Snowdonia MarathonHere's how RW members rated this race in the past (450 votes). 2005 race reviewed by: Thomas Giles
 | | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: When the aches have gone, the memories will remain. Brilliant!
In full: One of the toughest events I can conceive, finishing with a real brute of a hill and a treacherous off road descent, but I loved it. Superb scenery, memorable (!!!) weather, friendly runners, marshals bearing gifts (mars bars and sweet, hot tea!). The wife tells me the atmosphere amongst the spectators was brilliant too.
Well done to all the organisers. See you next year.
Date of review: October 31, 2005
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2005 race reviewed by: beverley jones
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Excellent race, horrible weather
In full: A wonderfull experience, but very tough in bad weather.
Date of review: October 31, 2005
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2005 race reviewed by: mr f
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: already booked time off work for 2006!
In full: You will not find a better race of any distance in this country, or probably anywhere else come to mention it.
The only 'must-do' race in my calendar, and the often poor weather just adds to the experience!
Fantastic
Date of review: October 31, 2005
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2005 race reviewed by: Biastai
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Wild wet and windy! Wonderful Wales!!!!
In full: That was the most fun I have had with half my clothes on!
I can't believe people chose this as their first race.
You can not call yourself a marathon runner until you have completed this one :-)
Date of review: October 31, 2005
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2005 race reviewed by: g of the bang
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 20% |
In short: the last hill is a killer
In full: you can understand why some people have run it for the last 23 years . a must experiance for runners
Date of review: October 30, 2005
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2005 race reviewed by: RunAwayKJ
| | 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: Epic! Back next year and every other year as long as I can!
Date of review: October 30, 2005
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2005 race reviewed by: Mustava Banana
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | No | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Great marathon
In full: A great race but the weather was the pits! Marshalling & drinks stations excellent. A very well organised race. The only reason I would not do it again is because there are too many others to do out there. Well done Nat Trust & Hyder. I hopefully will have recovered by the end of the week!
Date of review: October 30, 2005
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2005 race reviewed by: grecian 2000
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Brilliant race, but a real test in horrendous weather.
In full: So many positives, great course, great organisation, fantastic support from the spectators/residents and marshals, good friendly spirit amongst runners, well stocked water stations with a choice of three drinks (and mars bars!, and an emotional feeling running along the finishing straight to big cheers! A memerable day! The horrendous weather will hopefully not reappear next year though!
Date of review: October 30, 2005
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2005 race reviewed by: Leo Brooke-Little
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Interesting weather, a challange!
In full: The drivuing rain brough everyone together at the beginning. Remember to run up the last hill, I picked up 50 places. Huge feeling of relief and achievment, at the end.
Date of review: October 30, 2005
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2004 race reviewed by: Chris Smith
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: My number ONE Marathon. I will be back
Date of review: October 30, 2005
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