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Overall score		100%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		60%
PB potential		80%
Atmosphere		100%
Organisation		80%
Value		80%
Beginner-friendliness		80%

In short: This event seems to get better each year.
Date of review: October 23, 2007

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Overall score		100%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		60%
PB potential		60%
Atmosphere		60%
Organisation		100%
Value		100%
Beginner-friendliness		100%

In short: Well worth the trip...
In full: Travelled down from the North East for (my hometown) race. A well organised event, plenty of conveniently located toilets, (very) reasonable entry fee and, all in all, most enjoyable. Almost perfect autumnal conditions with bright sunshine and (early on) a coolness in the air. I'd change very little other than access arrangements to the starting pen (where I had to find my way past many other runners to an appropriate starting position).
Date of review: October 23, 2007

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Overall score		80%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		60%
PB potential		60%
Atmosphere		60%
Organisation		80%
Value		60%
Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: smooth organisation
In full: Well organised. Bit quiet in places, some of the marshalls could have been a bit more vocal ... Hope everyone gets behind this event each year, would like to see it grow. It has the potential to be a prestige event in the running calendar
Date of review: October 23, 2007

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Overall score		100%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		60%
PB potential		60%
Atmosphere		100%
Organisation		100%
Value		60%
Beginner-friendliness		80%

In short: An extremely well organised race, friendly marshalls and volunteers,
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Date of review: October 22, 2007

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Overall score		100%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		60%
PB potential		40%
Atmosphere		80%
Organisation		100%
Value		80%
Beginner-friendliness		80%

In short: Hilly thigh and calf burner!
In full: My home town race. This was my first year and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It's growing each year but it's still small enough so that you don't have to queue for the toilets.
I clocked a pb 1:31 which was a bit of a surprise given the terrain.
Nice to see Richard Taylor ex-Woodlands school finish 3rd. Well done chap.
I love running up and down hills so this was a great course for me - really demanding.
My only small gripe is that there were not that many spectators out and about but still there were plenty banging things together & shouting encouragment.
Date of review: October 22, 2007

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Overall score		80%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		60%
PB potential		80%
Atmosphere		80%
Organisation		60%
Value		80%
Beginner-friendliness		100%

In short: Very good, well organised race.
In full: I lived in Coventry up until 3 years ago, so this was a jog down memory lane.
I really enjoyed the run and ran quicker than I have for several years (having hardly run in the past five weeks due to injury). Whether that is evidence for PB potential I couldn't say.
The crowds were really supportive (particular the young woman handing out the ice pops), the marshalls were excellent and the energy food at the end was spot on.
My only minor quibble is that the drinks stations were too short. On a couple of occasions I had run past the end of the station without finding a free hander-on of water.
Despite that this race is already one of the best halves around. I look forward to being sent to Coventry next year.
Date of review: October 22, 2007

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Overall score		60%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		60%
PB potential		80%
Atmosphere		60%
Organisation		40%
Value		40%
Beginner-friendliness		80%

In short: Getting better every year
In full: Every year the race seems to get better. The race was well marshalled and the route makes the most of the surrounding scenery. My only criticisms would be the start where you can only enter the gated area from the back, the end where there is no help getting timing chips off and given the price of entry, paying extra for the t-shirt made the overall price a bit steep.
Date of review: October 22, 2007

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Overall score		80%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		80%
PB potential		80%
Atmosphere		60%
Organisation		80%
Value		80%
Beginner-friendliness		80%

In short: A very well organised event. One of the best half marathon's about!!
Date of review: October 22, 2007

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Overall score		100%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		80%
PB potential		60%
Atmosphere		100%
Organisation		100%
Value		80%
Beginner-friendliness		80%

In short: Supeb race
In full: This has to be one of the best organised half marathons going. The marshalls did their jobs really well and were very encouraging to runners, the course was clearly marked, and the water stops were frequent and well organised. The scenery was a little dull in parts, but that was made up for by the stretches through the parks and that fantastic view as you turn left onto the Kenilworth Road. My only (small) criticism is the fact that it was difficult to find the appropriate start position as you could only join the crowd at the back and barge your way forward. Otherwise faultless and very enjoyable. Will definitely run this one again.
Date of review: October 22, 2007

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Overall score		80%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		60%
PB potential		80%
Atmosphere		80%
Organisation		80%
Value		80%
Beginner-friendliness		80%

In short: Good race, would reccomend to all
Date of review: October 22, 2007

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