Hanley Building Society Potters Arf Marathon  Here's how RW members rated this race (268 votes). 2009 race reviewed by: 306bully
 | | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 40% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Tough Hills but great Support!
Date of review: June 19, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: John Heath 3
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Great atmosphere challenging route.
Date of review: June 19, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Charles Larsson
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: still not as good as the potts marathon, but still they find the hills. great one at 11-5 miles. great idea of time bands for medals. great shirt and plate. some slower runners plus 2 hours delayed at finish.
Date of review: June 17, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Brian Powell
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 40% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 40% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
Date of review: June 17, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Michael Escolme
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Really enoyable race with immense crowd support.
In full: I'll definitely be back for this race again! Challenging route with a couple of tough hills. Nice medal, t-shirt and plate which was a nice touch. Brilliant crowd support, longish decline to finish and a big loud crowd along the finishing stretch made it a very memorable finish.
Date of review: June 17, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Steven Corden
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 40% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Fantastic Support makes this one of my favorite races
In full: I was clapped and cheered most of the way round. A local pub was playing "keep on running" out loud. Hosepipes ready to cool me down on the top of Milton Road. Crowd support at the end was amazing. Ill be back next year!
Date of review: June 17, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Christian Barber
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: my first half marathon, renowned for being difficult but I'm a local and used to the hills. Crowd were fantastic and very supportive.
Date of review: June 17, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: carole tilt
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 40% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
Date of review: June 17, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: 13AKER
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: brilliant day out .
In full: I'm slightly biased as I live in Stoke! but it was a great day and as it was my first half marathon had a great experience, atmosphere was great, the only down side for me is that there weren't enough water stops. Its always boiling when its the potters arf, but thank god for the brilliant crowds in Bentilee, Abbey hulton and Sneyd Green!
Date of review: June 17, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Nick Dunning
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Tough and challenging,brill crowds and great organisation
In full: Definitely still my fave race. Loved the hills, the Berwick road one on 11 miles is a stunner, and was rewarded with my first gold. The crowds always make it special and I'll be back next year. Spot on Potts!!
Date of review: June 16, 2009
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