Surrey Badger Half-Marathon  Here's how RW members rated this race (192 votes). 2009 race reviewed by: Fran Bond
 | | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: A good introduction to half marathon events
Date of review: September 7, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: the towpath toad
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Gently craggy in profile but uplifting too with silky smooth organization.
In full: Found it gently craggy in profile rather than undulating. This combined with some rougher patches underfoot came as a bit of a surprise! But it did serve to keep my brain awake which was otherwise massaged gently by the rhythm and beauty of these hills. Great organization and fantastically rewarding for a first-timer at this distance.
Date of review: September 7, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: dicko753
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Lots of hills, well organized, senic, good fun!
Date of review: September 7, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Nads
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In full: Really enjoyed the Surrey Badger. It was well organised, with friendly marshalls and a good atmosphere. The route was also really good with the variety. I'd definately do it again, and recommend it to anyone keen for a half.
Date of review: September 7, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Tharina Cronje
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 20% |
In short: Really friendly & encouraging marshalls. Challenging but such a well organised race. Was my 1st half marathon, loved the route! Feeling it today though. Thank youu for a great race!
Date of review: September 7, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Pauline Mackey
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Great race - classified as a " MUST DO AGAIN " next year !!!
In full: fantastic weather, superb organisation.
thankyou to the marshalls for their support and motivational comments to all on the course. amazing goodie bag made it all worth while. brilliant day. thankyou :)
Date of review: September 7, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Jo Coombes
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Hilly but fantastic
In full: This is my second year in doing this race and I will be back next year !! Organisation, marshalls, goodie bag etc were all brill. Its a race of two halves the going up and the coming down. Excellent prep for Autumn marathons. Well done to everyone involved.
Date of review: September 7, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Dean Shepherd 3
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Tough course. More like hilly/hilly than flat/hilly as described.
In full: Very well organised. Marshalls were great. Goody bags were fab - can't argue with free beer! Scenery was ok, maybe I'm spoilt but it didn't compare to the Hard As Snails 10k a couple of weeks earlier. Not a fan of routes that double back for 5 miles or so. Also going downhill on rocks and concrete is not great for the knees. May be back next year, maybe not.
Date of review: September 7, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: m..eface
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: Good? One of the runners in front of me stopped to take numerous photos - that good
In full: This run uses tracks and trails around Norbury in hilly parkland and woodland. Yes it is hilly but the views are worth it. It also happens to be my training ground. It was nice to see a runner stop numerous times to take photos when the views opened up; I get to run on this all the time.
You won't set a PB when compared to flat industrial estate but it will be a lot more fun. Plenty of drinks stations, well marshalled and signed. Friendly atmosphere, great race.
Date of review: September 7, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Rebecca Le'Bez
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: A challenging first half marathon!
In full: A very well organised race, plenty of marshalls along the route who gave us a much needed boost every mile or so...route was well signposted so you couldnt go wrong, mostly traffic free through amazing countryside (with countryside sized hills to go with it!) really beautiful around Bocketts Farm which helped take my mind off the pain! Whilst this race was much much harder than i had expected with much bigger hills the event was excellent - and the goodie bag and ale at the end were definately a highlight! thank you to all involved.
Date of review: September 7, 2009
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