Quote Originally Posted by yomper View Post
I'm reading the other threads and it seems that everyone else has come to fellrunning from running first.

At the moment I cycle to work (4 miles there, 4 miles back and on the flat) so that's not a great deal of fitness. In a few weeks I move house so won't be cycling to work anymore, and I know I'm going to miss it - however I will be living on the side of a hill in Rossendale so I though, AHA! I'll do fell running. I went in to buy a sports bra and said "I'm taking up fell running" and they fell about laughing. It does seem to be something that people go into after doing other running...

So I've started going for jog/walks to try and get myself into it, but bimbling along the flat is very boring, and I keep detouring onto the beach. I'm definitely not a road runner!

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?
Hi, Yomper, you are only insane in the way we all are on here. And not all of us are super-fit, I can assure you. Explore and you will find that some of us are over-weight, some smoke, many are languishing with injuries and some even with broken bones. Some, like me, are distinctly over the hill. Some poor wretches live in the South of England!!!

IMO, walking, especially hill walking, is the best preparation for running of any sort. You might like to build up the length of your walks (join a local group?) and on other days run on valley footpaths and trails to get more used to off-road running. You could also do some weight training in the gym to build up strength in your legs for coping with hills and rough ground. (Not everyone here will agree with this.) It sounds as if, what with the cycling, the jogging and the sports bra you've made a great start already.