LAST weekend saw a large colony of Bats (Bere Alston Trekkers), taking part in the Six Moor Miles with 30 club members running the event.

The race provides a unique opportunity to run a one lap course of six miles in the picturesque surroundings of the Maristow Estate, across the open moorland on a well marshalled course which starts at the Leg of Mutton in Yelverton.

Although the weather had been hot and sunny in the week leading up to the race, early morning downpours ensured that the ground was wet, slippery and muddy underfoot but nothing that the Bats could not deal with following all the off-road running that the club undertakes as part of its standard training.

First male Bat home and finishing 10th overall was Ben Neale who is again training for the Chicago marathon later in the year, Ben was quickly followed by Steve Watson who ran a personal best.  First female Bat home was Tracey Oxborough.

Making her debut for the club was Eunice Moule who ran a great event.  A big well done has to be said to all of the Bats that ran a personal best (PB) today and those who were running the event for the first time. 

Team Bat 6 Moor Miles 2013 are (back row) Sam Marshall (support crew) Nathan Newton (support crew) Steve Watson 45.51(PB), Martin Head 58.12, Mike Smith 53.49, Laurence Sargeant 50.57, Phil King 54.43 (PB), Toby Rankin, Alen Guy 55.12 (PB),  Grant Lawrence 55.25 (middle row) Ralph Elmes 59.19 (PB), Dave Adams 57.23, Ben Neale 42.06, Heather Smith 1.06.43 (PB), Hilary Head 1.27.30 (PB), Murray Turner 50.17, Mel Greaves 1.24.53, Alison Greaves 1.24.53, Rob Gualtieri 1.04.03, (front row) Fran Morgan 1.00.55 (PB), Paul Mingo 1.07.44, Tracey Oxborough 53.38, Pam Adams 1.06.38 (PB), Ann Woodhouse 1.27.30, Julie Page 59.34 (PB),  Eunice Moule 59.39, Sally Dunn 59.4, Ruth MacIntyre 57.04, Karin Kattenhorn 1.11.55, Laura Newton 1.04.37 (PB), Dotty King, Mike Chipperfield 57.04 (PB) and Leigh Cossey-Haggar 50.07.