In recent years, with the rapid development of marathon running in the country, thousands of people have joined the ranks of runners.Because in everyone's eyes, running is a free, casual, and sunny sport that not only keeps youhealthy but is also very easy to get started with.

However, with the increasing number of novice runners, various running-related injuries, sudden deaths, and night running attacks have frequently occurred. These incidents have sounded the alarm for many running enthusiasts about safety. Runners everywhere have started to pay exceptional attention to running safety issues.

By analyzing relevant data, we noticed that the most common safety issues runners encounter during exercise are:falling while running,abnormal heart rates during running,andbeing attacked while running alone at night.For the majority of runners,the most important thing about running is safety! Andthese issues undoubtedly become the three major obstacles affecting runners' safety.

————

Tripping during night runs can lead to minor injuries or even death.

Nowadays, many people have relatively late schedules, and many runners prefer to run after work or after dinner, sometimes even before going to bed.However, as night running becomes a habit and more people join the night running community, safety issues follow.

On the evening of May 2, 2017, in Jianye District, Nanjing, a 55-year-old manand his running friends went to a school track to run and exercise. However, due to the old rubber track and the lack of streetlights, the man tripped over a round hole on the left side of the track and fell several meters.He was later sent to the hospital but died despite rescue efforts.

On the evening of August 8, 2017, in Tongnan District, Chongqing, a man fell into a 3-meter-deep sewer while night running and got injured. Unable to move, he shouted for help and was fortunately heard by passersby who called the police. Firefighters quickly arrived and rescued him.The injured man was then sent to the hospital.

Compared to daytime, visibility at night is much lower. This objective condition makes night running more prone to accidents than morning runs.Small stones or pits that are avoidable during the day might be stepped on at night due to poor lighting; electric bikes that wouldn't hit you during the day might collide with you at night due to limited visibility.

————

Ignoring heart rate issues during marathons can result in sudden death near the finish line.

With the increasing number of marathon events, the number of participants has also grown.In recent years, cases of sudden death due to running have also significantly increased. From a macro perspective, most sudden deaths while running are due to cardiac arrest. However, there are many cases of young runners dying suddenly while chasing performance.

Just last year, there were six reported cases of sudden death during marathons, most of which occurred near the finish line.

On May 29, 2017, during the first Yinchuan International Marathon, a half-marathon runner collapsed just 2.5 kilometers from the finish line and died nearly 24 hours later despite rescue efforts.

On November 5, 2017, during a marathon in Xinxiang, Henan Province, a runner collapsed at the 2-kilometer mark and died despite rescue efforts.

On November 19, 2017, during the 2017 Chongqing International Half Marathon, a 33-year-old male runner collapsed at the 19-kilometer mark, suffering cardiac arrest and respiratory failure, and died despite rescue efforts.

On the morning of November 26, 2017, during the Changning Half Marathon, a 30-year-old male runner weighing 180 pounds collapsed just 120 meters from the finish line and died despite rescue efforts.

Sprinting is exhilarating, especially after enduring pain and pushing through; a fast sprint is a psychological comfort and speed compensation for the previous pain.But on the marathon course, the last one or two kilometers are always accident-prone areas.

In this zone, many people's physical strength is exhausted, and their muscles, bones, and nerves can no longer send clear signals. Due to the large amount of oxygen being used by the exercise system, the brain is severely deprived of oxygen, losing its sharp and accurate judgment.

Discovering the unknown self is certainly good, but at the same time, you must respect your unknown self.Getting a personal best (PB) by sprinting desperately won't change anything, but if an accident happens, everything changes.

————

Woman running alone late at night, attacked and killed by a criminal.

Not long ago, the case of a 20-year-old girl from Wenzhou being raped and murdered while taking a hitchhike shocked the nation. People are paying more and more attention to women's personal safety issues.For female running enthusiasts, how to ensure their personal and property safety during night runs is worth emphasizing repeatedly.

In May 2014, a young woman from Northeast China working in Ningbo went out for a night run and encountered misfortune. Around 10 p.m., a criminal named Zhang saw her passing by, confirmed that no one was around, and dragged her into the roadside greenery to rape her, taking nude photos of her with his phone.

In August 2014, a young woman was night running along North Ring Road in Hangzhou when a knife-wielding criminal suddenly jumped out from the bushes, causing multiple stab wounds and robbing her phone.

In August 2015, a woman in Hefei was attacked by a criminal while night running near a grassy area 3 kilometers from her home. The criminal covered her head with clothes and dragged her into the roadside bushes to rape her.

In October 2015, a female teacher named Lü in Baoji, Shaanxi, went for a night run in Weihe Park after dinner. She lost contact and was found dead by local police six days later.

In May 2016, a 25-year-old Chinese student studying in Germany went missing and was later found to have been raped and murdered while night running.

In December 2017, a single mother named Wang from Leshan, Sichuan, went for a run in a nearby park and was robbed and killed after a fierce struggle with the criminal.

In June 2018, a woman in her 20s was night running alone in New Taipei City, Taiwan, when a man suddenly tackled her from behind and dragged her aside to forcibly remove her clothes.

These real-life cases constantly remind female runners to pay attention to night running safety. If women must run alone at night, first,avoid sparsely populated areas and choose routes with more people.Secondly,if running alone at night, don't run too late and avoid wearing headphones.Meanwhile,avoid wearing revealing clothes and don't carry overly valuable items while running.

————

What should you do if you encounter an emergency situation?

The safety issues that may arise during running can indeed be effectively avoided through some preventive measures.But in fact, it is sometimes difficult to avoid sudden emergencies during exercise.

So the question arises, if we encounter an emergency while runningand there is no one around to help, what should you do? Here, I want to share a very, very important emergency tip with you:

Open Codoon, go to 'My' settings, find 'Exercise Settings,' and enable 'Exercise Safety Emergency Assistance.'

1. Fall Emergency Assistance Setting

Add your contacts in the fall emergency assistance settings. When you fall, the system will automatically detect it. If the duration exceeds 90 seconds, a pop-up window will appear asking if you need emergency assistance. If everything is fine, cancel immediately.

2. Abnormal Heart Rate Emergency Assistance

Connect a heart rate device with heart rate monitoring. When your heart rate exceeds the set warning value for 15 seconds, a pop-up window will appear asking if you need emergency assistance. If everything is fine, cancel immediately.

During this golden running season, these two exercise safety features are extremely important and meaningful for all runners. Because,for every runner, nothing is more important than life.Running only becomes more meaningful when personal safety is ensured, allowing us to enjoy the health and happiness that running brings.

In the future, we will continue to improve exercise safety features to protect the safety of every running enthusiast.Dear Codoon friends, pleaseremember to set up your exercise safety monitoring reminders in the Codoon app,and let Codoon be your little sweetheart guarding your life safety~

Also, remember to share this important feature with all your friends who love sports, so more runners knowabout this safety guarantee.Codoon always hopes that every runner can exercise healthily and happily, and more importantly, that every runner's life safety is guaranteed. We are always on the road to ensuring the personal safety of runners!