Plan your routes in advance

“I love running and tend to do most of it in the winter when the days are shorter. My top tip is to choose the route in advance. More than once, I’ve found myself in a dark patch of park with lots of trees and no street lights.” Henny

Choose headphones that aren’t sound-cutting

“Go for bone headphones (which rest on your cheekbones so you can hear everything around you) rather than in-ear. I tend to run my regular routes but I’m in a city, so it’s relatively busy in the quiet areas.” Helen

Find a local club to run with

“I’m in my local running club, so a big group of us of similar pace (usually 10 or so) go out together. There are other groups from our club out on the same night too, with lots of friendly faces.” Nicola

Try a different time of day (if you can)

“I switch up my training schedule to go at lunchtime when it’s light rather than at the end of the day, as I would in the summer. I know this doesn’t work for everyone, but I like it because I get my dose of sunlight (grey cloud) then, too.” Alice

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