Quote Originally Posted by L.F.F. View Post
It'd be interesting to know how the top fell runners train who need to be very good at 4 miles races and 15-23 miles races and ones in between. Very hard to apply a single method or theory to that I'd have thought.

I suppose there are generally gaps between the races, but not massive, like the gap between Blisco and Wasdale this year! Not long enough to really switch your focus and method of training.

(I mean those going for the Champs.)
There was a really interesting article linked to from a thread on here a while ago about Kenny Stuart's training. I'm pretty sure he still holds the records for Ennerdale and Wansfell, so definitely fits the bill of excelling at the short and long stuff. I think he ran a pretty amazing road marathon time too. I don't remember much about the article, but I've a feeling he wasn't a "big" mileage trainer. Interesting comparrison with the likes of Billy Bland and Joss Naylor who according to legend just piled on the miles day after day over the fells.