A DISAPPOINTING turnout from Tavistock AC, coupled with injuries to key runners made it difficult for Tavistock to make an impression at the second Westward League cross-country fixture at St Austell on Sunday.

However, there were some outstanding individual performances that lifted the morale of those travelling runners.

In the Under 13 boys? race, Tom Lawson ran tactically well to move through the field to finish in a very creditable 2nd spot. Backed up by Jake Rendle with a solid 9th place and Matt McNamara-Waddington in 23rd, meant the U13 juniors will probably hold on to their 3rd place for the series.

In the senior men?s race Andy Vernon and Tim Bundy both made their cross-country debuts to support the depleted senior men?s team. The senior ladies? race saw Fiona Dunn improve on her last race position of 4th to move up to 3rd, with a strong determined run and final lap to close right in on race winner Revis Crowle.

Full Results:- U13 Girls: 23rd Alex Smith. U13 Boys: 2nd Tom Lawson; 9th Jake Rendle; 17th Matt Mcnamara-Waddington. U15 Boys: 17th Ross Honey; 23rd Sam Eriksson. U20 and Senior Men: 12th Richard Drage; 18th Adam Holland (U20); 47th Chris Eastaugh; 52nd Robin Musgrave; 64th Andrew Vernon; 66th Pete Bazley; 86th Tim Bundy; 94th Andy Smith. U17, U20 and Senior Women: 3rd Fiona Dunn; 24th Angela Sykes; 40th Suzy Blandford (U17).

Meanwhile preparations for this year?s Tavy 7 race being held on November 14 are all falling into place. Entries will be a record for Tavistock Athletic Club?s flagship autumn race. Always a popular event amongst runners from across the south west it is now looking like it will be a sell-out with the race limit being reached with over a week to go.

Race director Mike Youlden has been inundated with postal applications and fully expects to have to call time on entries any day now. ?Anyone who hasn?t entered needs to get their form in very soon,? said Mike. ?And before they do, they should check the club website for news about whether or not we are still accepting entries.?

Visit the club website: http://www.tavistockathletics.com">www.tavistockathletics.com ? or ring Mike on 01822 833127.

There will be no restriction on entries into the 1.5 mile fun run which takes place alongside the main race - entries for this are only taken on the day.

l Pictured are David Balment (left) and Martin Gibbs (centre) from main sponsors Mansbridge and Balment with club chairman Dan Bates, testing the quality of the BROOKS technical T-shirt which is the main ?goody? for participants in the Tavy 7.