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

In short: Really good organisation - thank you Spartans. Very friendly and encouraging and great T-Shirt - but all those damn underpasess!
Date of review: November 7, 2004

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

In short: Well organised but the hills are too steep and long to make it enjoyable.
Date of review: November 7, 2004

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

In short: Tough, challenging and ferocious hills. Don't enter unless you have prepared well as you will suffer!
Date of review: November 7, 2004

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

In short: Good well organised race on a tough course
In full: Organisation was spot on. The course was hard and I think the RW description of undulating is rather conservative. It has got some steep ascents and some very rapid descents.
Date of review: November 7, 2004

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

In short: Up and down continously with no real chance to get a good pace
Date of review: November 7, 2004

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

In short: good first time 10KM run and opportunity for a PB for the more experienced
Date of review: November 7, 2004

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

In short: Had a great time
Date of review: November 7, 2004

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

In short: 5TH KILOMETRE WENT ON FOR THREE MILES!
Date of review: November 7, 2004

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

In short: after passing the finish three times, i finally finished
In full: parking bit of a nightmare, nonetheless, sunny november morning, flat course, 2 mins of my pb, friendly crowd, nice mars bar, I will be back next year
Date of review: November 7, 2004

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

In short: Tough first 5k, downhil for the next 4 then the sting in the tail
Date of review: November 7, 2004

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

In short: A very good race for beginners!
In full: This shows that outside the big races there still some very will organised races.
Date of review: November 7, 2004

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

In short: My first half so set a PB - would do it again
Date of review: November 7, 2004

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Overall score		60%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		60%
PB potential		60%
Atmosphere		60%
Organisation		20%
Value		40%
Beginner-friendliness		100%

In short: It's a bit expensive seeing as you only get a medal. At that price you expect a good quality t-shirt for your efforts.
Date of review: November 7, 2004

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

In short: Great club race
In full: I like this race, it has a real club run feel to it. Small yet organised nicely. Don't like the climb up the slope, but then again I train in this park so know what is coming. Great for beginners and fast runners.
Date of review: November 7, 2004

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

In short: A race through the historic parts of Lincoln.
Date of review: November 7, 2004

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

In short: Very flat but with a couple of sharp turns (one 360 degrees)
In full: Great changing facilities/left luggage/late entry collection etc. all in the castle. Shame though that it was not well communicated/signposted. Race was well organised and marshalled, plenty of water stations and the course was 1) good for seeing the leaders/tailenders 2) scenic in a beside the sea sort of way!
Date of review: November 7, 2004

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

In short: Mud, cow-pats, river and more mud!
In full: Great race. Enter this if you enjoy slipping on wet mud, sinking in mud and destroying cow-pats. The river crossing went up to my waist (I'm only short!) and was great fun. Running up the hill afterwards with soggy trainers was less amusing. A lot of fun, forget PBs as you just slip too much. Great marshalls, scenic route, nice and relaxed
Date of review: November 7, 2004

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

In short: Hard going but the views make up for the pain. The extra few miles over the distance hurt largely because it was also a hot day which cause a few problems.
In full: This was my first full marathon so I was not sure what to expect. I did a reasonable amount of training on the south downs however the hot conditions made it more challenging. I managed 4hrs 34mins which considering the extra milage I was happy enough with. The marathon is fine for first timers so long as your prepared to put in the extra training required for the hill work (or do what many did and just walk the hills).
Date of review: November 7, 2004

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

In short: Excellent event, well organised
Date of review: November 7, 2004

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

In short: hills have the upper hand
In full: There could have been more obvious mile markers as the first anyone saw was mile 3.

Hills , 5 of the - very hard running

Brillinat
Date of review: November 7, 2004

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