http://www.englishhillrun

[Stagger]

Will you make a member????

[Stagger]

http://www.englishhillrunners.com/

I will be a member.

[Baldy]

http://www.englishhillrunners.com/

Congratulations to those whose hard work and perseverence has led to the launch of the new organisation English Hill Runners (EHR). I consider it a welcome development to have an English fell running organisation that is indedependent from National Governing Body (NGB) influence. This gives English race organisers and runners an option that has been available in Wales and Scotland for some years.

I intend to join EHR.

[noel]

I'm too lazy to read things. What are the main differences between this and the FRA?

[mr brightside]

I'm too lazy to read things. What are the main differences between this and the FRA?

Blazers.

[TheGrump]

Blazers.

And your definition is?

[DrPatrickBarry]

I'm too lazy to read things. What are the main differences between this and the FRA?

let an unprepared idiot out on the hills to die?

[Witton Park]

let an unprepared idiot out on the hills to die?

Well if you stick to the roads it will reduce that risk somewhat

[ydt]

Well if you stick to the roads it will reduce that risk somewhat

...roads are more dangerous than hills!

[IainR]

So we have the

WMRA (world mountain running) (fair enough)
ITRA (international trail running association) (money grabbing turds)
ISF (International Sky running federation) ( fair enough)

then we have
SHR (Scotland)
FRA (Britain)
WFRA ( Wales)
WMRA (Welsh mountain running association)
BOFRA (England)
EHR (England)
UKSR (UK sky running)
TRA (trail running association)

all so so we can run in the mountains and trails..I just can't see how this can help the sport.

it just seems everyone wants to control the sport and runners get caught. It can't de safer to run 6 different races through similar terrain and have vastly different rules and requirements. Al this splintering off is like kids fighting over a ball. For the sake of safety I think reconsider and work with the FRA so we have one set of rules for fell running in Britain.