Bideford Half-MarathonHere's how RW members rated this race in the past (79 votes). | 71 to 79 of 79 ratings | Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |
2005 race reviewed by: Mark Smith 31
 | | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Pleasantly scenic and wonderfully flat for devon!
Date of review: March 7, 2005
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2005 race reviewed by: forevertheoptimist
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Nice, flat course, with picturesque scenary. Very well organised.
Date of review: March 7, 2005
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2005 race reviewed by: andy ryan
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Good venue and conditions, not much facilities before race.
Date of review: March 7, 2005
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2005 race reviewed by: Dunnarunner
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: This race is always on my "must-try-to-do" list. For Devon it does have pb potential and the views beside the riverTorridge are worth the trip alone.
Date of review: March 7, 2005
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2005 race reviewed by: Tic Talk
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Great race, especially second part along Tarkar Trail.
In full: Weather conditions where pretty much ideal, dry, cool and with fairl light wind. A couple of climbs on the outward on road stretch, but long gentle decline compensated for this. The Tarker Trail leg was great having a good offroad surface. The chip system seemed to be a success, hassle free when we arrived anyway. At £9 for a 1/2 marathon, with a good T-shirt, I think represents great value.
Date of review: March 6, 2005
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2004 race reviewed by: Monkey girl
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 40% |
In short: It's my local race so I love it!
In full: The start is a complete joke - a chalk line on the road next to the undertakers! The Torrington road is open throughout the race so the first few miles are done with the traffic - this makes for quite busy water stations as there is no room to spread out. The Tarka Trail is glorious but not as flat as you would imagine. On the whole this is rather a quiet race, rather like a feisty Sunday run with a few hundred close, personal friends!
Date of review: November 11, 2004
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2004 race reviewed by: stockie
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Beautiful location and a lovely route, but a bit underwhelmed with the start and finish.
In full: Beautiful setting and a very interesting course taking in the scenery along a former railway line which is now the Tarka trail. Some people say this is a PB course, which I would disagree with as there are some short sharp climbs and also there can be a strong wind blowing off the Estuary, particularly as you go through the railway tunnel. Support along the parts of the route can be thin or non- existent. The start is the most understated I've ever come across, merely a chalk mark on the road, I had to ask where the start was and still couldn't find it until lots of people started lining up on a side road! The finish was well supported but could have done with a commentator for a race this size.
Date of review: September 13, 2004
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2003 race reviewed by: Lance Chatfield
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
Date of review: August 24, 2004
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2003 race reviewed by: Eyeballs
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
Date of review: August 24, 2004
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