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Given the sport’s increased popularity, gone are the preconceptions of mountain runners as wild mountain men with overly short shorts and wild beards. You’re more likely to be overtaken by a woman in the latest technical compression fabrics with lightweight poles and a minimalist running backpack. Trail and fell running has come a long way in the last 20 years; it’s more inclusive, more accessible, and more enjoyable than ever before.

You are never too young or old to run

In the Lake District, fell running is a way of life. The races are the beating heart of the sporting calendar in many of its villages. What still marks the region out is that despite its long history of running races, there’s a great abiding amateur spirit. Many local fell races are organised by the local running club, with times written on stickers that are moved onto a board to record results. In these races there are no medals or race t-shirts, and no prize money either. Meanwhile, at the other end of the scale, there are big organised trail races such as the Lakeland 100 and Lakes in a Day, with all the glitz of a European event.