Gearing Up: Few Runners Pack Heat When They Hit the Pavement

By Jenn Jacques

A popular trend this time of year is participating in a ‘Turkey Trot Race’ before filling up on your Thanksgiving feast. It’s something I had laughed at in previous years, because ‘running is for people who can’t shoot’ as I have been known to say, but having taken up the previously silly sport a few years ago, I now see ‘the trot’ in a different light.

While I may have been a gun owner long before I became a runner, the “track” I eventually began to run on was a major influence on my decision to carry a firearm with me when I gear up. As you can see in the video above, there are certainly no shortage of places for potential attackers to hide and many times, I’m out on the trail alone and far from civilization.

Runners World recently conducted a poll to ask their readers if they carry a gun with them when they head out for a run. Of …Read the Rest

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