Overweight to Raceweight goal

[Brotherton Lad]

The article seems to be looking at track and road athletes, though. Fell runners do appear to be generally somewhat sturdier, what with all that ascending and descending generating a slightly different set of muscles to the more linear road runner's build.

[DrPatrickBarry]

That calculation (for a distance runner) says I should be 70.7 Kg. My target is actually 70kg so pretty much in the right ball park

[Dynamo Dan]

The article seems to be looking at track and road athletes, though. Fell runners do appear to be generally somewhat sturdier, what with all that ascending and descending generating a slightly different set of muscles to the more linear road runner's build.

I'd say the physique of a top fell runner has more in common with a road cyclist than a marathon runner.

[Hes]

I'm 174cm which is about 5'8" (I was measured in a gym) and currently weigh about 140lb which is apparently the average for a woman so my running weight for long distance should be 119lbs or 8st 7lbs! That's blooming ridiculous. I'd literally have to be anorexic to get to that weight. The least I've ever weighed as an adult was 9st3lbs but I was suffering from depression and was pretty much anorexic at the time. My bones stuck out and I had no boobs. I now eat healthily, have banished scales from my house and do loads of exercise. I'd like to lose a couple pounds just to feel a bit lighter when running and to help with my knee injury and that's easily achievable but that's it, I'd rather be a loser than a miserable rake!

[Hes]

I think that's true BL. I know there are a few whippet thin fell runners about but if you were to compare the average runners at the start of a fell race with those at the start of a road race, there are far more muscular and sturdy looking runners at the fell race. I like that idea too because I'm a bit sturdier

The article seems to be looking at track and road athletes, though. Fell runners do appear to be generally somewhat sturdier, what with all that ascending and descending generating a slightly different set of muscles to the more linear road runner's build.

[Eleanor]

I'd rather be a loser than a miserable rake!

Me too, and a sturdy one at that!

[stevefoster]

No one who runs the fells is a loser, it's been proved in many Sturdies

[Big Compass]

77.8 its a start, also started running again, yes

[Splatcher]

Is it weigh-in day today? 65 kg - bang on my target. Any thinner & I'll start looking a bit worrying, so that's as far as I go, article or no article. Now all I need to do is to run a bit faster...

[Mr Ricepudding]

Still not training enough to lose lots, but another kg gone in the last two weeks, so I'm not complaining. Currently 78kg. Two more before Coledale please.