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Fitness experts break down how to start running for beginners, including easy tips and techniques for finding motivation, creating a running plan and more.
Mountain running is a sports discipline which takes place mainly off-road in mountainous terrain, but if there is significant elevation gain on the route, surfaced roads may be used. [1] In this it differs from fell running ; also its courses are more clearly marked and avoid dangerous sections. [ 2 ]
Start with a brisk walk to prepare the body for the stress of running, says Chris Johnson, physical therapist, endurance coach and owner of Zeren PT LLC in Seattle.
Fell running is often known as hill running, particularly in Scotland. [5] It is sometimes called mountain running, as in the name of the Northern Ireland Mountain Running Association [6] although the term mountain running often has connotations of WMRA races which tend to be on smoother, drier trails and lack the route choice which may be available in fell races.
Trail running is a type of running that takes place on outdoor trails, often in mountainous terrain, and often includes significant ascents and descents. Trail running is overseen by the International Trail Running Association and includes longer races. [1] [2] It is similar to both mountain and fell running (also known
The Junior Race, for runners 17 years and younger, run the main street and up to the halfway point on the mountain and back down. Once the runner turns 18, they must compete in either the men's race or the women's race. In 2014 Allie Ostrander won the Junior race outright (boys and girls). [30] Ostrander holds the girls' records for all age ...
The WMRA also stages the annual World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge [3] and a World Cup series of races. [4] Competitions are also held for Masters (veteran) and under 18 year old runners. [4] Starting from 2021 (the event postponed to 2022) a joint World Mountain and Trail Running Championships are held. [4]
The Jungfrau Marathon at km 40 in 2004 Swiss alphorn players and flag-waver Spectators in Wengen Moraine Bagpiper at the moraine. The Jungfrau Marathon is one of the best known mountain marathons in the world, in full view of the famous Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau mountains in the Bernese Oberland area of the Swiss Alps.