I saw a guy wearing one at Scottrade during the playoffs last season <| sep |> Thank you for pointing this out . Running with ankle weights was one of the things I haven ' t tried myself I ' m the author of that post . Updated that list item to refer only to wrist weights and to warn about not using ankle weights . editHowever this is what Google says about running with ankle weights You can get injured if you use ankle weights improperly while running , but they can enhance your workout when used correctly . Wear ankle weights to safely increase your workout with help from a fitness trainer in this free video on exercising . yMYJmHYPS 4 <| sep |> See that scares me . People say there ' s a 10 % chance of suicide which is apparently higher than the other mental disorders like depression which I do have . I don ' t feel suicidal ever really it ' s scary if I could get to that point .