Crash diet a.k.a. fell running

I mean, how else can you name running uphill till you spit your lungs out and then racing downhill through the Welsh hills, or

fells

as the locals call it? And it does involve a lot of crashing falls. Turns out it’s quite a popular sport with a growing number of runners tired of doing their running rounds on paved or flat paths turning to it:

No big surprise to me, I mean, how lame must this:

seem in comparison to this:

Unlike street and flat terrain running, fell running provides the ultimate heart pounding challenge. It takes the endurance of ordinary running multiplies it by altitude change and thows in the thrill of mountaineering. No wonder then that while covering miles and miles in flat terrain gives a well deserved sense of achievement, conquering these peaks will boost your make you feel like a superman:

I came across this fat busting activity browsing the BBC website where I stumbled across an

article on Snowdonia race

gone dangerously close to tragic. A change in weather conditions, which turned unexpectedly atrocious, forced organizers to call the annual,

22-mile Welsh 1,000m Peaks Race 1,000

off. This time all missing runners were rescued, but there have been casualties in the past so always keep in mind that it's the mountains and not a city park you are dealing with.

For useful tips check out the

Fell Runners Association website

or

Snowdonia Running Guides

.

Hope to see you running past me on the trail!