15 year old running on country roads
Hey guys! So, I'm a 15 year old girl and I recently started running this year. I've been running practically 100% of the time on a treadmill because of weather and because I'm not sure what to do running outside in my area.
I live in rural kansas so ALL of the roads within a ~15 mile radius are packed dirt and pretty uneven. What shoes are best for running on that type of road?
But my biggest issue is people and animals--I'm not SO worried about people, more so free roaming dogs and such. Any advice on how to ease my worries on that?
I know where most off leash dogs are in my area, but there are definitely ones I don't know about and strays. Should I wear some sort of belt and keep pepper spray in it or something? I'm pretty small, 5'5 120ish lbs, and I'm just paranoid I wouldn't be able to adequately defend myself. Thanks!