Blackmore Vale Half MarathonHere's how RW members rated this race in the past (278 votes). 2010 race reviewed by: Dorset Roger
 | | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 40% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Undulating course with hilly finish
In full: It seemed like water stations every mile for the first 6 miles, however when I wanted to water to wash down a gel there was none for about 5 miles, and only saw one that had run out of water. At 2:10 there were plenty of people still to come through.
Date of review: February 7, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: Robert Brown 11
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 40% |
Date of review: February 7, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: chalky...
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: better than sitting on your arse at home doing nothing
Date of review: February 7, 2010
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2009 race reviewed by: Andrew Kilby 2
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 40% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Good race but start/finish line organisation could be much improved.
Date of review: March 15, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Jacqueline Davies 3
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Cheeky hills at start and particularly at the finish. Great race especially running with my pal Jane!
Date of review: February 7, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: trow
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: great training run. was on for a massive pb until the last hill.
Date of review: February 5, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: LuS
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 40% |
In short: not sure about pb potentual as definitly 'undulating' but I did a pb so love it!
Date of review: February 5, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Alastair Murdoch
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: A great way to spend a Sunday morning
In full: Travelled from New York to run this and spend a weekend with family in Dorset. Well worth the trip. Thanks to all marshalls, and hope you have recovered feeling in toes and fingers. Beautiful rural course (narrow and twisting at times), with a nasty, nasty hill to finish. Happy memories will survive the soreness in the legs. Obviously a lot of serious (club) runners out there, though still a fun, relaxed atmosphere.
Date of review: February 5, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: starbubble
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Lovely run with a few snow flakes & hills
In full: Well done to all marshalls in the freezing cold, nice tea etc at the village hall, SHAME ABOUT THE T-SHIRTS FOR THE ONES NEAR THE BACK. WE ALL PAID THE SAME MONEY!! WE DO NOT NEED STRESS BALLS!!! PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE MORE NEXT YEAR
Date of review: February 3, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Twitchie
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: A good challenging test of fitness in beautiful countryside. Very well organised.
In full: This was the second time for me, so I knew all about the hill finish, but hadn't banked on the freezing weather! Well worth getting out of bed for and making the effort to get there and get on with it. Very impressed by the organisation and provision of hot drinks and yummies. And the marshalls were great considering how blooming cold they must have been.
Date of review: February 3, 2009
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