Overall score		80%
Would you do it again?		Yes
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Scenery		60%
PB potential		80%
Atmosphere		80%
Organisation		80%
Value		100%
Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: V. well organised. Fast course (despite the flooding & weather). Well worth a trip!
In full: Many thanks to Dave Little and his team who have laid-on a very slick race (despite challenging weather). Good course - really well marshalled & efficient race HQ facilities.

My minor suggestions to fine-tune the event are: 1) Publish a regularly updated entry / start list on the web, 2) Introduce chip timing, 3) Improve the communication at the start as the PA system could not be heard at the front of the field 4) Make the on-line course map a little easier to decipher and 4)Hold the prize giving sooner.

Overall a friendly and well executed race with a quality field. Keep-up the good work. Many thanks - shame I missed my target time by 58 secsonds!

Date of review: November 16, 2009

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Scenery		80%
PB potential		60%
Atmosphere		100%
Organisation		80%
Value		100%
Beginner-friendliness		80%

In short: A great event and way to see some of Leicestershire's countryside
In full: A great event, which I have now run 3 times. This year running it in reverse made it feel very different and with a few tweaks along route, it was like running a different race! Very enjoyable and a lot of friendly people on route. Only downside was the obnoxious farm worker on a tractor at about 2.5 miles, who insisted on verbally abusing all the runners! Thankfully it was a brief distraction and the rest of the race was superb!

Although there are some hills in the event, there is nothing very extreme, and with the walkers forming half of the entry, this is a very nice introduction to off-road running for novices!
Date of review: November 16, 2009

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Atmosphere		80%
Organisation		80%
Value		60%
Beginner-friendliness		80%

In short: Great charity race
In full: The weather was amazing given the downpour the day before and the location, in one of London's most central and picturesque parks, was a real plus. The organisation was great for a first time event and the marshalls and staff were all really friendly and supportive which lifted the whole event for me and led to a really enjoyable run. I would definitely do it again. A good run and a great cause.

I've read the comments below about the bag store being further away than necessary but I overheard one of the marshalls explain that this was because of the bad weather the day before. They had planned on it being by the main tents but, as noted below, the field turned into a real marsh with all the rain and so the store had to be moved to drier land a little further away.
Date of review: November 16, 2009

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Overall score		80%
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Scenery		100%
PB potential		40%
Atmosphere		80%
Organisation		80%
Value		60%
Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: My first race and loved it, at the back the whole way but didn't care the marshals encouraged me the whole way and I finished in a good time for me. Thanks again
Date of review: November 16, 2009

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Overall score		80%
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Scenery		60%
PB potential		80%
Atmosphere		60%
Organisation		80%
Value		80%
Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: Very well orgainsed race on a fairly flat fast course & a technical long sleevded shirt to all finishers. t
Date of review: November 16, 2009

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Atmosphere		80%
Organisation		100%
Value		100%
Beginner-friendliness		100%

In short: As good as ever a great local 10k race.
In full: Credit has to go to Heanor RC for consistantly putting on a good race. The course is a good one tough enough to be challenging but still fast. Good organisation and i will continue to do this for years to come.
Date of review: November 16, 2009

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Organisation		100%
Value		80%
Beginner-friendliness		80%

In short: A truely challenging race with a fun factor
Date of review: November 16, 2009

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Scenery		80%
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Atmosphere		60%
Organisation		60%
Value		60%
Beginner-friendliness		80%

In short: A few improvements to the course would help.
In full: Staff on hand were very friendly/helpful and organisation was generally good although I too thought a few more loos would have helped and that it wasn't necessary to have the baggage area so far away from the start/finish (and on the opposite side of what closely resembled a peat bog). There were plenty of marshalls on the course making sure that runners didn't take a wrong turn on to one of the multitude of paths in the Park, kilometre markers were a little haphazardly set out - at 2K I was around 10 seconds down on my target time but then miraculously by 3K I was 30 seconds up! I've run in a number of 10Ks in Hyde Park before and compared with these previous races, the course was quite twisty and, unlike other reviewers, I felt not as flat as it could have been. Another drawback was the fact that part of the route took in two laps of the same loop and that some of the paths were pretty narrow thus making overtaking a little difficult - fortunately the field was relatively small otherwise overtaking would have been impossible! Overall, not bad as a first attempt and if they were to make a few improvements to the course I would definitely consider running again as the whole event was conducted in a relaxed and friendly manner.
Date of review: November 16, 2009

