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Bill Smith (May 1936 – September 2011) was a fell runner and author on the sport. His achievements in breaking records for the number of peaks scaled within 24 hours, contributions to fell-running events and the documenting its history, earned him the accolade of "legend" within the sport upon his accidental death in 2011.〔"The word legend is all too often rolled out in sporting circles. A footballer who scores a few goals, a cricketer who enjoys a few good days, they sometimes earn the tag as memories of their greatness often exceed their actual achievements. Few legends are actually responsible for a genuine shift in their sport, few legends become synonymous with their sport. Bill Smith was, without any question, a legend in the world of fell running. In the wake of his dreadfully sad death, lavish tributes have been paid to a man who changed the perception of his sport." 〕 His body was discovered on 7 October in a peat bog in the Forest of Bowland, Lancashire, England, after a three-week disappearance.〔〔〔 ==Career== A lifelong resident of Liverpool who left school at age 15, Bill Smith earned his livelihood by working as a porter at a Liverpool department store for most of his adult life.〔''The Guardian'' named his employer as Lewis's and ''The Economist'' says it was Blacklers department store. (See and .)〕 Smith took up fell running in 1971 and quickly became one of the sport's best-known competitors. Peter Booth, chairman of Clayton-le-Moors Harriers, said that Smith "did so much for fell running ... and will be greatly missed by all." In 1969, 1970 and 1971 he put in respectable performances in the Fellsman Hike, a race that is said to be the "ultimate fell running challenge."〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=50th Anniversary Fellsman in 2012 )〕 Second place finishes were attained in 1973, 1976 and 1977 and he "quickly became a member of the prizewinning team" at the Clayton Harriers.〔 The 1970s saw him train per week.〔 In 1973, Smith became the twelfth person to complete the Bob Graham Round, considered "one of the most demanding challenges in the country", and breaking its record (with Boyd Millen) by scaling 42 Lake District peaks in under 24 hours. He built on the feat by traversing 55 peaks in 24 hours, and in 1975, 63 peaks in 23 hours and 55 minutes. The latter established a new benchmark in fell running, second only to the record of 72 peaks set by Joss Naylor.〔Naylor and Smith were setting records in roughly the same era, at what some might consider to be an advanced age, and both were born in 1936.〕〔〔 – Total pages: 581〕〔Erroneously reported as 65 peaks at 〕 His conquest of Marilyns, tors and peak bagging was renowned.〔〔 He successfully competed in long distance fell races, ''e.g.'', the Lake District Mountain Trial and the Wasdale "Horseshoe" Mountain Fell Race.〔〔''See'' (【引用サイトリンク】format=pdf )〕 Smith lived alone in Everton, and was said to enjoy "Cajun ... () gypsy music." He eschewed telephones and cars, often walked rather than rode,〔 and was a devotee of public transportation.〔〔 He constantly acted as a mentor at events, took photographs that he would share for free, and when not running, he acted as a marshal.〔〔 In July 2011, Bill Smith was part of a relay that carried Fred Rogerson's ashes "around their beloved Bob Graham Round ..." 〔Despite 40 years of supporting the event with his "heart and soul", Rogerson never completed the Bob Graham round himself. However, as a tribute and memorial his ashes were borne by his associates "in a pocket watch case presented by Bob Graham to his pacer Phil Davison in 1927." 〕〔 Rogerson, Stan Bradshaw and Bill Smith, were a trio that "formed part of the bedrock of modern-day fell running." All three died within the span of 18 months.〔 In August 2011 he was named as "Honorary of Clayton-le-Moors Harriers", to recognise his service to the club and sport.〔〔〔See Road Runners Club.〕 From 1972 he was member No. 172.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bill Smith (fell runner)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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