Fell Runners

Olympic bronze medalist cross-country skier Heidi Weng also has 5 gold medals at the World Championships. The Norwegian sports star is also a senior champion in fell running. She began ski-touring at age 3 and is close to her cross-country skier sister Merete. She is fond of cycling, too.

Alistair Brownlee made history by becoming the only athlete with two Olympics medals in the triathlon event. His brother, Jonathan Brownlee, too, is a star athlete. Born to a runner father and a swimmer mother, he was introduced to triathlon by Simon Hearnshaw, his uncle, who was also an avid athlete.

Fell runner, cyclo-cross racer, and skyrunner Rob Jebb is a 4-time Three Peaks Race winner and has also won the Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross a record 12 times. Born to a professional fell racer and rock climber father, he grew up being inspired by him. He also works at Windermere as a BT engineer.

Runner and cyclo-cross racer Victoria Wilkinson had been a national fell running champion multiple times. Shining bright in the under-16 and under-18 levels, she showed promise early in life. A world mountain running champion, too, she has broken many records, such as the Ben Nevis Race ladies’ fell race record in 2018.