IT was hot and sunny, it was a Sunday, therefore it had to be another race day! This time the venue was Totnes for the annual 10k race. Seven Bats took part on what was a predominantly off-road race. The course started in the grounds of the leisure centre and gradually wound its way out to Dartington and along the banks of the River Dart. Along the way the runners had to encounter single file tracks across fields, ankle deep mud, tree roots and sizzling heat all which served to make the going very hard. Laurence Sargeant was the first male Bat home. First lady Bat and also first in her age group was Mary Sargeant. Dotty Allan surprised herself by achieving a course personal best and second in her age group, for all other Bats this was their first flight at Totnes and considering the conditions, all did extremely well and were all placed in the top four of their age groups.
Bats pictured top from left to right: back ? Alan Catto, 1hour 2minutes 23seconds (fourth), Laurence Sargeant, 50m 31s (third), Cameron Woodrow, 1hr 1m 10s (fourth). Front ? Samantha Grylls, 1hr 8m 55s (fourth), Dotty Allan, 1hr 2m 23s (CPB (second)), Lauren Sargeant, 1hr 1m 13s (fourth) and Mary Sargeant, 1hr 0m 7s (first).
Pictured right: Mary Sargeant received congratulations for being the first lady in the Totnes 10k race in her age groups.