Assault Survivor Creates App To Keep Women Runners Safe

February 28, 2025

In an ideal world, women wouldn’t need an app to run safely or to protect them from verbal harassment or worse. But in reality, they do—and now there’s one designed just for that: Running Mate, a “RunShare” app that connects women with verified running and walking partners who have passed a background check.

The Florida-based “Uber for Runners” concept was created by Dena Lewis, a medical device sales rep and triathlete, marathon and ultra-marathon runner who developed the app after being physically assaulted twice while out on a run. Athletech News