Overall score		100%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		100%
PB potential		40%
Atmosphere		60%
Organisation		100%
Value		100%
Beginner-friendliness		80%

In short: great course, well organised and great value for money
In full: Don't know what course other reviewers did but there wasn't much mud where I ran. They ought to do Herbert's Hole in Chesham!! very well organised and friendly.
Date of review: November 19, 2009

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

In short: Thoroughly recommended for beginner or more experienced
Date of review: November 19, 2009

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

In short: Great course, great weather, great people, PB.
Date of review: November 19, 2009

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Overall score		100%
Would you do it again?		No
Details:
Scenery		60%
PB potential		60%
Atmosphere		80%
Organisation		80%
Value		100%
Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: Great race, shame about the not-so-gentle-undulations. PB effort but not the course for speed.
Date of review: November 19, 2009

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Overall score		60%
Would you do it again?		Maybe
Details:
Scenery		60%
PB potential		80%
Atmosphere		80%
Organisation		40%
Value		60%
Beginner-friendliness		80%

In short: Hard in the warm conditions but still enjoyable
In full: Organisation for entry to the toilets was a bit chaotic but apart from that start was good, if you could ignore the announcer.

Weather on the day was hot and about half way I realised I was not going to beat last year's time. Around 19 miles there was some water shortages but I think I just missed this.

Finish around Mussellburgh race course was good except the surface across the race course was more like a bouncy castle.

Enjoyable overall but I think I may skip it next year.
Date of review: November 19, 2009

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Overall score		100%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		80%
PB potential		40%
Atmosphere		80%
Organisation		80%
Value		80%
Beginner-friendliness		80%

In short: Hillly, wet and very muddy. Love it!
Date of review: November 19, 2009

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Overall score		100%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		80%
PB potential		20%
Atmosphere		100%
Organisation		100%
Value		100%
Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: Another great event. My best race time yet. See you next year. Woo Hoo
Date of review: November 19, 2009

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

In short: This was a really friendly race in beautiful surrounds
Date of review: November 18, 2009

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

In short: Friendly atmosphere and well organised and professional enough to be enjoyable
In full: Very friendly organisers and excellent marshalling of quite a complex course. Attracted to race by shortage of other 10K races in london at this time of year and will probably run it again next year. A few downsides which hopefully will be improved on next year: (1) why no electronic timing at the start?; (2)According to my Garmin Forerunner and my splits the last kilometre was about 75m short!; (3) Finish was very crowded with no chance to continue walking after finishing to cool down properly; (4) "Finisher" on T shirt. Overall a good smaller event with the emphasis on the running not hype like my other two runs this year (British 10K & Great Capital 5K).
Date of review: November 18, 2009

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

In short: Well organised rural race, great T shirt, too undulating to be great PB race but 3 miles downhill to the finish!
Date of review: November 18, 2009

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Overall score		100%
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Details:
Scenery		100%
PB potential		20%
Atmosphere		100%
Organisation		80%
Value		80%
Beginner-friendliness		60%

Date of review: November 18, 2009

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

In short: special race excellent all round great marshalls great t-shirt @goody bag highly recomended enter early because it sells out early
Date of review: November 18, 2009

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Overall score		80%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		60%
PB potential		40%
Atmosphere		60%
Organisation		60%
Value		100%
Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: Well organised and very enjoyable.
Date of review: November 18, 2009

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Date of review: November 18, 2009

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

In short: Well organised by really friendly people.
Date of review: November 18, 2009

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

In short: Fantastic organisation, great support, I love the fact there is a practical T Shirt in the goody bag and also love the pacers - def helped me to achieve a PB!
Date of review: November 18, 2009

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

In short: Mud, mud and more mud - marvelous! The highlight on my running calendar
Date of review: November 18, 2009

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

In short: Great muddy fun!
In full: Really enjoyable, fun race. Challenging enough, but the atmos & course make it a winner!
Date of review: November 18, 2009

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

Date of review: November 18, 2009

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Overall score		60%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		60%
PB potential		80%
Atmosphere		40%
Organisation		60%
Value		60%
Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: Wet on the day, but that's the weather oop north for you ;-)
In full: The weather is uncontrollable, so no complaints about that. Yes there was a flooded section of road, but that's life. Cope! Glad I took my cross country trainers though. It's really two thirds on road and one third tracks. Not really cross country, but muddy and slidy, so choose your shoes well. The start was a bit crowded and would benefit from being longer before the route narrows. A loop of the track would do. Bit of a lack of atmosphere (possible lack of local promotion eg radio for local support) and also build up at the start (need amplifiers) would be much appreciated and more friendly. Good race though. Enjoyed it.
Date of review: November 18, 2009

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