Saab Salomon Turbo X, Bordon  Here's how RW members rated this race (153 votes). 2009 race reviewed by: Warren Lloyd
 | | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 40% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: a great challenge..loved every minute of it
Date of review: November 24, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: heezy
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Tough race, great atmosphere, lots of mud.
Date of review: November 24, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: JustDoIt
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 40% |
In short: Great race and very enjoyable. Very, very muddy.
In full: One thing I would say however and I know that it's not a race as such but it would be nice to run rather than walk in places. This is solely due to the numbers out there and the narrowness of the tracks. Minor gripe!
Date of review: November 24, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: jpd6
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Muddiest race I've been in.
In full: Mud, heavy rain, strong winds... the Turbo X zone was mostly a 4ft deep muddy swamp... which was great fun!
Not the hardest run, but by far the muddiest run I've ever done and that includes the likes of Sodbury Slog and Tough Guy.
Date of review: November 24, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: leekyboy
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Turbo X; long live the swamp-stomp king!
In full: I swear it was tougher than last year! Great work again, I defy ANYONE to not look back after doing this and grin insanely as they remember the stench of the bogs, the 'where the hell did my leg just go?' moments, the waist deep mud followed by freezing plunge pools..lovely! When your mates are all shaking, taking clothes OFF to warm up, but saying they'll be back, you know it's a special race. Some peeps still try a little too hard to win prizes, but hey, the majority turn up for the fun of it and that makes it great. If you haven't, DO IT!!!
Date of review: November 24, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Mark Newall
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 20% |
In short: As much fun as you can have with your clothes on
In full: This is my second year of running this race. Having tired of the typical 10-26.2 mile races on roads or pleasant scenery this mad run through bogs and over logs will now be a permanent fixture on my running calendar. Stupidly filthy it was tremendous fun. We all need to be a big kid once in a while. 10 out of 10 for me (but not for the faint hearted). Kind regards, Mark.
Date of review: November 24, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: IAN LOWE 7
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: What a race. Good job that I did the Hellrunner, last week, as a warm_up. See you next time.
Date of review: November 24, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Greg Sherriff
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: AMAZING! Don't change a thing, you guys have this sorted
Date of review: November 23, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: lizzie irvine
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: If you like your races boggy, wet and hard then this is for you! 50% hills, 50% mud and 100% fun!
Date of review: November 23, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Catcat
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Just Fantastic
In full: Everything just increased as the race went on.
The gradient of the hills just got steeper & steeper, The puddles got deeper & deeper, the mud got wetter & stickier. The laughing & shrieking got louder & louder. The smiles on everyone's faces got broader & broader.
It's a tough race but you'll thank yourself for entering it.
Date of review: November 23, 2009
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