Quote Originally Posted by ukhursty View Post
I've not been to many races, maybe 4 now, but about the age of fell runners, it does seem to my eyes, that the average age of runners at races is about 40.

This is slightly worrying for the future of the sport, there are young runners, but compared to track/road/XC, there doesn't seem to be a similar correlation. I don't know why this is? Fell running outclasses track/road/XC hands down in all aspects. Maybe its because the track/road/XC get more media coverage.

That aside its definitely the best sport I've taken up for a million reasons, and have been helped massively by various runners, who are keen to pass on their tips and knowledge.
The average age of fell runners may be about 40, but so long as it is not increasing that in itself need not be a problem. It probably means that people take up fell-running at a later age. Except at the highest level this is probably true of running (fell/track/road/XC) in general. Quite a lot of activity at junior level (look at the Fellrunner for evidence!); less at senior level as people do other sports (or none) or have other responsibilities taking up their time; a resurgence at veteran level.