Quick update - first Chris for long events that aren't painfully commercial and not what running
TM is about at all you need the Fell Runners Association or the Long Distance Walkers Association. To be fair, I have a prticular dislike of all these 'accessible, safe...' events that cost a fortune to enter and are commercial enterprises. It came to a bit a of a head a few years ago when I was 'invited' to a trail/fell running experience around the lower slopes of a cumbrian fell with waymarked paths, water and fuel stations and bands on the way around a 5 or 6 mile circuit!
A reference guide to my views can be found here
https://richardaskwith.co.uk/books/running-free/ He's also written a decent book on fell running and the Bob Graham Round here
https://richardaskwith.co.uk/books/feet-in-the-clouds/There's been some controversy amongst the northern fell community that a 'southerner' should write about fell running, and do it well, but we can let bygones be bygones I think.
In other news, having failed to motoivvate myself to get out into the weather on Thursday evening - late finish at work and home stuff to do didn't help - I ran 5 miles early on Friday morning. Yes, mornings are slow, but I confess to enjoying it. Then i ran 10 miles last night to top off last week at 4 days.
All good and thanks for the inspriatoin
Mike
Edited to add that I've just noticed that Run&Become sell Feet in the Clouds, but don't list Running Free. Such is the power of corporate persuasion - can't sell something that might encourage people to stop buying...