Reopening this posting, my prosthetic technician Andrew Palmer (pictured left) e-mails to say that amputee fell running does exist. Andrew, who's an amputee and marathon runner, completed the gruelling Snowdon Race in 2002 in a time of 1:57:10.
Andrew writes "I ran it on my Modular III foot.
"It is quite firm and a good foot for cross country and multi-terrain.
Running 5 miles down a mountain on a Cheetah would be terrifying!"
Looks like I'll be needing yet another addition to my prosthetic collection.
posted by Stuart at 11:44
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How do you (and other marathon amputee runners) protect your residual limb from the stress of long-distance running? Isn't there the potential for bone fractures/breaks to the stump and/or damage to the skin area? Is it worth the risk--apparently it is.
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