Saab Salomon Turbo X, PoppyhillHere's how RW members rated this race in the past (180 votes). 2010 race reviewed by: fiftyplus
 | | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: After 2 showers, still smell of ditch water!
In full: Very well organised, tough race that was loads of fun. A great challenge that brought out the best in running cameraderie.
Date of review: May 15, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: janice moorekite
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Lots of mud, water and steephills (first few miles). No good if you have short legs!!!!
Date of review: May 15, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: Derah
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Good dirty fun!
In full: Mud, warm weather, mud, glades of bluebells, mud.... trail running at its best!
Date of review: May 15, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: Always at the back
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Absolutely loved it! Tough, muddy, filthy and friendly. Faultless.
Date of review: May 15, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: Catcat
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Hills , Mud, Fun
In full: Really good course, lots of tough, steep, hills both up and down. Some fun muddy bits, up to my waist at one point.
After the mud and hills of the race was slightly dissapointed by the X Zone which didn't really provide much worse, unlike the Borden race.
Would say that if this was run back in March it would probably be a different matter and the mud would have been free-flowing.
Bit of a queue trying to get out of the forest after the race, hundreds of cars trying to get out onto a busy A road.
Date of review: May 15, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: mee meep
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Still Stink from the bogs!
In full: Great fun, savage up and downs makes concentrating a must! What can i say about the bogs? Do it and find out! A new race for me and one that will be marked on the calendar for next year.
Date of review: May 15, 2010
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2009 race reviewed by: Michael Leport
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 40% |
In short: Do not underestimate this race.
In full: This is by far my favourite run so far but is also the hardest thing i've ever done. I was not expecting hills of such difficulty as I come from Essex where it is flat as a pancake in comparison. The turbo X zone was very interesting with the nice bog run they threw in for the bargain. Other than when I was a child, I have never had so much fun getting so dirty. Very good support though and other runners were very friendly. Although this took me longer than a half marathon, I will definitely take part again.
Date of review: October 6, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Rob Allinson
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: very hard & hilly but worth it
In full: This is one of the hardest races I've ever done. I was expecting the mud and water but not that amount of hills. By the time I arrived at the start of the x zone my legs had gone completely and the long drag up to the finish almost killed me.
I'll definitely be back next year.
Date of review: October 4, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Hobbit Matt
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Hell and brilliant race all in one
In full: This race was hell at times but amazing all in one go.Great goody bag
Date of review: October 4, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Bob Horgan
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Muddy Brilliant!!
In full: Great trail race - full of hills and good tracks for running on
Excellent goody bag full with plenty of great stuff including technical t-shirt, gels, running water bottle and loads of other goodies
Date of review: October 1, 2009
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