I think it's been both
When I did the longer version in 1990 it was a tough fell race (1st Mike Wallis, 2nd Pete Irwin, 3rd Jack Holt) and then it turned into a shorter, softer trail race.
Bit like the Three Peaks then really.
I think it's been both
When I did the longer version in 1990 it was a tough fell race (1st Mike Wallis, 2nd Pete Irwin, 3rd Jack Holt) and then it turned into a shorter, softer trail race.
Bit like the Three Peaks then really.
"...as dry as the Atacama desert".
The Roaches is a bit like that. A definite category A fell race, but with about two extra miles of flat thrown in. Does that make it easier?
There are a number of flaws and ironies to the current system and periodically people have tried to devise a "better" system but they would also have flaws and the virtue of the current system is that everyone understands it. And if anyone thinks since Three Shires and Wasdale are both Long A, and so the same, they can look at the record times and who holds them, and ponder.
It doesn't really matter what the PPP is in technical terms - it is extremely hard and is really hors catégorie but since we aren't in France: it's a Long A.
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"...as dry as the Atacama desert".
Fell racing is a unique name for a particular form of our running sport.
Other parts of the country call it hill running (Scotland), mountain running (Ireland), outdoor running (anywhere in Wales), sky running - somewhere up high around the world... etc.
Should other locations be used to to define the name of their local sport?
Here are a few examples:-
Dale running - Derbyshire (south) and Yorkshire (west)
Wold running - Yorkshire (east)
Down running - somewhere down south
Moor running - south-west England
Low running - central Scotland
Weald running - Kent
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If fell running is defined by its verb "to fall" then you should include wife carrying as a fell race.
This does suggest that other events such as beer racing which involves running (and often falling over) between each drinks location (e.g. pub crawls) could also be called fell running.
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