What is fell running to you?

[Mark L]

to be out on the fells on yer own, without anybody else "spoiling it", is what it's all about.
When it comes to the hills and dales I'm a selfish b4st4rd, happy to be without other human contact.

Absolutely. I remember a colleague of mine, a fairly elite fell racer, commenting that, if he so much as sees somebody out walking his dog during his morning run it ruins his day!

When I see how some people treat the fells I wonder why they bother, they might as well be in any other crowd, at a football match for instance.

I joined a mountain bike club once, but left because of their attitude to the fells. They seemed to see the countryside as just another place to ride their bikes. I see running as just another way to enjoy the countryside.

I really do like racing as well, though.