For the second year in a row super crew, Steve Bennett and Judy McCabe continued their brilliant teamwork by revisiting this point to point race.
Assembling at the finish line at Overton Primary School, Judy and Steve were transported via bus over to the cold and cloudy start area at Combe Gibbet.
On the Berkshire/Hampshire border, the gibbet was erected on the later named Gallows Down in 1676. Despite being replaced several times over the past 342 years, it only ever served its purpose for 2 souls over that time.
Serving only as a local landmark now, Steve and Judy set off on their 16.2 mile journey though the Hampshire hills down to Overton.
Gradual steady undulation was not the only obstacle they had to face along the way. Drifts of frozen snow still remained on the high ground, with deep mud on the low ground where it had thawed elsewhere and trickled down the hillsides.
“It was hard going and sapping at times” says Steve “it was a lovely run once the sun started peeping through”
They ran the whole way together and crossed the line in 2.17.58 giving Judy 1st in her age category and Steve 2nd in his.
