Quote Originally Posted by longstreet View Post
think they are the heroes of today on the fells until they really challenge themselves against the best on the road and the track - no hiding place there especially on the track and then they get found out. Alternatively they spend their lives on the fells because of that. No problem with that attitude if that's what they want but let's get it all in context and not get carried away.
Can see where you're coming from Longstreet however when you say "the best on the road and the track" I hope you mean the best the WORLD can offer and NOT just the best in Britain, see my earlier post! I honestly believe the best fell runners of today are as good (at what they do...) as the best road and track runners in Britain; granted they couldn't run 10K in 28 minutes but neither could any 28 min 10K guy I know of compete with the best on the fells!

Sorry I always get on my proverbial soap box about this because too many so called 'proper athletes' look down on fell runners as lesser athletes just because it isn't on telly, isn't part of the Olympics, doesn't attract sponsorship etc etc. Let ME put it in context, top fell runners of today world class? Never. But national class ? When you look at how far standards have dropped on the roads then I do think so!