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

In short: Scenic run on a down hill course, great for loosing the Xmas pounds.
In full: Arrived quite late so was close to the start, however quite a long trek to the car after the finish. I was impressed with the organisation, (I didn't need the loo!)especially the marshall at mile 1 who called out the lap time. Loud-hailer & blow up finishing line, who could ask for more. A good scenic course that seemed to have more down than up hills so probally PB potential, way outside mine need to get off the booze & start the new years resolution!
Date of review: December 31, 2006

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

In short: Great PB race but the organisation was a bit dodgy
In full: I can't complain too much about this run (got my PB 42:40 after all!). The scenery was fantastic, worth the drive over from leeds and the course was nice with not too many hills and the atmosphere was very good.

There were a few problems with the organisation which marred the race for me.

There was a distinct lack of toilets for an expected 1000 runners, everyone had to queue for half an hour or more. The marshalling was excellent on the race itself but there were some rude drivers who cut in amongst the runners rather than wait a few minutes (not that this was the marshalls' faults). The end was a bit muddled and this is the first 10K I have run in years where there was no drinks station anywhere on the route, not even at the end!

Getting the T-Shirt at the start was a bit odd too but I understand that this was to stop queues at the end. This may be true but other races with mny more runners seem to manage this ok.

I seem to be whinging quite a bit here but I actually despite all this enjoyed the race and would definitely do it again.
Date of review: December 31, 2006

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

In short: Only reason not a PB is that there was a pretty decent family party the night before
Date of review: January 16, 2006

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

In short: Run this race several times it is one of the best for clearing the festives cobwebs and justifying the over indulgement over xmas and new year.
In full: This race is a must to ensure that people commit to the "must get fit" new years resolution that is often broken by 2nd January". The exercise between xmas and new year is a sharp reminder to people just how much they have overdone it during the festive period. All standards, shapes and sizes compete. Didn't do it in 2004 and the only change I noticed from 2003 apart from the fact that they had returned to handing out short sleeved T shirts instead of long sleeved was the queuing at the end. For some bizarre reason they had people funnelled single file that snaked and led back into the sports hall that created an awful and unnecessary bottle neck. I couldn't see the point in this. It didn't spoil a well organised race and in true "Arnie" fashion "I'll be back", next year.
Date of review: January 12, 2006

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

In short: Last chance of the year for a 10km pb!
In full: Sceneic and enjoyable with a very fast field.

Following organiser's instructions meant that I got stuck towards the back of the pack so the first downhill mile was a struggle to hit at target pace, but numbers thined out from there.
Well recommended for anybody chasing 35mins or below 10km times.
Course profile is downhill first mile, then 2 and 3 uphill, 4 and 5 back down, 6 undulating with a climb for the last 300m.
Date of review: January 5, 2006

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

In short: Fantastic race, rubbish finish
In full: Great location and scenery, generally well-organised, marshalls did a great job of controlling the cars and a nice relaxed atmosphere. Calling it flat/undulating is a bit cheeky, I can't remember any bits of it that were flat for any distance, it was up or down the whole way. Quite often I got to what I thought must be the top and I thought it would be downhill from there, only to see the next uphill around the corner. Beat my PB and my target for the year though. On the downside, the finish was a mess. Having the finish line clearly marked (taking into account the fact that most runners have tunnel vision by that stage in a race) by something as simple as marking a line on the road would make a real difference, at least people would be able to get an accurate time for themselves. And being really picky, could they not have given out the T-shirts in the hall rather than in the doorway which left me queuing in the cold with my knees seizing up and no water for ten minutes. If they can sort out these niggles I'd be happy to come back next year.
Date of review: December 30, 2005

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

In short: Superb scenary
In full: Fast,scenic course. Queued for nearly 2mins to cross the finish line and then was asked by the officials what time I'd done which was very strange!!
Date of review: December 29, 2005

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Overall score		40%
Would you do it again?		No
Details:
Scenery		100%
PB potential		80%
Atmosphere		40%
Organisation		40%
Value		60%
Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: Poor organisation ruined this one in my opinion.
Date of review: December 29, 2005

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

In short: a nice PB course, well organised except for lack of water at finish
Date of review: December 28, 2005

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

In short: Above average race in terms of PB potential
In full: Nice course and location, good parking. Nice and fast course just last 200 meters uphill. Not to keen on finish arrangments though, had to queue too long to get to t-shirts and no water either on the course or at the end. Overall good race worth turning out for just need finish sorting a little.
Date of review: December 28, 2005

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