Trionium Greensand Marathon  Here's how RW members rated this race (267 votes). 2011 race reviewed by: MALCOLM STATHAM 2
 | | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: hard but worth the pain
In full: i ran the beachyhead marathon on the day before which is a very hard and hilly marathon,so i took 58mins to get to the cutoff,running a marathon the day before i would like a bit more time to the cutoff,im happy i got round in 4.15.
Date of review: October 25, 2011
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2011 race reviewed by: Anthony W
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Hard, painful and demanding...but very, very good
In full: Great run (with a bit of walking) although so very painful. Struggled with my legs cramping intermittently through the second half (think I need more hill training!) but got there in the end. I think the quarter way cut-off adds another slightly unusual dimension to the race that helps make this race what it is. I plan on being back next year...
Date of review: October 25, 2011
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2011 race reviewed by: David Meer
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Great race its the second year I have done the race and really enjoyed it again, even though I did BOOT run it in uniform..
Date of review: October 25, 2011
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2011 race reviewed by: Hamish Pritchard
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Hilly and hard but forests and great views.
Date of review: October 25, 2011
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2011 race reviewed by: Jason Sharples
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: This was my first Marathon. Probably a lot more than I bargained for, but this run made a man out of me! Great atmosphere, warm and friendly. Wonderully painfull! Worth every bit of effort :)
Date of review: October 25, 2011
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2011 race reviewed by: NomadicNutter
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Cracking way to do my first lumpy race!
In full: My first trail run, never get more than 10m elevation in my normal runs. Brilliant marshalls, great course....enjoyed so much more than I expected.
Date of review: October 24, 2011
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2011 race reviewed by: jason searle 3
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: My 2nd marathon and really enjoyed it. Marshals and other runners were fantastic. They really made the day. Didn't respect the 2nd quarter and wheels fell off at 20 miles. Great freebies
Date of review: October 24, 2011
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2011 race reviewed by: Andy Wilson 20
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
Date of review: October 24, 2011
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2011 race reviewed by: Charlotte Craig
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 20% |
In short: Truly eccentric but thoroughly enjoyable
In full: Sooooooo apprehensive beforehand esp about the cut off (still think that is unfair especially when runners have trained hard to do a marathon) but in the end one of the most uplifting races I have done. Despite very sore quads and consequent hobbling around the office today I have had a smile on my face reflecting on aspects of a memorable day. Marshalls were fantastic - many thanks! Friendly and enthusiastic. Crisps were v welcome at halfway, salt helps. Weather fab. Tripped up a few times (once by a kamikaze dog just before Leith hill on the return and my language was not ladylike) but luckily not disastrously but you need to watch your footing. All in all a great day out and the most local race ever for me (half a mile from home).
Date of review: October 24, 2011
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2011 race reviewed by: Chris Bore
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | No | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Fantastic, another great Trionium race
In full: Brilliant. A bit hard for a novice (like me) but as with all Trionium runs a great atmosphere. T he only reason I will not do it again is because I am totally knackered, but I would not have missed it for the world.
Date of review: October 24, 2011
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