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Surrey Tempest 10

Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (59 votes).

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2011 race reviewed by: ricky evans
Overall score
 
60%
Would you do it again?
 
Maybe
 
Details:
Scenery
 
60%
PB potential
 
60%
Atmosphere
 
80%
Organisation
 
40%
Value
 
40%
Beginner-friendliness
 
60%

Date of review: September 4, 2011

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2011 race reviewed by: Lillias Griffiths 2
Overall score
 
100%
Would you do it again?
 
Yes
 
Details:
Scenery
 
80%
PB potential
 
60%
Atmosphere
 
80%
Organisation
 
100%
Value
 
100%
Beginner-friendliness
 
80%

In short: THE best 10 miler around
In full: Second time for me of running this race. Like all of Nicky and Alan's at Events to Live's races, ran like clockwork. Loved running around the Top Gear track and then got really stuck into the run. Not a pb for me as been ill recently, but not far off. Yes it may be undulating at times but there are also lots of flats and downhills, so a pb is definitely a possibility. The marshals are super friendly and you get a fab atmosphere when you finish. Good touch having a choc bar at the end, and the obligatory yet good medal.

I just enjoyed this run - two of my friends got pbs, and then watched the 20 milers come in. The weather didn't ruin it either. Looking forward to the next one in March.

Thanks guys.
Date of review: September 4, 2011

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2010 race reviewed by: BenG99
Overall score
 
60%
Would you do it again?
 
Maybe
 
Details:
Scenery
 
60%
PB potential
 
60%
Atmosphere
 
60%
Organisation
 
40%
Value
 
40%
Beginner-friendliness
 
80%

In short: Where was the Chip timing? This is for the Autumn 2011 race
In full: Review for the Autumn 2011 race. Another good running of this event let down for me in two areas: lack of loos, and no chip timing. Chip timing is fairly standard now at most races and was a feature of the Spring Tempest. The race isn't cheap, so I would expect this. Maybe Sport Systems have massively increased their cost, I don't know, but the reasons for no chip timing were not apparent from the ETL website.
Date of review: September 4, 2011

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2011 race reviewed by: Nicki Scott
Overall score
 
60%
Would you do it again?
 
Maybe
 
Details:
Scenery
 
60%
PB potential
 
60%
Atmosphere
 
40%
Organisation
 
40%
Value
 
80%
Beginner-friendliness
 
40%

In short: Challenging Race, lack of toilets ruined it for me
In full: Whilst there appeared to be specific directions, my husband and I still managed to get lost, and end up with numerous others at the wrong entrance gate, no one seemed to know how to get to the right gate and was quite chaotic.

This meant whilst we should have been over an hour early, we arrived 35 minutes before the start, having spent over 1:30 in the car, I (a female) desperately needed to go to the loo, and my heart sank when I saw the queue for the porta-loos. Credit to the organisers, they tried to get all the guys in the queue to use the urinals, but that still meant with approx 800 entrants on the day, there was a large queue, and I missed the start of the race (yes, queued for over 35 minutes!)

When I did get to start, I had not had the best race preparation, stretching in the queue was about it.

The race itself was definitely challenging, undulating, certainly with some short sharp hills. I heard lots of people who signed up to the spitfire drop out after 1 lap, I certainly wouldn't have liked to have to do another lap!

Great medal, good chip timing, but I can't be doing with organisers who don't get enough toilets in for the ladies.
Date of review: June 28, 2011

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2011 race reviewed by: Calum Field
Overall score
 
80%
Would you do it again?
 
Yes
 
Details:
Scenery
 
60%
PB potential
 
40%
Atmosphere
 
60%
Organisation
 
60%
Value
 
80%
Beginner-friendliness
 
60%

Date of review: May 15, 2011

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2011 race reviewed by: Frin
Overall score
 
80%
Would you do it again?
 
Yes
 
Details:
Scenery
 
60%
PB potential
 
60%
Atmosphere
 
60%
Organisation
 
60%
Value
 
60%
Beginner-friendliness
 
60%

Date of review: March 16, 2011

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2011 race reviewed by: On The Rails
Overall score
 
80%
Would you do it again?
 
Maybe
 
Details:
Scenery
 
80%
PB potential
 
60%
Atmosphere
 
40%
Organisation
 
100%
Value
 
80%
Beginner-friendliness
 
80%

In short: Intertesting tough run - well organised and good marshalling
In full: Well done to all involved. My concerns for giving this race top marks is that you do run with alot of road traffic hich is off putting along with the camber of the road when away from the airfield. Very good medal and plentyful supply of drinks and energy gels - very generous. Well done Alan and the team
Date of review: March 15, 2011

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2011 race reviewed by: Alistair Fitzgerald
Overall score
 
100%
Would you do it again?
 
Yes
 
Details:
Scenery
 
60%
PB potential
 
80%
Atmosphere
 
80%
Organisation
 
80%
Value
 
80%
Beginner-friendliness
 
80%

In short: Great race and welcoming. Enjoyed my first 10 miler will be back in October
Date of review: March 15, 2011

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2011 race reviewed by: Andy Tunstall
Overall score
 
80%
Would you do it again?
 
Yes
 
Details:
Scenery
 
60%
PB potential
 
80%
Atmosphere
 
60%
Organisation
 
80%
Value
 
100%
Beginner-friendliness
 
80%

In short: Great event! 3rd time for me, and it gets better every time.
In full: Great organisation. Excellent location. Just enough variation in terrain to make it challenging. I will be back in September hoping to slice another 30seconds off my PB! Thanks for a great Sunday morning.
Date of review: March 14, 2011

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2011 race reviewed by: Lorraine Boberg
Overall score
 
80%
Would you do it again?
 
Yes
 
Details:
Scenery
 
60%
PB potential
 
60%
Atmosphere
 
80%
Organisation
 
100%
Value
 
100%
Beginner-friendliness
 
60%

In short: Great! Thank you
In full: Had a great time, especially when I was near the end! Hard enough to challenge me, but not so much to put me off. Well organised, good water/ power gel stops, enough loos and very welcoming. Will definitely do again.
Date of review: March 14, 2011

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