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STONEHENGE STOMP WEEKEND

With the country seemingly brought to a standstill by the snow and ice serious doubts had been raised whether we would be able to run the event over our normal routes and at the beginning of the week numerous route changes had been looked at.  However as the week progressed  the weather forecast had changed from more snow and freezing temperatures to heavy overnight rain and temperatures well above freezing.  Only a couple of small route changes were necessary to avoid any potential damage to the paths. And, as it turned out, the last of the snow had thawed or been washed away by Saturday morning leaving a sunny but breezy day for the 10km Womble In the afternoon.

After an early overnight frost had cleared Sunday was another sunny and not too cold a day with just a small shower for just over the 450 starters on the Stomp. Although there was the odd muddy stretch it was nowhere near as bad as had been expected, much to everyone's relief.  With the near perfect walking weather most keep on the go and were back well within the closing time allowing the marshals time to get cleared up in daylight.

So for the 25th year of the event we were unbeaten by the weather!  A bit of a risk putting on something at this time of the year but, once again, all went to plan.

For those that came - well done and hope to see you all next year.

The Stomp weekend is normally held on the last complete weekend in January. The Woodhenge Womble, 10kms [6 miles] takes place on Saturday afternoon and the Stonehenge Stomp, on the Sunday, has a choice of 10/20/30 or 40km [5/12/19/25 mile] routes

2013

Please check back later for details of the 2014 event.

2013 Stomp