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[Wheeze]

[QUOTE=mr brightside;629948][QUOTE=Jaack;629932]Hello all,

Out of interest, there seems to be a lot of excentricities in the sport, has anyone got any partially interesting examples of this?
It's a working class sport, and one where you can be yourself without suffering judgement. I think it's more the case that people just let themselves go in a way that you can't do anywhere else.

The bigrunningsurvey suggests that fell running is more the preserve of the better educated/higher paid social segment.
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[BritNick]

[QUOTE=Wheeze;630040][QUOTE=mr brightside;629948]

Hello all,

Out of interest, there seems to be a lot of excentricities in the sport, has anyone got any partially interesting examples of this?
It's a working class sport, and one where you can be yourself without suffering judgement. I think it's more the case that people just let themselves go in a way that you can't do anywhere else.

The bigrunningsurvey suggests that fell running is more the preserve of the better educated/higher paid social segment.
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...and still working class, since we all work to earn money and pay the bills.

[Wheeze]

too true....which is why I avoided the outmoded term 'class'!

[gej]

Dont forget that the great fell running rivalry of the 1980's was 'the council gardener versus the RAF officer'

[Wheeze]

What became of John Wild??

[anthonykay]

What became of John Wild??

This won't help you at all: http://forum.fellrunner.org.uk/showt...-John-Wild-now . Maybe something will be revealed in Steve Chilton's new book?

[wheezing donkey]

What became of John Wild??

See pages 56 - 60 of the Spring 2011 FRM - some superb photographs by the dear, late Pete Hartley of the 40th Anniversary FRA 'Do' with a gathering of past champions. John features in a couple of the shots. I wouldn't want to speak out of turn, but he does not particularly look as if he's "in training".