Herts 10KHere's how RW members rated this race in the past (225 votes). 2010 race reviewed by: Katie B
 | | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Well organised race for a great cause.
Date of review: October 10, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: Tattybadger
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: Great fun, well organised and a good route.
Date of review: October 10, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: Ian Thurman
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Good route mainly off public roads
In full: Great location and route but they've got to widen the start line and level out the early grassy stretch. Cutting the amount of 'management speak b$&*ocks' pre-start would be good as well.
Date of review: October 10, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: Jeremy Smith 9
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: 5th year for me - great race
In full: As I live less than a mile from the start, its my local race. I know the course well and know how to plan for the hill. Yes it is crowded in parts but I never had to stop or even really slow down. Only minus was that the on-line results have my name wrong
Date of review: October 10, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: leadfoot
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Lot's of people to overtack
Date of review: October 10, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: Jones the Steam
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% |
In short: Hill wasn'tas bad as I feared
In full: An excellent, well-organised race. In the 50-55 min pen, the pack didn't thin out for about a kilometre but after that it was great. Varied surface with uneven grass, mud, road and pavement made for an interesting run.
Join in next year - don't fear the hill!
Date of review: October 10, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: Cookie_Runner
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Well organised event
In full: Despite reading some less than positive comments about last year's course, I felt that despite one or two "pinch points" that were well into the race and therefore not a huge issue, it flowed pretty well. You do have to take care on certain parts to ensure safe footing but nothing too onerous.
There was a great turn out and really good atmosphere - well done to all those that gave up their time to ensure a successful event for a thoroughly good cause.
Date of review: October 10, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: JR2
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: A race driven by a great cause
In full: This is a good way to start the cross country races of the next few months. The whole purpose is to raise funds for Grove House - the fact that it's a good course is a bonus. Was horribly out of shape (4 mins slower than I ran 3 months ago), ran a dreadful time but overall glad I did it. Will support this again next year, and run it properly to do the event more justice than I did this year.
Date of review: October 10, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: Robert Pearce 4
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Not as hard as people think
In full: Only one climb at 3.5k or so, 36 metres or so over a kilometre, so hardly a wall. Two or three k run over fields or soft byways, so could have been very soft and tricky if it had rained, but fortunately it was perfect - not rock hard and uneven like it could have been.
Very well organised, huge turnout.
Date of review: October 10, 2010
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2008 race reviewed by: All Tri Wear
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: it is my yearly event
Date of review: March 10, 2010
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