How to prepare for the Montane Spine Race as a walker | LDWA

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Ben Cooley is a Montane Winter Spine Race (268 miles) finisher. And he walked the whole thing. Find out how he prepares for one of the toughest ultra-challenges in the world.
Spoiler: He walks—a lot—with the LDWA.

» Ben will walk the Montane Winter Spine Challenger North in early 2024—raising funds for the Herefordshire Veterans Support Centre. https://www.justgiving.com/page/ben-c...

Ben's Spine finishes:
☞ 2018: Winter Spine Challenger (108 miles)💪
☞ 2022: Winter Spine Finisher (268 miles)💪

Filmed during the Elephant, Bear & Bull Hundred (EBB100) in May 2023. The event is named after animals featured in the emblems of Coventry 🐘, Warwick 🐻 and Birmingham 🐂 in the West Midlands—all visited on this semi-urban route.

LDWA 100s:
50 years on from the Downsman in 1973, the LDWA100 is believed to be the world's longest-running annual series of 100-mile challenges—organised entirely by volunteers🙌. Open to walkers and runners, entrants have 48 hours to complete 100 miles on foot.

Upcoming LDWA 100s:
2024 | Speyside 100 | North of Scotland
2025 | Flower of Suffolk Hundred | East Anglia
2026 | Hunnypot Hundred. | Kent

🎥🎤🎬 Simon Pipe

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