Events

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

In short: Great scenery and worth every step...
In full: Had a fantastic day and the route was laced with picturesque views. A positive and friendly atmosphere made the event worthwhile indeed. Would definitely do it again. In fact, sod it, I will!
Date of review: November 8, 2009

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

In short: Biggest challenge not slipping into canal after tripping over fishing rod!
In full: Great fun - although flat was fairly tuff due to uneven rocky muddy towpath, up and over lock hills, loose dogs, fishing rods and the odd rambler! The only real hill at in the last 500m was - a killer! Looking forward to reverse in 2010 - down the hill at start!
Date of review: November 8, 2009

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

In short: great route but tricky running conditions
Date of review: November 8, 2009

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

In short: A quiet race with few spectators but very pleasant
Date of review: November 8, 2009

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

In short: Not the best runing conditions due to the rain but very enjoyable race
Date of review: November 8, 2009

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

In short: A nice, quick course with hit and miss organisation
In full: This is a fun race in the sense that it's a point-to-point course along the canal that keep you away from roads and offers a slightly different experience. However while the organisers obviously tried hard and ensured that the race itself ran well there were a few support issues - mainly the baggage van being very late and the instructions/directions being a little vague.
Date of review: November 8, 2009

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

In full: Good run, fairly even (albeit muddy)terrain. Marshalls were friendly and encouraging all the way round. Minute of remembrance silence before the start was appreciated as well.
Date of review: November 8, 2009

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

In short: great event but spoilt by bag fiasco at the end
In full: a fair course although a little slippery in places and a mild climb during the last mile. Coud improve bag collection (long queue) at the beginning and the collection of bag at the end of the event a disaster, especially for those in just a running vest!!
Date of review: November 8, 2009

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Overall score		60%
Would you do it again?		No
Details:
Scenery		60%
PB potential		60%
Atmosphere		60%
Organisation		40%
Value		60%
Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: Flat course, a little muddy. But really spoiled by having to wait at the end for FORTY minutes for the bags, in the freezing wind.
In full: I disagree with other posts which say "the baggage shambles wasn't the fault of the organisers". Yes, the organisers had sub-contracted this to an outside company (fine), but really: it took over 2 hours to travel a distance which took the bus about 35 minutes in the morning. Surely it's the responsibility of the organiser to check that the baggage movers had (a) maps (b) competence and/or (c) a GPS. Yes, this sounds like a rant, but there are serious questions to be asked about a situation where 200-ish people are forced to wait without car keys, money for food, no coats/jumpers etc, in a windy, cold park. In addition, there were no regular announcements telling people what was happening with the van (I heard one only saying the van was "5 minutes away", but it didn't arrive for 30 more minutes), and no attempt to (say) give us a cup of tea from the cafe while we waited, to warm us up. If there were no medical incidents as a result, then it's purely by luck. Must try better, as for me it spoiled an otherwise friendly atmosphere.
Date of review: November 8, 2009

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Overall score		60%
Would you do it again?		No
Details:
Scenery		80%
PB potential		80%
Atmosphere		80%
Organisation		60%
Value		40%
Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: Fabulous route with loads to look at but lacked atmosphere at the start/finish
In full: Parked at the finish and got bussed to the start which worked well. At the start there was nothing except 6 toilets (not enough, the queue was ridiculous), the luggage lorry and the start line so just a lot of standing around. The route was lovely, plenty of water stations, great marshalls, quite muddy and it was slippery in places but then that's to be expected in November. The finish was great, medals fabulous, banana and water welcoming, but then that was it. Thought it wasn't much for the entrance fee. Again nothing at the finish so a bit of an anti-climax having done a PB! Finally nobody seemed to know where the car park was in relation to the finish line so had to ask numerous people until someone could point me in the right direction! Good race but could be so much better.
Date of review: November 8, 2009

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