David and Ellen Caren, founders of Run Angel, bring new level of safety to sports training

A Cork couple identified a need for a wearable alarm device that runners and sports people could activate should they encounter difficulties when out training. And so Run Angel was born.

David Caren was out running one morning when he had an unpleasant encounter with a stranger.

That encounter led to a discussion with his wife Ellen Caren, and an idea was born for the Run Angel — a smart safety wearable that not only emits a very loud alarm to attract attention in an emergency but also pairs with smartphone devices over Bluetooth to send out emergency alerts.