Female Runner Safety Panel: Live from Portland Marathon Expo!

Another Mother Runner

Sarah Bowen Shea

Health & Fitness

4.4 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

All runners should listen in to this important, informative episode recorded in front of an audience at the Portland Marathon expo. This panel discussion was moderated by host Sarah Bowen Shea with guests Dena Lewis, founder of Running Mate, and Ashley Raymond, co-founder and CEO of Safely. The trio discuss:-the #1 thing women can do for their safety while on a run; -situational awareness: what it is—and why it’s so crucial;-what members of the running community can do to help women stay safe; -how an assault led one panel member to become an ultrarunner; and,-the importance of having a plan—and confidence. When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR.We appreciate your—and their—support! Get 20% off, plus free shipping, on allIQBAR products by texting AMR to 64-000 Sleep soundly: Save 25% off at CBDistillery.com with code AMR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Sarah.
0:11.0	Just want to let you know this is an extra special episode.
0:13.6	It was recorded live in front of an audience at the Portland Marathon Expo.
0:19.1	Enjoy.
0:22.2	All right. Good morning, everybody. We got the hecklers down here in front. That's excellent.
0:31.1	Well, welcome to the female safety panel here at the Portland Marathon Expo. Very excited for all of you to be doing the Portland races tomorrow.
0:40.0	It's a great course. It's a great community that puts it together. And I'm excited to be part of this.
0:46.0	So this powerful discussion will highlight innovative solutions and real world challenges in advancing safety for female runners.
0:54.5	Please note that sensitive topics, including assault may be addressed,
0:57.6	so take care in listening, please.
0:59.7	I'm your moderator, Sarah Bowen-Shay, co-founder of Another Mother Runner,
1:04.1	and host of the Another Mother Runner podcast,
1:06.9	which, hey, this is part of the Another Mother Runner podcast.
1:11.3	Y'all, yes, let it part of the Another Mother Runner podcast. Yaw!
1:12.2	Yes, let it be known that we are recording live.
1:16.0	So I am joined today by Dina Lewis, founder of Running Mate,
1:20.4	a run-share app that provides vetted, compensated running mates,
1:24.6	to ensure women feel safe when they run.
1:27.0	Running Mates' mission is to end violence, harassment, and assault against female runners.
1:31.7	So welcome Dina.
1:33.7	And then, yes, on Dina's other side is Ashley Raymond, who is co-founder and CEO of Safely,
1:41.4	a women-founded company creating a safer tomorrow through self-defense tools
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