Abingdon MarathonHere's how RW members rated this race in the past (556 votes). | 31 to 40 of 46 ratings | Page: 1 2 3 4 5 |
2010 race reviewed by: Adam Hingley
 | | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 100% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Fantastic experience
In full: That was really good. The number of marshalls was outstanding. I was proper nervous about my first marathon but it went really well. Lots of crowd support in the villages but very little in Abingdon itself which was a shame. I felt like a proper runner doing the last 300m on the track and just managed to beat 4 hours. Loved it, loved it, LOVED IT! Thanks so much to the organisers
Date of review: October 18, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: Gastroplodder
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 100% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Fast, well marshalled, lots of water, some pretty bits, local support in the villages. Great!
Date of review: October 18, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: Captain Hook
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 100% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 40% |
In short: A great course for PB hunters
Date of review: October 18, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: The Lazy Greyhound
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 100% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Very enjoyable marathon
In full: The very fast course attracts some very fast runners (well compared to me anyway!) so I would agree with a previous review about it be lonely for the slower runners compared to a lot of marathons. The organisation was very good. Plenty of drink stations and supportive marshalls. The route was a lot more scenic than I expected. The walk back to the car was longer than you want after 26.2 miles!
Date of review: October 18, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: Nick Eaves
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 100% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Fast, flat and superbly organised.
In full: If I have one gripe it is that I could have spent less time running through industrial parks. That said I realise that they might be hard to avoid and are easy to marshal - probably a significant factor in a race of this size. Big thank you to all the marshals and organisers!
Date of review: October 17, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: Lee Gardham 3
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 100% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Great race - Great PB potential
In full: Only build is extra water stops in last 6 miles - became very dehydrated in the last few miles and could have done with extra water.
Simply the best marathon I have done.... brlliant
Date of review: October 17, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: Rug 19
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: As usual-brilliant
In full: Great organisation, venue, vfm, weather etc!
Date of review: October 17, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: Stutter and Stumble
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 40% | | PB potential | | 100% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: chilly start - warm glow at thefinish
In full: freezing cold start - soon warmed up, course was well organised with good support from the marshalls. Course is a little dull - going up and down the kerb on the footpaths was not my idea of fun (my usual races are x-country) but for speed this is a great race - having removed the hills from my usual races I chipped 30 minutes of my PB - so the race did what it was suppose to do.
Date of review: October 17, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: Gemma F
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 100% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: Fast course with great organisation
In full: This is a flat course so definitely one for a PB- I managed to knock 15 mins off mine! The majority of the course is through nice countryside with a small section through an industrial park which perhaps isn't as nice but there was great support from the water/feed station to push you along. Organisation was fantastic- started on time and there were plenty of marshals along the entire course who did a brilliant job of cheering you on and controlling the traffic. Water stations were frequent- I think every 3 miles, maybe closer than that and there was bottled lucozade at around mile 14/23 (it did state in the leaflet sent in the post that these would be at miles 12 & 21 though). All in all this was a great race and I will definitely do this again. The only bad thing was how freezing it was but I can't hold that against the organisers!
Date of review: October 17, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: Fart in Daps
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | No | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: I said never again lastyear.
In full: All aspects of the organisation was spot on, the Marshalls were excellent and plenty of water stations. Its just the course doesn't do it for, I can't put my finger on it why but I run faster on much harder courses. It's just down to personal preference don't let me put you off, it's a great Marathon for first timers and vets alike. See you next year!
Date of review: October 17, 2010
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