Gruelling Banburyshire endurance test returns

The 49th staging of the event will see competitors from 14 years upwards form teams of three to take on the 50-mile cross-country course, nonstop within 24 hours.

Entries have come from as far afield as Norwich, Cambridge, Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Lymington, locally and all points in between.

There is also a number of school teams from Warriner and Bloxham competing.

Younger and teams that are new to the event may take the option of the 30-mile (shorter) and 15-mile (taster) distances.

Special trophies are awarded to Duke of Edinburgh teams, Scout and school teams, with main trophies to classes and the overall winners of the 50-mile event.

Warriner School will once again be the starting point and teams set off at one-minute intervals from 9.30 am this Saturday, December 1, with the presentation of trophies on Sunday at 1pm.

One of the organisers, Ron Sangster, said: “Competitors will be given a detailed route 30 minutes before they start requiring them to visit manned checkpoints where drinks are available and unmanned checkpoints where they have to punch their cards with a unique orienteering punch.”

You can follow the event on social media or at www.tourdetrigs.org.uk