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Anonymous
Kinda depends on where you live/what kind of terrain your planning on running around in. Also, having strong bones and joints is probably important. Honestly though, I doubt you'll run into any of the "risks" your friend is talking about. I grew up in Colorado and my family was way into hiking so by now I've run up and down pretty much every mountain path around here and I have yet to run into any real danger. If you're worried about tripping or injuring yourself, don't be. A couple of scraped knees are no big deal, just watch where you're going. I've twisted a few ankles, fallen down a bunch and tripped over a very small cliff once (I wasn't looking where I was going... don't ask. My family couldn't stop laughing at me for like 15 minutes) and have yet to see any lasting injury. And if you're worried about wildlife, again, don't be. Bears are more afraid of you that you are of them... The bears where I lived were always such pussies. My dad could run them off our land with a big stick. Mountain lions are also pussies too (haha pun?) because I've only seen one in the wild my entire life and it was gone in like 2 seconds.
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