OKEHAMPTON Running Club members have been busy competing in many different events and venues recently.

Last weekend the focus was at Redruth which saw the climax of the Westward Cross Country League, on Saturday. The Westward League consists of a series of six races held at various venues from as far apart as Exeter and Redruth.

The first race was held in early October 2016 in Plymouth. The standard of the league is high, with many of the South West’s top club athletes taking part.

Three ORC ladies and six men travelled to Redruth School to take part in the final league races of the 2016 -7 series. The weather was bright and dry and Cornwall AC, who were organising, put on a great fixture. Both the men and the ladies did really well and had a very good day.

The results for the men were Pete Devenport 11th, Matt Pitson 18th, Andrew Vallance 21st, Hugh Robinson 30th, George Haskell 63rd and Stuart May 75th. The overall results for the men gave the team an excellent sixth final position.

Final league individual placings were very pleasing — Andrew Vallance 20th, Matt Pitson 21st, Pete Devenport 38th, Stuart May 48th and sixth veteran 45, Hugh Robinson 64th, Paul Crease 65th and 13th V40.

The ladies’ races include under 17s and seniors who run together. Sarah Marvin finished in 28th. Just two places behind was her daughter, Molly Marvin, who was 30th. Third ORC home was Anne Binns in 51st place.

The overall results for the league were: Molly Marvin 16th and a well placed fifth in the U17 category, Sarah Marvin 17th and an excellent fourth V40; Anne Binns was 65th and sixth V50. The ORC ladies were the 11th team overall in the league.