Bedford Harriers Oakley 12 & 20Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (458 votes). 2010 race reviewed by: BAS
 | | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Excellent organisation and Marshall support
In full: also like to thank the army cadets doing a great job at the water stations
Date of review: March 28, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: Keith Savill
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: As good as a twenty miler can be!
In full: Another well organised Oakley 20 by Bedford harriers AC, first class organisation, they even manged good weather! Great warm up for the VLM.
Date of review: March 28, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: Mark Hamblin 4
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 40% |
In short: Hard work, glorious day, excellent organisation, yes - great hoody!
In full: Great start to the Summer! Thought it was very well organised, friendly marshalls and love the hoody. The hills were challenging but great training for London. Thanks Bedford Harriers!
Date of review: March 28, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: Chris Brookman
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Good race, congested start. Hoody a nice touch
Date of review: March 28, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: Lorry Dodger
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Well Organised and Marshalled
In full: Well orgainised and Marshalled, Undulating but not too, excellent tester for your spring marathon, nice hoody as well.
Date of review: March 28, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: Tracy Moxham
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Great prep for First marathon
In full: This was my first 20 miler and was definitely better than doing my normal LSR running around where I live, trying to clock up the miles. Having read previous reviews I was a bit worried about the hills but they were fine in the end and really helped me run slow enough so I didn't burn out! I really wanted to get to the end and think that another 6 miles would be a possibility and.. I did. I came 779th out of 793 but I ran the whole thing and now I feel fantastic! Just sat here in my prize hoodie typing this.
Eveyone was really friendly including all the fast runners and the lovely marshalls. People kept running past saying 'well done ladies' or 'good running girls'. Nothing like a bit of encouragement to motivate you to keep running when you're on 10 and they're on 16! The first lap of 12 miles meets up with the second lap of 8 miles you see, so whilst the fast ones are on the home straight, you're about to start again on your last 8. The fast ones turn off for the finish but I had to keep going. The funniest thing was they only had to look at me to know that I had to go around again. 'How do they know, how do they know?' The good thing about it was that when you get to the end of the 12, you can pop in the portaloo for a wee before beginning your 8.
The very end of the race was quite bizarre becaue you end up running around a housing estate and then through an alleyway or two before ending up on the school field. Still had something left for a little sprint to make sure I came in under 4 hours - awesome!
If you are a beginner and have been doing your marathon training and want to do a 20 miler beforehand, just do it.
You will wonder why you entered at mile 3 and 7, you may even find yourself thinking about slipping off back to your car at mile 12, but just keep chipping away, mile by mile cos when you finish you will feel on top of the world!!
Date of review: March 28, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: Mike Kendall
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: A great race with the testing hills on the first lap!
In full: The race is well organised with excellent marshalling at all required points on the course. The sweatshirt is excellent - no adverts just celebrating the race. The weather today was very kind with the sun and light cloud making for good racing conditions. The start is a bit limited on road space - especially as may runners parked on the race route at the start. The showers and changing facilities were good - hot water even for the 3 hour runners!
Date of review: March 28, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: James Slootweg
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 40% |
In short: Hilly in places but well organised with showers etc at the end. Will be attending again for sure.
Date of review: March 28, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: bekster
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 40% |
In short: Great practice for London, well organised and enouraging marshallls
In full: Loved the marshalls at Stevington cross road - thank you! Great run, lovely atmosphere and wonderful organisation. Tried and tested London marathon plan, it worked. Really enjoyed the run - Bedford Harriers runners were supportive and friendly round the course. Will only be back if I enter a marathon again!!! The marshalls on Oakley bridges even managed to contend with a tractor in the middle of us runners.
Date of review: March 28, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: The Egg
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: V well Organised - as ever Marshall brilliant
In full: Undualtating at the least - no big hills - organisation excellent - marshalls lots of them and all smiling - brilliant - only gripe that last half mile through the housing estate and around the field - began to lose the will to live - and I'm now officially a chav with my own hoodie!!!!
Date of review: March 28, 2010
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