BUPA Great North RunHere's how RW members rated this race in the past (1517 votes). 2003 race reviewed by: BOXER
 | | 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: only problem apart from numbers, being barged by people following runners world pacers.
Date of review: August 24, 2004
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2003 race reviewed by: JCF
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 40% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Worth doing for the Newcastle/Tyneside crowd support alone!
Date of review: August 24, 2004
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2003 race reviewed by: Denz
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 40% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Great race, start can be a bit slow due to bottle neck
Date of review: August 24, 2004
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2003 race reviewed by: Rebecca
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 40% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
Date of review: August 24, 2004
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2003 race reviewed by: Don Swatman
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
Date of review: August 24, 2004
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2003 race reviewed by: Trevor Weston
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 40% |
In short: Pre and post race infastructure poor this year
Date of review: August 24, 2004
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2003 race reviewed by: the jogger
| | Overall score | | 20% | | Would you do it again? | | No | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 20% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 40% | | Organisation | | 20% | | Value | | 20% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
Date of review: August 24, 2004
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2003 race reviewed by: Claire Simkins
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 40% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Not enough loos! Most of the route was quite dull, but start and finish were spectacular.
Date of review: August 24, 2004
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2003 race reviewed by: GT (GettingTired)
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | No | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: Too many people! - Too popular for its own good and very difficult to get an even pace for those of us in the second half of the "pack"
Date of review: August 24, 2004
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2003 race reviewed by: M
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: Was the best run i've ever had - felt fabulous the whole way round - amazing!
Date of review: August 24, 2004
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