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PB potential		40%
Atmosphere		80%
Organisation		80%
Value		80%
Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: Great race, extreme but will do it again next year!
Date of review: November 16, 2009

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Scenery		80%
PB potential		40%
Atmosphere		100%
Organisation		80%
Value		80%
Beginner-friendliness		80%

In short: Fantastic, friendly atmosphere, keep up the good work!
Date of review: November 16, 2009

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Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: One of the toughest road marathons around, but well worth it !
In full: Perfect racing conditions, and excellent work by organisers and marshalls !
Date of review: November 16, 2009

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Atmosphere		60%
Organisation		60%
Value		80%
Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: hills, dam those hills!
In full: great 10k. bit of a confusing course and xome hard hard hills in the last 10k. but well worth it. worst day of the year, weather wise and they still got a good turnout
Date of review: November 16, 2009

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Beginner-friendliness		80%

In short: Brilliant event, great atmosphere, well organised and great fun definately return next year.
Date of review: November 16, 2009

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Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: Worth a go.
In full: A good challenging course, some nice uphill stretches and some very welcome downhill. Very little traffic to bother you. Just missing a few additional loo's at the start as the queues were pretty big, and finishing on tarmac would be nice rather than the 100yd mud dash, and I'm glad we run races for the enjoyment, as the Tshirt design was a shocker.
Its a local race so i'll be back to do it next year.
Date of review: November 16, 2009

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Scenery		60%
PB potential		80%
Atmosphere		80%
Organisation		80%
Value		100%
Beginner-friendliness		100%

In short: Flat and fast and a well organised race
In full: I really enjoyed the race. Nice and flat with a good stretch along the seafront. Couldnt have asked for better weather considering the gales we had the day before!
Marshalls were fantastic and the whole race was well organised. The best bit was the massive 'packed lunch' we got at the end (lovely piece of cake by the way).
Only my second half marathon, got a PB and will be back next year.
Can we have chip timing? Due to the numbers, it took me 15 seconds to cross the start line apparently!
Date of review: November 16, 2009

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Scenery		80%
PB potential		60%
Atmosphere		80%
Organisation		100%
Value		80%
Beginner-friendliness		80%

In short: Not quite as muddy as I was hoping for, but a very enjoyable event
In full: My first time at this event and certainly not my last!

Not as muddy or hilly as I was expecting or hoping(I like my off-road races to be a challenge!) but still quite a demanding course.

Well organised and lots of friendly and encouraging marshals which made the event even more enjoyable.

Good value, and a nice t-shirt but I was surprised they advertised the t-shirts as being generous in their size - I asked for a medium expecting it to be more like a large but it was a bit too tight. Fortunately there was someone willing to swap, even if he may have felt awkward spotting the fat man in a too tight t-shirt!
Date of review: November 16, 2009

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Atmosphere		80%
Organisation		80%
Value		80%
Beginner-friendliness		80%

In short: Really enjoyed it for my first 10K. I'll be back next year.
Date of review: November 16, 2009

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Beginner-friendliness		80%

In short: Fast and flat but nothing special
In full: Pretty quick course gives a good chance of a pb. Start and finish were buttery smooth and the text afterwards was a nice touch. Didn't see any water stations and although I didn't need water, I imagine plenty of other runners did. Also didn't see any water at the finish. Others have pointed out that it was there as was a lucozade truck? so maybe it's just me but at every other race i've done, i've not had to go looking......
Date of review: November 16, 2009

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Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: Sun and Mud
In full: I really enjoyed this, not sure why(given the mud.) Organisation was good and I managed a storming first 5k taking 1 and a half minutes off my pb, second 5k was less glamorous and more hilly but still respectable. I'd happily do it again.
Date of review: November 16, 2009

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Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: yet again fantastic, the rain leading up to race made it even better
In full: A great race, a great route and the pre race weather just improved the deepness of the bog of dome and other puddles.
Date of review: November 16, 2009

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