Fearless. Some moments I feel fearless. Some days I feel fearless.  Though there have been dark times of desperate fear, especially when I was diagnosed with breast cancer, I now have a heightened sense of fearlessness. Not all the time but more often. I’m not sure where this feeling comes from. Maybe, after surviving cancer, I suddenly feel like I can deal with just about anything. Exercise, too, has made me more confident.

I wake up at 4:30 a.m. nearly every morning during the week to go to the gym.  I used to be so skittish about going outside that time of day (or night, I should say). Now I take Tippy out before I head off to the gym and I am fearless in the dark. And, as I find myself running/training for the Race for the Cure in June, I am thinking more and more about something I wrote about a few weeks ago. Where do I put all my stuff? What’s important to keep with me when I am running?

I was speaking with a friend at work a few weeks ago about this very topic. If something were to happen while someone is out running or walking, do they have the necessary identification? My friend’s daughter runs and it’s a concern.

I recently read a book about a runner being hit by a car and it took five hours to determine who she was and to get in contact with her family. She ended up fine, but it begs the question: When you’re out and about, what’s needed in case something happens? It’s one thing to be fearless and more courageous in life, but there is a line between that and being reckless and “tempting fate.”

My friend bought an arm strap for her daughter that will hold her driver’s license and phone. I’ve read that some people write their names and telephone numbers inside their shoe with indelible ink.

I don’t exactly travel light. I run with a stopwatch, with the strap wrapped around my wrist; an iPod clipped to my clothing; and, for now, my driver’s license tucked into my bra until I can find a better place for it.

At the Race for the Cure, I will be surrounded by thousands of women. Nothing to fear in a crowd. But, once the race is over, I plan on making exercise a regular thing in my life. Does anyone else out there have any ideas for where to securely put my identification when I'm running?