46th Hogs Back 8Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (203 votes). 2009 race reviewed by: Strag RouteMaster
 | | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Who cares about medals and water it's the hill we come to conquer!
In full: We're all getting soft. I took a sip of water, so I'm now sorry for not leaving it for later runners. Do we really need a water station on an 8 mile run in December? If you really need water use a belt or carry a bottle. The mug is nice and a bonus for the hard work but the reward is knowing that you've tackled and completed a very hard run.
Date of review: December 13, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Dafydd Jones
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Great race, low key and quick and organised
In full: I did hear there was no water at the 1st drink station and apparently the 1st runner came into view and had no police presence.
I personally liked the race and will be back
Date of review: December 13, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Diversue
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: I always enjoy this race
In full: A few people have commented about lack of tea and cakes. They were available, but in the smaller barn as the normal one had been hired for a wedding. Also the year the start was at Losely House, everyone moaned about the walk from the car park.
Date of review: December 13, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: lowregister
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 40% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: They ran out of water at the top of the hill. Why?
Date of review: December 13, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Sharon Dooley
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: It's a hill but you go down the other side...would be nice to see more toilets at the start but is one of my favourites
Date of review: December 13, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: MikeFrog
| | Overall score | | 20% | | Would you do it again? | | No | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 20% | | Value | | 20% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: They ran out of water - unforgivable - a beginners mistake
In full: And a race license requires them to provide a water station. It's not as if they haven't run a race before, allegedly, or have no way of knowing how many people will come - they set the race limit.
Date of review: December 13, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Helen Lawson 2
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 40% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: A good run but running out of water for that many people is very poor
Date of review: December 13, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: matt Whyndham
| | 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: Start and Finish a mile apart!
In full: The Start could easily have been in Loseley as well, with a bit of imagination with the route, e.g. up behind the College of Law to rejoin the A3100 by the Ship.
Tea and Cakes in one of the Losely Barns would be ideal, naturally there'd by a hike in the race fee (to cover hire), but I could live with that.
Date of review: December 13, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Linda Tyler
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% |
In short: Great race to end the year.Missed the normal tea, coffe, cakes etc at the end this year and why bother with chips that obviously didn't work?i
In full: Next year - make sure that there are refreshment s at the end PLEASE!!!!
Date of review: December 13, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: racer dan
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: First did the Hog back in the 1980s and that bloody hill never gets any easier! Good days racing.
Date of review: December 13, 2009
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