NINETEEN Bere Alston Trekkers donned their off-road shoes to take part 6 Moor Miles on Sunday.

The event was organised by Plymouth Harriers and started and finished at Leg O’Mutton on the former RAF Harrowbeer and this year was raising funds for the Daisy Garland.

Set up in 2004 The Daisy Garland is a family-run, national, UK registered charity. Their aim is to offer help and support, in whatever way they can, to those whose lives are touched by drug resistant epilepsy.

Running across open moorland on a well marshalled course with water stations, the competitors were lucky enough to encounter some of the local wildlife (sheep, ponies, cows) all of whom were unphased by the efforts of the runners!

For two BATs it was their first events in a BATs vest. Mairi Milne who is the youngest member of BATs, ran in her first event accompanied by Mel Greaves, meanwhile Sarah Bartlett who is on the current Summer Couch to 5K scheme ran escorted by Nikki Putt a graduate of the BATs Winter Couch to 5K scheme.

The BATs were led home by Martin Head in a time of 56 mins and 20seconds followed by Andrew Bowden 56.37 and Derek Hicks 57.35 with first lady BAT Julie Page not far behind in 57.58 with Steve Hill 59.42, Marcia Macey 1.08.57, Susan Williams 1.09.25, Colin Putt 1.10.18, Sam Harte-Latremouille 1.11.25, Ali Greaves 1.12.13, Hazel Bickley and Lisa Birch 1.13.07, Nic Munday 1.15.37, Mairi Milne and Mel Greaves 1.17.15, Hilary Head 1.18.50, Nikki Putt 1.22.52, Natasha Ayres 1.23.08 and Sarah Bartlett 1.23.20.