IT has been another busy weekend for members of Bere Alston Trekkers (Bats), with club members taking part in events in Devon, Scotland and Berlin. Bats took part in the first ever Barnstaple half and full Marathon joining 600 runners along the picturesque Taw Estuary. The race starts at Rock Park before heading along the Tarka Trail to Fremington. It then heads up from Barnstaple to Instow Road before heading back onto the Tarka Trail at Yelland for the run back to Barnstaple. The full marathon competitors will then head out across the east bank of the River Taw and run to RMB Chivenor near Braunton where runners will then complete a circuit of the airfield before heading back to Rock Park. Paul and Rebecca Mingo took part in the full marathon with Paul finishing in 4 hours 33 minutes 48 seconds and Rebecca 3.12.00 finishing as first lady.  Christine Le Flem ran the half marathon. Two of the club's newest members made the long journey up to Scotland to take part in the Loch Ness Marathon.  The Loch Ness begins in an atmospheric location and continues through breathtaking scenery, taking runners along the south-eastern shores of Loch Ness, across the River Ness, and into the centre of Inverness, capital city of the Highlands. Sarah Cohen ran a great event bringing all her training into play to finish in 4.49.13 and Stephen Barwis in 5.18.12.  Both are pictured at the finish. Ben Neale took to the sky to fly to Berlin to take part in the annual marathon.  This marathon has a reputation for being the world's fastest marathon and the event attracted thousands of people. Running a great event and achieving a personal best, Ben finished in a time of 3hrs 03mins 36secs.