Any runners who can recommend something for my 13 year old DD? She recently started running Cross Country with her High School team. She has Asthma and needs to carry an inhaler with her at all times. Can anyone recommend something that attaches to her arm so she doesn't have to carry the inhaler in her hand? I'd love for it to carry a phone too if it would fit. Thanks!
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Just want to add that her Asthma is very well controlled and she doesn't run alone. The coach also makes several rounds by car to check up on everyone. Carrying the inhaler is just a precaution. She has been running all week with hot, humid weather and she's doing fine.
I've tried several types of fanny packs for runners and realized I don't like having anything around my waist when I run. This is what I use: http://www.amazon.com/Armpocket%C2%AE-Aero-i-10-Ultimate-...
Assuming she's just wearing her regular clothes (vs. a uniform for meets), can she get running shorts with small pockets in them? My son is a hard core runner (high school and college teams) and wears running shorts with a zippered pocket in the back - so nothing is against his hips and rubbing or annoying him. It's big enough for a phone and a key, or for an inhaler, but maybe not both. She should be running with a buddy for the team. She might be able to use the type of arm strap thing for carrying an iPod or heart monitor or GPS unit - runners use them all the time. She should not get used to having something in her hand - it's not only annoying, it changes her position and makes her training less efficient.
Is there a good running shoe store in your town? Not a chain, but a real runners' store? They often have accessories like this. There are also running belts that hold small water bottles - she might be able to use that. What's her daily/weekly mileage though? Those things can be annoying over large distances.
If you can't find what you need, message me and I'll get some websites and suggestions from my son. He now runs with the Boston Athletic Association (the people that put on the marathon) and has a ton of experience/resources. I'm also very friendly with his former coach who is the head of phys ed for our entire town. Happy to help.
There are also some things you can do to decrease the frequency and severity of her asthma attacks, and the general inflammation, whether the asthma is exercise-induced or climate-related. I work with a ton of people who no longer have attacks and whose kids have given up their inhalers and nebulizers.
A lot of running shorts have an inside pocket. Check them out.
Most arm bands would accommodate an inhaler, provided there was nothing else in it. If she wants to wear a phone/music, then she can wear one on each arm! :)
I would advise against trying to wear anything on a strap around her neck. I did that once (with my phone) when I expected it to pour rain halfway thru my run (it was a waterproof bag thing specifically for phones in the water)... it hung on like a lanyard thing and it was ok. But I only run 2-3 miles. And I didn't do it but once, not every day. Running more than I do, it would cause chafing.
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oh.. and look for something she could use to attack it to the laces on her shoe. I have a "key" pouch that goes into the laces on my shoes. Unfortunately, it is too short to accommodate my oversized SUV key. :/ But I keep it on my shoe b/c it has a card in it with emergency information (my name, address, emergency contact, etc). You might even be able to make something that you could weave thru the laces of a shoe that could hold the inhaler. They aren't heavy, so I would think it wouldn't affect her stride.
Something like this?
http://www.amazon.com/Wrist-Exercising-Biking-Handicapped...
I have one of these. It would be perfect for an inhaler. I use mine for a few kleenex, chapstick and some cash. http://www.amazon.com/SPIbelt-Small-Personal-Great-Runner...
If you have an REI I think they sell them there too. Google Spi belt.
A number of runners here use the FitFannyPack
i've got an elastic armband with a pocket that easily accommodates my phone. i'm sure there are bigger ones that could do a phone and an inhaler. i also have a belt that has my water bottle and a little zipper pouch. any sports store will have a variety of things to choose from.
khairete
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I have Asthma, since I was a child.
I, was a Cross Country track team runner. And Hawaii is hot.
This is what I would do:
I would wear a small waist pouch. Around my waist.
Or, carry a small pouch, the "camera bag" types, that is small and can be worn slung cross ways around my shoulder.
I don't like things strapped to my arms, when running.
It irks me.
Just Google Search "sports waist pouches." There are many kinds, and it is small.
Check out some local thrift shops and look for a fanny pack. She could strap that around her waist and carry a small bottle of water too.
