“Follow your gut and don’t apologize for it.” ~ Kelly Herron
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Today’s conversation is with Kelly Herron.
Kelly has basically made lemonade out of lemons. She had a traumatic, life-altering encounter, and made a choice to not let this event get the better of her.
When out for a long run on a cold February day in Seattle, Kelly stopped at a public restroom where she was attacked by a registered sex offender who was hiding in a stall.
She screamed, “Not Today Mother Fucker,” and this has become her battle cry and her company. She did 
everything she could to get out of this guy’s grip, managing to escape and then locking him in the bathroom until police arrived.
She and her self-defense instructor are now offering courses through Fighting Chance Seattle.
In this photo of her Garmin GPS route, you can see how much she moved around and fought during the attack. It’s absolutely crazy what she did to fend him off and, as she says in our conversation, you’ll do pretty much anything to save your life.
I hope this conversation helps just one person down the road either by encouraging them to take a self-defense course or by giving them the confidence or bravery to fight off someone when they otherwise thought that maybe that wouldn’t be possible.
With that, enjoy this conversation with Kelly Herron.
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Mentioned in this Episode
Running Revolution
Oiselle
Tenacious Ten
Aftershokz
Go Guarded rings
Fighting Chance Seattle
Sally Bergesen (on She’s Bold Podcast)
HOKA
Despite the Dark running group
Cascade Super Series marathons
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Beth
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