Quote Originally Posted by Alexandra View Post
I wonder how many tee-total fell runners are reading this and not daring to put their heads above the parapet because heavy drinking is cool and manly.

Heavy drinking is not cool or manly, so tee-total runners are more than welcome to comment. My father was tee-total and I respected him greatly for it, so I feel I have no prejudices in that regard.
My serious point is that decent beer is very important to a lot of distance runners in terms of nutrition and relaxation. It's an important part of the culture in my opinion.
I'm also keen to hear what injury advice has to say,as I was worried he was about to start flogging a 12 step recovery programme to people who enjoy a pint or three after a hard race.