EVERY year, Plymouth Round Table organise two 10K runs, one in January (the January Jaunt) and the other in March (the Mad March Hare), both in aid of local charities, and with every penny raised being used for these good causes.

This year’s January Jaunt saw a capacity field of 500 runners taking on the out and back route through Saltram Park from the start (and finish) at the Plymouth Speedway track, St. Boniface Arena in Plympton.

Entries range from affiliated club runners to casual entries, and this year included four Bere Alston Trekkers (BATs).

First BAT home was Lisa Birch followed by Martin Head, Hazel Bickley and Hilary Head. While official race times were not available as The Times went to press, both Lisa and Hazel achieved course and distance personal bests (PBs).

Meanwhile, Heather Lee was a lone BAT at First Chance 10k, a traffic-free, flat course on cycleways and a macadam road in Exeter’s Riverside Valley Park. Heather got her new year off to a good start with a PB.