IT was another big Bere Alston Trekkers (Bats) turnout last weekend as the 31 strong team made their way to support the locally held 6 Moor Miles off road race in Yelverton last weekend.  The race is a one lap course of approximately six miles, in the picturesque surroundings of the Maristow Estate, across open Moorland on a well marshalled course which starts at the Leg of Mutton in Yelverton. After weeks of dry weather and under another hot sky the ground was hard underfoot as the runners made their way through the bracken and across the moor; however, undeterred by the heat of the day the Bats ran their hearts out once again to a finish line which was lined with the Bats support crew cheering the finishers on. Finishing in the top ten were Nathan Newton who was also the first male Bat home and Steve Hill who finished ninth overall.  Rebecca Mingo was the first lady home for the team.  There were also a number of great personal bests with Rob Gualtieri knocking off over 9 minutes and Mel Greaves a massive 17 minutes from previous course times.  Other personal bests were achieved by Murray Turner, Pippa Tigwell and Alysia Maciejowska.  Rory Oxborough and Matthew Head, who were making their Bats debut, also ran well. It was another great event for the Bat ladies with Christine Le Flem, Rebecca Mingo, Sam Lake, Tracey Oxborough and Julie Page all placed in their age groups. Steve Watson took part in last week's Kingsbridge 10k and finished in 10th position in a great time of 43mins 31secs. BATs will next be flying at this weekend's Totnes 10k and Indian Queens half marathon.