KIT AND LOGISTICS
This area of the post is specifically designed to look at the detail of all aspects of the kit, footwear, apparel, nutrition and miscellaneous items that you need to think about in order to compete safely and successfully in the Spine Races or indeed, for winter in the mountains.
Resources and Advice
Click here to find all of the recommended kit on our ultrarunning store.
Click here to watch a longform video going into all of the kit for the Spine Race with James Elson (YouTube)
Click here to read James' race report from 2023.
Click here to listen to James' recap podcast of the 2023 event.
Click here to listen to a British Ultrarunning Podcast conversation between James, Dan, five time finisher Matt Neale and 2023 Mens Race Winner Damian Hall.
This video accompanies this post, going into further detail on all of the items below as well as the drop bag and how to think about packing for the race.