Rainforest Foundation 10KHere's how RW members rated this race in the past (111 votes). 2008 race reviewed by: John Clarke 25
 | | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | No | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 40% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Not enough toilets or marshalls Course a bit repetitive
Date of review: November 2, 2008
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2008 race reviewed by: Robert Bartlett
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: really enjoyable run for a good cause, friendly atmosphere. Hot drinks for spectators would be welcome & could help raise additional funds. Could do with more loos & baggage staff. Best goody bag for ages!!
Date of review: November 2, 2008
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2008 race reviewed by: Nicholas Saiz
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 40% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: More hilly than you may think
Date of review: November 2, 2008
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2008 race reviewed by: Anna Finn
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 40% | | Organisation | | 40% | | Value | | 40% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Nice enough race, could do with more thought on organisation, all for a good cause though.
Date of review: November 2, 2008
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2008 race reviewed by: Julian Baker 4
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Good race, nice crew, challenging hills, great goodie bag, more bag handlers please
In full: I've only run a few races so hard to judge but fairly well organised with great goodie bag full of snacks - well appreciated. Could they be a few more bag handlers next time please or preprinted bag numbers? And what would make it really special would be a tea stall at the end given it's November, I'm sure our supporters would agree!
I'll do it again next year
Date of review: November 2, 2008
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2007 race reviewed by: Paul Bayley 3
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 40% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Decent race, but organisation could be better
In full: It was a good race, but there was sometimes a lack of marshalls so it was difficult to know where to go. There was also a lack of distance markers but this wasn't a huge problem. The organisers definitely did their best to make it a welcoming race.
Date of review: July 7, 2008
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2007 race reviewed by: Rain Forest
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: What a lovely race
Date of review: June 26, 2008
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2007 race reviewed by: Judi chadaway
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 40% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: seemed a long slog without any 1k markers and no stewards encouraging you on.
Date of review: September 17, 2007
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2007 race reviewed by: Philip Emsley 2
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 40% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Nice fast flat, bit tricky with public, dogs and the odd duck in the way
In full: Nice course, real PB potential (acheived my own PB), no distance markers which i decided was a positive as i find reaching the 6K markers very depressing knowing i have another 4K to do, perhaps someone stole the markers. Marshalling was limited around the course, but did see some brave marshalls doing a great job on the roads and having a right to do with some posh lady in a Merc who was getting a little impatient having to wait for all us healthy types. All in all a nice day out.
Date of review: September 17, 2007
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2007 race reviewed by: Robert Harrison
| | Overall score | | 20% | | Would you do it again? | | No | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 40% | | Organisation | | 20% | | Value | | 20% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: No Marshalls, No k markers, no exact distance
In full: Very poorly organised. No k splits despite saying so in the literature. No marshalls - had to stop twice to ask the guy behind me the way. Clearly overdistance. My time in the results bears little relationship to the time on my watch, and I started at the front.
Ran to Hyde Park afterwards to watch the Hydro Active, which showed that the basics can be provided in a charity race.
Date of review: September 17, 2007
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