On late night bike rides, it sometimes feels like something is following you. When you’re running alone when it’s dark out, sometimes there is a nagging pit in your stomach. You made sure to tell someone where you were going before you left, but now you’re alone.
Strava, a social network for athletes, is working to eliminate that feeling and improve athlete safety with the Beacon safety feature.
Beacon, which recently launched for the iPhone and Android, shares an athlete’s locations with up to three emergency contacts who receive a special text message with a URL when the athletes begin their workout.