Events

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

In short: Quick, well organised and perfect conditions
In full: This was a really good marathon. Little touches like having your name printed on your bib numbers were great and really encouraged the crowd to cheer you inidividually. I quite like the fact that the crowd isn't dense all the way round the course, but when you went through the villages, they really came out in force to spur you on.
Queues for the portaloos at the start were really long, but it was deceptive and they moved pretty quickly, so no complaints there.
Goody bag was decent enough and the long sleeve t-shirt will be awesome for winter training.
If I had to be really picky, there were only 2 things that frustrated me: 1) the first bit around the racecourse is very narrow and it was frustrating trying to get into a rhythm. 2) The social media tracker results only appeared right at the end, so my family had no idea if I'd made it through half way when I passed them at the finish.
Overall - I really enjoyed this and will come back again.
Date of review: October 7, 2012

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