Bath Half-MarathonHere's how RW members rated this race in the past (1133 votes). 2010 race reviewed by: Thecrouchender
 | | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 40% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Two laps of the same route due to the town being small and the attempt to avoid hills. I used to live in Bath so it is always a joy to return. The start/finish on Great Pulteney Street is fantastic, but it is very over-crowded.
Date of review: September 7, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: Paul Egan 3
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 20% | | Value | | 40% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 20% |
In short: Too many runners to cope. Many can't get to the start in time due to congestion. Poor organization.
Date of review: September 7, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: Christopher Gale
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 40% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Great Atmosphere, improved organisation, crowded
Date of review: April 25, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: Funny Hat
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Great support, nice medal and if you finish quick enough you can get a small t-shirt !!
In full: I like Bath, two laps, great crowd, good pre-race atmosphere, good mix of runners, i even saw Michael Jackson !!! A few problems queing at the start, but there were 20,000+ runners and supports milling around, so its to be expected, no one died !!! The Ipod thing, who cares ? I am not part of the IPOD POLICE and I dont want to be ! Just enjoy your running and leave everyone else to their business. Oh and I got PB, so HAPPY DAYS !!
Date of review: March 15, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: Adam Panter
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 40% | | Value | | 40% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Great crowds, and good, fast, pb getting course but let down by the organisation at the finish
In full: My first Bath Half marathon and one which i thoroughly enjoyed (probably because i knocked 19 minutes off my pb!). The crowds throughout were fantastic and really spurred everyone on, and the course was definately quick.
My only complaint was the lack of organisation at the end when you were funneled very slowly back into the village, getting colder and colder.
Those who moaned about being freezing cold at the start need to get a bit of a reality check, it's early March in Britain for gawds sake, what did you expect!! Go to a charity shop, buy a jumper for 50p then ditch it at the start! Bit of a no brainer really!!
Oh, and my Garmin also registered 13.25 miles!
Date of review: March 15, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: Greg Williams 2
| | Overall score | | 40% | | Would you do it again? | | No | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 40% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Nice atmosphere, shambles of a start, running through people all the way.
Date of review: March 14, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: Samantha Stockham
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: This was my first major half marathon. It was a great atmosphere and would certainly do it again in the future.
Date of review: March 14, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: Andrew Simmons 3
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 40% | | Organisation | | 40% | | Value | | 40% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In full: Only my second half marathon. It went well for me, although the number of runners seemed too high for Bath's streets, and I spent the first mile trying to overtake seemingly endless numbers of slower runners, despite starting in the pen allotted to my standard. The worst part was the post-race organisation. I managed to reclaim my bags withn ten minutes, but my daughter had to queue in the freezing cold for over half and hour to get hers back, and others had even longer waits - with the foil sheets having run out. There weren't enough helpers giving out the bags, which is poor considering the cost of the entry fee.
On the plus side, the course is quick, relatively scenic, although not taking in the best bits of the city, and the toilet facilities plentiful. I'll probably do it again next year, but I think there are better races, and the event relies on the cachet of being one of the biggest races in the south west.
Date of review: March 13, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: GRAHAM Howell 3
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Heard alot of bad things about bath , But it was the best rest i have ever done ??
Date of review: March 13, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: Sallyslash
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 100% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: This was my first half marathon and I loved it - great atmosphere the whole way round, was really motivating and plenty of drinks available
Date of review: March 12, 2010
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