0 someone who takes part in the sport or activity of running up and down hills and high land, especially in northwest England:
Fell runners are not usually big and hefty but wiry types with thin, strong legs.
The Mountain Marathon is a serious race for experienced fell runners.
It's amazing to watch a good fell runner descending from a summit.
To be a fell-runner, you need a good heart and lungs, a light frame, sure-footedness, and a disregard for pain and danger that verges on lunacy.
