Has anyone sucessfully trained for 6 weeks with their arm in a cast?
I've broken my wrist and desperately want to get out training but I'm worried about unbalancing my gait and ending up injured further as a result.
Also will the sweat destroy the plaster?
I'm sure I've seen footballers playing with lightweight casts but they probably get theirs changed fairly frequently.
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I'd suggest NOT running while your wrist is in a plaster of paris backslab. However, once the worst of the swelling has gone down it should be changed for a lightweight plasticky Scotchcast material. This is virtually indestructible and you should be able to run wearing it (put a Velcro ankle/wrist weight around your other arm to balance up - 0.5kg should be plenty). The only problem that might result is that sweat can't escape and Scotchcast isn't very breathable, so your arm will niff a bit.
Glad you're still keen to run!
I dont want to push it too much as I'm quite dependant on my wrist: I do a bit of climbing and cycling.
Apart from a bit of fell running, I havent done much running over the summer. My entry is in for the FLM2003 so I ought to start ramping up in an attempt to beat last years 3.58. I wanted to do the Keyworth Turkey Trot 1/2M but I may not have time to get the m8iles in beforehand.