The cast is finally off and my wrist is free. That was a total cast time of six weeks, reduced from the original recommendation of eight weeks. My range of movement in the wrist is next to nothing and it is going to be a real challenge trying to mobilise it fully again. Every time I try it’s really painful but I’ve just got to bare it.

I have got a two inch scar along my wrist, beneath my thumb where they went in for the operation. The scar is not fully healed and I need to keep a close eye on it in case it gets infected!

Anyway, I have recently been to Belfast and I really enjoyed it. I was helping to launch SPAR’s 5x 10k road races being held in Northern Ireland over the next year, the first being in Down Patrick. Belfast was a fascinating city and any one visiting the city would be hard pressed to leave without a new friend.