Fetch Fell Runners

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paulcook Mar 2023 11:25am, 3 Mar 2023 2,374 posts	0 paulcook He said that these type of races do not bring economic benefits to Keswick. “In these big races, people are on fussy diets and are not going to have a big fry up,” said Cllr Titley. “It’s a different sort of competition and it attracts very serious competitors. They don’t tend to eat out.” Erm ...
Snoot Mar 2023 11:28am, 3 Mar 2023 6,140 posts	0 Snoot I know I thought that was a strange statement as opposed to the more realistic - eat anything in sight!!
Velociraptor Mar 2023 11:30am, 3 Mar 2023 62,763 posts	0 Velociraptor “In these big races, people are on fussy diets and are not going to have a big fry up,” said Cllr Titley. “It’s a different sort of competition and it attracts very serious competitors. They don’t tend to eat out.” Eh?
Velociraptor Mar 2023 11:33am, 3 Mar 2023 62,764 posts	0 Velociraptor Jinx I wonder if Cllr Titley has a specific objection to The Great Run Company.
paulcook Mar 2023 11:37am, 3 Mar 2023 2,375 posts	0 paulcook Jinx 😁
flyingfinn Mar 2023 12:03pm, 3 Mar 2023 3,606 posts	0 flyingfinn Jinx I wonder if Cllr Titley has a specific objection to The Great Run Company. Or just as likely to the LDNPA involvement. There is rarely much love lost between local councils and NPAs.
Snoot Mar 2023 12:07pm, 3 Mar 2023 6,141 posts	0 Snoot Also I’m assuming his maths to get to the “thick end of 1000 events” is based on 52 weeks of 13 parkruns which is a wonderful way to make the statistics fit your argument!!
paulcook Mar 2023 12:08pm, 3 Mar 2023 2,376 posts	0 paulcook Yes, I did the same maths when I got to that point Snoot.
Velociraptor Mar 2023 12:12pm, 3 Mar 2023 62,765 posts	0 Velociraptor And 13 parkruns presumably extends the Lake District to Carlisle, the west coast and Millom.
rf_fozzy Mar 2023 12:34pm, 3 Mar 2023 19,665 posts	0 rf_fozzy With regards entries to events. This is not restricted to fell running or indeed just running as a sport. Many sports are reporting reduced participation since COVID. Now pricing people out at certain events is definitely part of the issue, but not all. We have an orienteering event on flasby fell in a few weeks. Last time we held an event there we got 250 entries (pre COVID) This time, we might be lucky if they're 150. Flasby might not be the most amazing area in the orienteering world, but our dales events do usually attract people.