10 Top Tips for Fell Running

[david]

5. Wear new fell shoes as every day trainers for a couple of months before running in them

What ?

[NotOnUrHelly]

Tell them its not elitist and we are not all mashochists, well im certainly not

[macc ladd]

never share a lift to a race with anyone that is likely to win a prize. You don't get home very quickly.

[IainR]

never share a lift to a race with anyone that is likely to win a prize. You don't get home very quickly.

lol, I have to go through this almost every race with the wife. Makes a race a short 1 hr trip to a longer evening.

[IainR]

BTW thanks for all the suggestions. The BMC approached us to write a short article for the next issue of Summit, in the form of a top 10 tips for beginners style. They had a cancellation so we had to get it together in a few days. Anyway its out in August. It was unpaid, just thought I'd get some wider views.

Cheers

Iain

[gej]

never share a lift to a race with anyone that is likely to win a prize. You don't get home very quickly.

Or make sure that the prizegiving is in a pub and your mate is driving!

[daz h]

dont decide to dance for 5 hrs after a 3 hr fell race
especially pogo dancing

[emmilou]

dont decide to dance for 5 hrs after a 3 hr fell race
especially pogo dancing

second that motion
even worse in heavy walking boots!

[daz h]

second that motion
even worse in heavy walking boots!

and you was jumping higher and faster

[dominion]

What ?

I agree! Did 17 miles round Borrowdale in a brand new pair Walshes a few weeks back! No blisters or rubbing at all!

Don't assume that runners from the club organising the event know their way round!