Hello! I'm new to *everything*

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Originally Posted by yomper

......and said "I'm taking up fell running" and they fell about laughing.

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Incidentally I think you need to find a different shop, cheeky sods.

Welcome! Rossendale, you say? See my 'Care to Join Me?' thread if you fancy a. crack at Pendle. Cheers,
Gary

Welcome to the forums.

I started running on the hills late last year with no previous experience apart from walking. I'm fat and unfit and definitely not superhuman!

I'm on the other side of the hill above burnley and I'd recommend following Gary up Pendle. Incidentally I'll be over that way on Sunday if anyone cares to join me.

On the topic of fell running and walking let me share with you a post race comment once made by Gavin Bland, an English and British Champion fell runner.

"Not really a proper fell race, I never had to walk once"

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Originally Posted by andy k

On the topic of fell running and walking let me share with you a post race comment once made by Gavin Bland, an English and British Champion fell runner.

"Not really a proper fell race, I never had to walk once"

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Very reassuring!:thumbup:

Rossendale Harriers meet at Marl Pits, Newchurch Road, Rawtenstall on Tuesday and Thursday nights at 6:45. Fell running is a major activity with training groups for all abilities. You will be most welcome.
http://www.rossendaleharriers.co.uk

There's lots of us plodders about. I only really started because I wanted to exercise my dog, who can walk all day long. (he can run all day as well, but I started to enjoy it...)

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Originally Posted by yomper

Ahh well I do plenty of walking, so maybe things won't be too bad! I just have memories of school cross country runs that leave me shivering in corners.

In my head, I'm leaping over mountains. In reality... I fell sideways into a bog on Saturday, and that was just out for a walk.

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I'm new to fell running Yomper and I've been dedicated since last September. I decided to turn my daydreams into reality. I can now be found lying in ditches all over the North York Moors and Nidderdale. It's great. Sometime I can't get up for laughing.

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Originally Posted by yomper

I'm reading the other threads and it seems that everyone else has come to fellrunning from running first.
I'm looking forward to it, but am I being a bit insane wanting to head up hills when I'm not even a "proper" runner - ie not very fit?

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Hi 'yomper'

1. I too came into running from cycling.
My main competative riding was Cyclo-Cross (I commuted too, still do) so when I started running a bit more seriously it seemed logical to get on the dirt/mud/hills on two-legs as well as two-wheels

2. I'm very surprised that none of the male members on here have offered to help you with your sports-bra
If you'd mentioned them on the 'Runners World' forums, you'd have been inundated with unsolicited offers!!!

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Originally Posted by Alexandra

Some poor wretches live in the South of England!!!

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That is 'the cross they have to bear' through life, poor unfortunates!

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Originally Posted by RichardAThackeray

Hi 'yomper'

1. I too came into running from cycling.
My main competative riding was Cyclo-Cross (I commuted too, still do) so when I started running a bit more seriously it seemed logical to get on the dirt/mud/hills on two-legs as well as two-wheels

2. I'm very surprised that none of the male members on here have offered to help you with your sports-bra
If you'd mentioned them on the 'Runners World' forums, you'd have been inundated with unsolicited offers!!!

That is 'the cross they have to bear' through life, poor unfortunates!

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Alan hasn't been on the site for ages much to the relief of many of the ladies...:)

Re sports bras there is a thread on the very subject much discussed and thought about....