Beginners' Meets?

[Stolly]

And remenber fell racing and fell running aren't necessarily the same thing. To run in the fells all you need is some fell shoes and a hill or two.

[emmilou]

And remenber fell racing and fell running aren't necessarily the same thing. To run in the fells all you need is some fell shoes and a hill or two.

and here's me appraoching the 2 in the same way! No wonder no-one wants to talk to me on a race!!

[Pilgrim]

...However we will all have something to learn - I don't have a clue about running downhill for example.
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That makes you an expert at this difficult task.

The more you know about downhill running.....the slower you will get!

Just lean into it.
Move your legs VERY quickly...
and pray to God!

[Stolly]

It'll be a fun run - maybe we can take it turns to run down a hill with the piglit watching demonstrating 'our technique'

Mine broadly follows the well worn cliche of 'brakes off, brain off' by the way. That said: Keep your eyes firmly focused on the ground 7 to 10 feet ahead and DON'T. LOOK. UP.

[Al Fowler]

It'll be a fun run - maybe we can take it turns to run down a hill with the piglit watching demonstrating 'our technique'

Mine broadly follows the well worn cliche of 'brakes off, brain off' by the way. That said: Keep your eyes firmly focused on the ground 7 to 10 feet ahead and DON'T. LOOK. UP.

Thats a good point - and pray that you dont have wierd eyes that want to stream like the amazon as you decend, so much so that you cannot see where you are going and whilst flying down the fell you have to take your specs off and wipe your eyes - alternatively try to wipe the tears away with a muddy finger - but risk getting the finger skewered in the eyes!.....

[The Piglit]

Just lean into it

Which way? Do you mean lean BACK or lean FORWARD

I intend trying some of this tomorrow.

PS for a thread that was about to sink this is doing well.

Also interesting points elsewhere........

[jumbly]

Glad this thread is still going as I'd be interested in getting out for some beginners meets.

[southernsoftie]

Glad this thread is still going as I'd be interested in getting out for some beginners meets.

Where in Lancs are ya?

[Pilgrim]

Which way? Do you mean lean BACK or lean FORWARD

I intend trying some of this tomorrow.

PS for a thread that was about to sink this is doing well.

Also interesting points elsewhere........

Forwards!... hence the 'move legs VERY quickly'
You'll be moving faster than you have ever done before so watch where you're going!

Scared the **** out of me the first time I did it.

[jumbly]

Where in Lancs are ya?

Adlington, near Rivington. I'm a member of Lostock AC and get out with them on Wednesday eves. Wouldn't mind getting out a bit more on the weekends. Only been fell running since Autumn and still a bit wary of going out on my own anywhere I'm not familiar with, my navigation requires work, (I'm on the reserve list for the FRA course for March if anybody drops out). So if these beginners meets happen that'd be good.