Sevenoaks Rotary Knole Park 10K  Here's how RW members rated this race (160 votes). 2011 race reviewed by: Dominic Smith
 | | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Nice moderately hilly course set in the pretty Knole Park. Good variety of pace in the field with plenty of club runners to keep the pace interesting
Date of review: March 13, 2011
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2011 race reviewed by: lITTLELADY
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
Date of review: March 13, 2011
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2011 race reviewed by: Steve Barnes 7
| | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: No easier!
In full: The long drag doesn't get any easier, no matter how you try to run it! Stiil - 2nd time this year, and, once again, thoroughly enjoyed it! From marshalls in the car park to support on the way round, this really is a great race. Well done and thanks to all concerned!
Date of review: March 13, 2011
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2010 race reviewed by: GordonG
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: tough. hilly. well organised.
In full: i've been to this park many times but you don't appreciate how hilly it is until you run in it! Well organised race - having the water station in the part of the course where the two laps were was a very good idea - with encouraging, friendly marshalls. would suggest though that they need some portaloos nearer to the start line!
Date of review: May 20, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: never_expected
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: A lovely morning's run! good fun!
Date of review: May 2, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: Colin Mangiagalli
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Had a great time!
In full: Overall a great race. Quite a long gentle incline to start with, but not to bad if you are used to all the hills in Sevenoaks.
Some portable toilets might have been a good idea at the start.
Date of review: March 23, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: Warren Nel
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: A challenging first 10k
In full: Knole Park is a very nice location and the course was challenging for a first timer like me. I will do it again next year, hoping that I can finish a bit higher. I find it a bit odd (and i'm taking into account the gun time and chip time) that my finishing position was different from what was posted up at the Leisure Centre. It would have been good if there actually been a horn or something to start the event.
Date of review: March 18, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: Dianehazel
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Lovely atmosphere and lovely grounds to run in!
In full: A lovely place to run in! We were lucky that it hadn't been raining recently, as it would have been pretty awful - mud wise. My first real cross country race, and I have to admit I found the hill/incline very hard. Well organised and a good atmosphere.
Date of review: March 18, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: Long Bones
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: Great organisation.
In full: A great course (wide and open) that is reasonably challenging in parts. A well organised race with cheerful marshalls and helpers. A good atmosphere
Date of review: March 16, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: batmite
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 40% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: A tough course !
In full: Ran this as part of my marathon training so on tired legs ie after a 22.5 mile run on Friday. So I thought the 1st 2.5 km and 5 to 7 km was rather hardwork, but the flatter and downhill bits did help me make up lost time. Not ideal for a PB due to the terrain and gradient. Very pleasant place to run, I saw lots of Deer while I was warming up and the setting was very pretty indeed. Well organised but the start a little premature - we were promised a count down which I did not hear just a claxon and a mad dash.
Date of review: March 16, 2010
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