Ben James

Support my D-Day Challenge

In honour of our forefathers as well as current servicemen and women who have bravely fought to protect our way of life, I will be taking on the D-Day Challenge to raise vital funds for life-changing mental health treatment for veterans.

The D-Day 44 Challenge commemorates the 1944 Allied invasion of occupied France. I will be heading to Normandy, to race 44 miles across its picturesque beaches, finishing at the historic Pegasus Bridge on the 80th anniversary of D-Day, 6 June 2024.

Combat Stress is the UK's leading charity for veterans' mental health. For over a century, they've helped former servicemen and women deal with issues like trauma, anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. Today, they provide support to veterans from every service and every conflict.

I’m taking on D-Day Challenge to help take vital strides towards ensuring veterans can get the support they need.

Thank you so much for your support.

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Thank you to my Sponsors

£209

Anthony

Great effort Ben

£118.72

David Salter

Great challenge for a great cause. Good luck Ben!

£118.72

Catherine Flockhart

Well done! Great cause. C

£118.72

Guy Garnett

Best of luck buddy and to Smudge and Adey.

£118.72

Nick Thomas

Best of luck Ben!

£117.04

Richard And Amy

£113

Tim Campbell

Well done Ben, cracking cause.

£112

Nick Wood

Not all heroes wear capes. Great effort Benji.

£106

Douglas And Rosie Considine

Amazing effort Ben! Well done! Douglas, Rosie, Laughlan and Finnlay.

£104.50

Stuart Riddell

Another brilliant challenge, Ben. Bon Courage!

£100

Tim Garratt

Best of luck with this awesome challenge Ben!

£90.92

Fraser

Good luck, Ben!

£80

Georgie Dunn Coaching

Fabulous job Ben for such an important cause on a reflective and honourable day.

£53.29

Tom Edmonds

Disappointed you didn't ask me, but good luck anyway!

£53

David James

Bon chance, Ben!

£53

Lorraine And Cameron

Best Wishes Ben

£53

The Mchaffie’s

Amazing effort, you can do this!!

£53

Andrew & Eilis

Fantastic effort Ben, both in training and on the day. Very worthy cause too.

£53

Liam Macintyre

44 miles...on a beach...are you human?

£52.25

Jan O

Run Ben Run!

£52.25

Michael Sa

£52.25

Jake Halliday

£52.25

Seb P

Amazing, well done Ben, and for a very worthy cause.

£51

The Johnston Clan

Ben you are amazing! Keep going and try and enjoy it! We are all so proud of you! Andrew, Jen, Isabella, Sophia & Georgia xxxxx

£50

Mike Mcgowan

Good luck Ben and the team, amazing effort.

£46.64

Ben Buckler

Great stuff Ben. Top effort and solid cause. Hope there's time for a smile along the way, and a well deserved beer or two at the finish.

£45.98

Chris Whittingslow

Good luck Ben - a great cause

£45.98

Stewart Heggie

£45.98

Ali Smith

Remember Eisenhower . . .

£44

Rosie Rankin

An extremely worthwhile cause Ben. Best of luck to you both!

£42.40

John Newlands

Best wishes to the team from Baillie Gifford taking part in this superb initiative.

£40.28

Peter Moore

Top effort Ben, sure you will smash it, good luck!

£40.28

Tom Burnet

Brilliant effort. Good luck.

£40

Paul Stevenson

Good effort Ben! Look forward to hearing about it.

£39.71

Claire Swan

Another great cause Ben. Well done!

£39.71

Rhona & Will

Great cause - we're rooting for you!

£39

Gordon Suggett

Best of luck.

£38

Andy & Dani

Great effort, well done!!

£38

David Rolland

£31.80

Aly Wright

Outstanding - best of luck. I love your commitment to it - you will smash it.

£31.80

Simba Mamboininga

Enjoy it Ben. 💪🏾

£31.80

Sarah Robertson

Go Ben! What a brilliant effort and cause

£28.62

Gavin Scott

Fantastic cause - well done both!

£28.62

Anonymous

Good luck!!

£28.62

Val Fairnie

Well Done Ben

£28.62

Scott Mackenzie

Incredible effort Ben

£28.62

Ross Fowles

£28.21

Donat Zadravecz

Good luck Ben!

£28.21

Sally Mayer

Sending a tail wind your way Ben. You’ll smash it.

£28.21

Anne And Sam

£28

Robbie Donaldson

Great work mate, very impressive and raising funds for a great cause.

£28

Christopher Hawkins

£27

Garry Porteous

£27

Kathleen Hunter

Good luck!

£27

Katherine Macdonald

Good luck Ben! My sister works in veteran mental health services so know how important funding is ❤️

£27

Eleanor Mckee

Good luck!

£26.50

Tim Mcbride

Awesome! A great act of remembrance and a fantastic cause for today and the future.

£21.20

Ali Williams

Incredible Ben! Good luck

£21.20

Susie Collingbourne

Ben, I take my hat of to you, what an inspiration! Congratulations & great job! 👏

£21.20

Anonymous

£21.20

Susie Hastings

Go Ben Go! Hope you enjoy the amazing Normandy coastline, what a fantastic way to raise money and commemorate our D-Day veterans!

£21.20

Anonymous

Well done, great cause.

£21.20

Graeme Devlin

£21.20

Wim De Ruijter

Very impressive and for a good cause. Good luck, Ben!

£20

Heather Fairgrieve

Great cause - good luck Ben!

£20

Gavin Mccaskie

Good luck Ben!

£20

Sara Reed

Go go BJ legs! Have an epic adventure x

£20

Kim Mcallister

We’re in awe of your stamina and dedication to the cause 💕

£15

Leo Kelion

Good luck Ben - great cause!

£15

Jamie Thomas

£10.60

Kate Webster

Proud of you Bro! Smash it x

£10.60

Tim Hannay

Bish Bash Bosh

£10.60

Daniela Nisbet

Good luck!!

£10.60

Cara Simkin

Well done on raising money for a great cause and good luck!

£10.60

Paul Morrison

Great cause. All the best to you and the team.

£10.45

Mike Daniel

Good luck Ben great cause

£10.45

Tracey Walker

Good luck!

£10.45

Anonymous

£10

Rebecca King

Good luck Ben and co!

£10

Roddy Mcnab

Doff My Cap. Go Smash It.

£10

Victoria Lothian

Good luck Ben!

£10

Patrick Stapleton

The best of luck

£5.30

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