#6 Fear and Danger on the Run

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Choose Strong with Sally and Eddie McRae

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🗓️ 27 April 2022

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

You'll want to save and share this episode because it's FULL of real-life experiences Sally has had in her 20 years as an endurance runner. In this episode, Sally is joined by Eddie as she discusses some of her biggest fears when she first started running, especially on the trails and how she overcame them. She offers advice, tips, and a good dose of FIRM responses that women can used when being harassed while out on a run or when threatened.

Topics Covered:

-Being stalked and followed on road and trails.

-Being harassed in remote areas.

-Encounters with coyotes, bears, rattlesnakes, and bobcats.

-Making a terrible rookie mistake in the mountains as a pro.

-Important gear and safety measures before heading out on the roads or trails alone.

-The importance of understanding the difference between the fear that paralyzes you and the fear that keeps you safe.

-Choosing the Strong Mindset

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to another episode of the Choose Strong podcast.
0:07.3	I'm your host, Sal McCrae, and I'm joined by Eddie McCrae.
0:11.0	I'm back.
0:12.4	I'm so glad to have you back.
0:14.6	And I'll tell you what, the title of this podcast, Fear and Danger on the Trail, is something
0:20.6	that I have been excited to chat about,
0:24.2	mainly because so many people contact me about this. When I first started running on the
0:28.4	trails, my kids were babies. And when I got signed as a pro and was able to do it more frequently
0:36.2	and for a longer stretches of time, you know, I was going
0:39.3	to the mountains for a lot of time. People often asked, you know, what are the animals that you
0:44.8	encounter? Aren't you afraid? Have you ever, you know, had any danger on the trail that has maybe
0:51.1	made you not want to go back? On the flip side of that, people will message me
0:56.2	or email me through my website with their own fears. And they say, you know, I would love to get on
1:03.5	the trails, but I am so afraid of animals. I'm so afraid of getting hurt far away from my car.
1:08.8	I'm so afraid of being attacked. And so this is a very real fear.
1:14.0	If you've followed me for any stretch of time on social media, you also know that this is a
1:18.3	topic that I often speak about, whether it's fear or courage. So today, I am going to share with
1:26.3	you some very specific stories about some situations that I have encountered as an endurance athlete, both on the road and on the trail.
1:37.7	My hope in this podcast is that you will gain knowledge, some encouragement, but that these little pieces of advice
1:47.9	would allow you to maybe be a little bit less fearful about your trail endeavors, but really as a
1:54.8	whole, about anything that you hope to set out to, out to do in your life. Because at the end of the day, there are two types of
2:03.8	fear. There is a healthy fear that keeps you safe. There's a fear that keeps you alert, that keeps you
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