Hi ZootHornRollo and Stolly

Thanks for your input, (hope you both had a good day).

My main aim is to compete in races, though this is obivoulsy a long term aim. I'm pretty competitive in nature so its bound to happen sooner or later, so i might as well accept it. The only motivation that gets me running on my own at night is seeing it as training for the next race, if i didnt run races i doubt i'd run at all.

I ran the London marathon this year and the hardest part of that was having to stop due to people randomly stopping in front of me, well to be honest the stopping wasnt difficult, it was more the getting started again which was the issue. Therefore the idea of having to stop and check my map does thrill me, though if its fell run and take a map, or dont fell run, its a no brainer really :-)


I'm now going to find myself a club in the peaks and workout my carbon foot print in getting there once every month or so.

ZootHornRollo, you dont have to worry about racing in the bad weather, surely the bad weather coming in is just a way of motivating you not to let the person in front get too far ahead! :-)


Are you guys pure Fell runners or do you take part in the usual road running events too?

Have a good evening all!