BUPA Great North RunHere's how RW members rated this race in the past (1517 votes). 2003 race reviewed by: Darren Robertson
 | | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 40% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
Date of review: August 24, 2004
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2003 race reviewed by: fegan
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 40% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: Lots of fun - great crowd but not a race serious pb chasers
Date of review: August 24, 2004
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2003 race reviewed by: Steve Mansfield
| | Overall score | | 20% | | Would you do it again? | | No | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 40% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 20% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 20% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: If I'd wanted to go on a slow procession I'd have gone on another anti-War demo that weekend!
Date of review: August 24, 2004
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2003 race reviewed by: Annabel Dawson
| | Overall score | | 40% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 40% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 40% | | Value | | 40% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Soooo slow to get going. Still packed at the finish line. Not enough toilets at the start - by a huge margin. No supervision of finish car park after the race - traffic jammed for hours. A shame, it was the first I'd done and it's my home town!
Date of review: August 24, 2004
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2003 race reviewed by: Nicky Brunswick
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
Date of review: August 24, 2004
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2003 race reviewed by: Cat the Dog Lover
| | Overall score | | 20% | | Would you do it again? | | No | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 40% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 40% | | Organisation | | 20% | | Value | | 20% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: This is the run to do to wear a silly costume and raise charity money. Not for a PB (too crowded)
Date of review: August 24, 2004
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2003 race reviewed by: Nathan Swailes
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 100% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
Date of review: August 24, 2004
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2003 race reviewed by: victoria mccabe
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: fantastic - now I know what;s meant by the phrase fun run
Date of review: August 24, 2004
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2003 race reviewed by: Curtains
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 40% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 40% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: You get to run over the tyne bridge and see the millenium bridge , the atmosphere is great and the locals in the south shields area hand out drinks. What you have to remember is that unless your elite and start at the front u have no chance of a pb
Date of review: August 24, 2004
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2003 race reviewed by: Lisa Gibson
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: The atmosphere and crowd support make it like no other race - fantastic. I'm hooked now for every year and this is from someone who had never run a competitive race more than a year before my first GNR.
Date of review: August 24, 2004
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