Opinion: Women should be able to run at 4:20 a.m. — but it’s complicated
Runners, supporters and mourners attend the 4:30 a.m “Let's Finish Liza's Run” event on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Sarah Hunter Simanson
Sarah Hunter Simanson is a Memphis-based freelance writer who received her MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts and is working on her first novel. Her writing has appeared in The LA Times, HuffPost, Salon, Travel + Leisure, The Daily Memphian, and elsewhere.
“Women should be able to run — to exist in any space at any time — without fear of violence. But that isn’t the reality we live in,” says guest columnist Sarah Hunter Simanson.
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