TEN has been the lucky number for the BATs this week, with members taking part in 10K and 10 mile races in Devon, Cornwall and further afield.

Husband and wife Martin and Hilary Head took part in The Godrevy 10k trail race in Cornwall - the first of six Summer Sessions.. This multi terrain event follows the coast path, the beach and other public rights of way and starts near the National Trust’s Godrevy Beach Car park, before heading out along the coast path and into Godrevy Towans.

The run takes in views of the iconic Godrevy Lighthouse heading towards the North Cliffs. The route passes the well-known ‘seal cove’, beach at Godrevy Cove and alongside the Red River to finish by the Beach Café. In a field of 230 entrants, Martin was first BAT home finishing in 1 hour 0 minutes 27 seconds and Hilary followed in a time of 1.19.41. The next of the Summer Sessions is in Polzeath in June.

On the same evening, Northern BAT Andy Cowden ran round two laps of the Grand Prix Circuit at Silverstone in the 34th edition of the Silverstone 10k on a sunny Wednesday evening in a field of more than 1,200 runners. Enjoying the fortunately traffic free track, Andy finished in a time of 48 mins 05 secs.

On Saturday, BAT ‘Couch to 5K’ graduates Sam Harte-Latremouille, Su Williams, Nikki and Colin Putt made their race debut at the Ivybridge 10k and were joined by club veterans Julie Page, Ali Greaves, Hazel Bickley and Fran Morgan. This popular and spectacularly scenic annual road race is staged by Erme Valley Harriers, and as in previous years, reached its race limit of 300 well in advance of the event.

The graduate BATs all ran an impressive race and finished strongly. Their coach Julie Page set a good example, finishing third in her age category.

On Sunday, lone BAT Marcia Macey ran the Trevornick 10, a 10 mile off-road event staged by Newquay Road Runners.

A true multi-terrain race, the course is made up of numerous grass tracks, sections of the North Cornwall coastal path and common land. A beautiful course in good conditions, the Trevornick 10 provides dramatic views and challenging running. Marcia enjoyed a good run in this popular scenic race,

On the same day, Kate Medhurst travelled out of the county to take in the Bristol 10k.

This race starts on Anchor Road near Millennium Square and Bristol Cathedral and runs parallel to the historic Bristol Harbour before continuing along Avon Gorge and taking in the iconic Clifton Suspension Bridge.

The return route takes in Spike Island and the Cumberland Basin before passing the soaring Gothic St Mary Redcliffe, finishing on Anchor Road.

This hugely popular race attracted a field of more than 13,000 entrants, and Kate passed the finish line in her first race for the BATs in a time of 1.01.26.

The next outing for the BATs is at Hope 24 next weekend, followed by their own BerePen10 on 27 May, entries are open and information is available from the website www.berealstontrekkers.co.uk/races/bere-pen10k/

BATs Chris Anthony, Francis Dix, Rachel Wood, Heather Lee and Fran Morgan ventured to North Devon to take part in the Hartland Hartbreaker, all opting for the longer 18 mile off road, multi terrain route. Not for the faint hearted, the race included sections of exposed cliff tops, muddy tracks, uneven paths, river crossings, steep and after recent rain, slippery difficult sections and a generally tough, long and challenging run.

Starting and finishing from the historic Hartland Abbey by kind permission of the Stucley family, runners encounter the beautiful gardens of the abbey - with bluebells in full flight — and then the rugged and unrelenting South West Coast Path.

First male and female over the line for the BATs were Chris Anthony and Rachel Wood respectively.

On the same day, lone BAT Matt Luckham took part in the inaugural Pennywell Persuit, a challenging 10k trail run through the beautiful South Hams countryside.

As well as some spectacular scenery, there were plenty of hills, mud and also a few animals to see as runners returned through the farmyard to the finish. Matt completed his race in 1 hour and 1 minute to claim his Pennywell Persuit Piggy Medal.