELF ONLY USE THEM
OUT OF NECESSITY )T MUST BE SAID HOWEVER THAT MANY PEOPLE WHO GET A
DECENT LEVEL OF l TNESS FROM THEM WOULD NOT VENTURE TO RUN OUTSIDE AND
WILL PROBABLY ONLY EVER RUN ON A TREADMILL BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE THEY FEEL
COMFORTABLE