On Saturday, members of Dartmouth Amateur Athletics Club took part in the Barnabas Sports Trust's Cockington Christmas Caper, an annual 7.5-mile event of mud, sweat and tears.

The course is always both interesting and testing for the runners, making this an event much lokked forward to on the athltics calendar.

200 eager competitors gathered for what was a festive occasion enjoyed by all who took part.

The DAAC members' times and positions were as follows, Rupert Kempley 1.01.34 place 19, John Hart 1.05.15 (35), Nick Roberts 1.05.17 (36), Terry Wallis 1.17.43 (90), Marie Jones 1.25.31 (125) and Ali McGrigor 1.39.01 (152)