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

The LDWA | Organising long-distance walks and ultra-marathons for over 50 years. === 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 === Walk | Jog | Race LDWA at your pace #LDWA #LDWA100 #LongDistanceWalking === Join the LDWA from £15/year: https://ldwa.org.uk/membership/join/e... Get unlimited access to: — the biggest digital database of long-distance paths in the UK — all local group activities—including regular social walks — discounts with major outdoor retailers—including Cotswolds Outdoor, Cicerone Press and OS Maps — member's-only discounts to over 80 challenge events each year — the opportunity to enter the world's longest-running annual 100-mile event === — Entirely run by volunteers — Great value challenges — Local Groups based all across England, Scotland and Wales — 11,000 members + you === Follow us: Facebook /theldwa Instagram /ldwa_org Youtube /longdistancewalkersassocia5700 Twitter /LDWA1