BUPA Great North RunHere's how RW members rated this race in the past (1517 votes). | The big picture 2006 (251 votes) | | Overall score | | 83% | | How many would do it again? | | 83% | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 59% | | PB potential | | 54% | | Atmosphere | | 93% | | Organisation | | 72% | | Value | | 65% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 83% |
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2006 race reviewed by: Richard Burvill
 | | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Quite Good North Run !!
In full: A massive event which in some ways meant it was too overcrowded especially at the start and trying to track down my folks at the finish!!
Well worth doing though as it's the worlds biggest and most prestigious Half Marathon so its good to have on your running CV.
However I was put off by the sheer numbers 50,000 was too many to cram into one start area. Great support though and glad to have done it and got the t-shirt ( and the medal ! ).
Date of review: December 10, 2007
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2006 race reviewed by: floatingvan
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: Fantastic...
In full: My first great north and absolutely loved it....until the last mile! The last stretch seemed to go on forever! Fantastic atmosphere and the amount of people carry you along! can't wait to do it again next year!
Date of review: August 6, 2007
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2006 race reviewed by: Jane Holt
| | Overall score | | 40% | | Would you do it again? | | No | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 20% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: Would be a good race without trying to get around slow runners
In full: Badly organised start - couldn't get into my penn and ended up behind slower runners - found it hard jumping on and off the pavemment to get round them - and I'm no elitist runner.
Date of review: March 5, 2007
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2006 race reviewed by: Clare Fairclough
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 40% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: My first half - amrathon. Made me feel like I could do ANYTHING!!!!
Date of review: January 14, 2007
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2006 race reviewed by: David Munday
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 40% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Improvements made from last few years with, it seems more on the cards.
In full: It's the GNR. What would it be with a flawless run from start to finish with no slow bits? Pens worked out better for me as a mid order runner. It also seems next year they will be asking for certified times for whih pen you get put in.
Date of review: December 18, 2006
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2006 race reviewed by: Chris Reid 5
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Brilliant day
Date of review: December 4, 2006
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2006 race reviewed by: Adrian Mutsaers
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 40% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Too many "non-club" runners at head of the field
In full: I felt that there were too many charity runners at the very front of the field which caused obstructions at the start. I am not elitist and I do commend all those who do a fantastic job for their respective charities, however I felt this was a bit of a danger. You could see the panic in some of their faces as hordes of 6 minute milers were charging past.
Date of review: October 28, 2006
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2006 race reviewed by: JOHN AITCH
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | No | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 40% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 40% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Could be better
In full: The start was better than last year but could be improved by staggering much more based on certificated times from other or same event(s). We got inside the fences at 10.00hrs (latest time permissible) and still had to wait 1 hr before crossing the start line. If the groups of runners were smaller ( about 1000) and went off every 1-2 minutes I think it would be better - as in the Cape Argus cycle race in Cape Town which has about 35,000 participants, all on bikes of course.
Date of review: October 28, 2006
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2006 race reviewed by: Range_glue
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: Start line dramas soon forgotten - great race
In full: The start is a faff and drama - but then again, that's always going to be the case with 50k people getting ready to run. First 3 miles slow due to congestion - and I presume a great deal of self-flatery when stating estimated finishing time!!!! Support from the sidelines fantastic as always!!
Date of review: October 25, 2006
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2006 race reviewed by: John Flaxman
| | Overall score | | 20% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: the new pen system worked well but still a lot of people lied about times and were in the wrong plce which caused problems for people later
Date of review: October 21, 2006
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