Exercise

In the last month I have been honked at by male van or lorry drivers 3 times whilst out running near my home. I don’t understand why??

Following a serious health problem six months ago, I have taken up running to get fit. I will freely admit that I am larger than I should be and I probably don’t look that attractive in exercise gear, but I don’t think that excuses the repeated catcalls, horns being honked and abuse being shouted at me. People think it’s okay to say things like ‘run fat girl run’ to me in the street. Substitute the word boy or man for girl and it wouldn’t ever happen. Today a guy wound down his car window, leered at me and called me a slag when I told him to leave me alone. I have lived where I live for more than five years and I love the area, but I increasingly feel that I don’t want to go out on the street and exercise and that I don’t have the same right to occupy public space as other people.