Female Police Officer Talks Running Safety

Another Mother Runner

Feisty Media

Sports, Health & Fitness, Running

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2022

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Anyone looking for the best ways to stay alert and safe on their runs or rides needs to listen to this episode. The guest, Eileen Swanson, a former pro triathlete turned police officer, discusses with Sarah and Coach Liz:

-how rare stranger abductions actually are;

-the importance of practicing using any safety devices you carry;

-advice for properly using pepper spray;

-how to be aware of your surroundings and think on your feet; and,

-not letting safety concerns steal your joy.

In the intro, the co-hosts talk about back-to-school stressors; the guest kicks off this important episode at 12:53.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	This episode contains content that may be distressing to some listeners.
0:03.4	Please check the show notes for more detailed descriptions and take care of yourself.
0:17.3	Welcome to another Mother Runner. This is Sarah Bowen Shea. I'm joined by Liz Waterstrot.
0:21.6	Hello, Liz.
0:22.6	Hi, Sarah.
0:23.9	We are both off bike rides, right?
0:26.5	Yes, just finished riding my bike.
0:29.2	I sense that you might have gone further and faster than I did.
0:33.1	Well, I was indoors, so I went nowhere.
0:34.8	Oh, nowhere.
0:35.7	Okay. Okay.
0:36.4	Well, I beat you on that one.
0:37.7	Okay, all right.
0:39.4	But it was hard.
0:40.2	It was a hard ride.
0:42.0	Yeah, no, no.
0:42.7	I had a, I think he was a commuter on a collapsible,
0:46.8	a foldable bike with little tiny wheels past me.
0:51.8	Good feeling.
0:53.1	Yeah, you know, cue the Peewee Herman music.
0:56.9	It was, it was very Peewee Herman.
1:01.3	Oh, my God. So what you've been up to?
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