Trionium Bath Hilly Half  Here's how RW members rated this race (100 votes). 2011 race reviewed by: wayneus
 | | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: How the hell did i get mud there!
In full: Dr Rob and his team have provided yet again another event which leaves me in no doubt that i need some therapy!
i must be mental to put myself through the pain time and time again but always leave in some degree of satisfaction of my achievements.
I was left Disappointed by the promise of an xxl shirt at race finish but AS USUAL the Tshirt sizing debacle reared its ugly head. i have now done 4 trionium events and have yet to get the right size. (Dr Rob This could be simply fixed :(
Date of review: November 28, 2011
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2011 race reviewed by: Gordon Cameron 4
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Tough, friendly, satisfying, glorious... and tough!
Date of review: November 28, 2011
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2011 race reviewed by: Michael Lewis 3
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: They certainly didn't lie!
In full: There was plenty of warning that this was going to be a hard race, and they were not kidding. The ascents were challenging, the descents were steep and the majority of it on very muddy and/or rocky ground. Forget trying for a PB, it is just not going to happen on this course. Instead enjoy it for the run that it is.
The organisation was excellent, and the support from the marshalls was fantastic, just what was needed and at the right time. The second lap did not seem to be as bad as the first, probably because I knew what to expect instead of it all being a lovely surprise.
The carrot at the end was the icing on a wonderful cake. Thank you very much for a great run.
Date of review: November 28, 2011
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2011 race reviewed by: Tom Todd
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Beautiful scenery, great atmosphere & pretty challenging
In full: Sweet race,but you'd do well to ignore the advice about road shoes and bring a pair of proper trail shoes
Date of review: November 28, 2011
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2011 race reviewed by: Kate Etheridge
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Absolutely loved it!
In full: Very lucky with the weather of course, showing off the incredible scenery. Loved the course, and the lack of mile markers (so refreshing!), and challenging myself in a first off-road race, and the small size etc etc. And galloping round the race track on the final stretch.. and the end of race goodies (beer and carrots - genius!) Thanks so much - had a superb day.
Date of review: November 28, 2011
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2011 race reviewed by: Pippa Bristowe
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 20% |
In short: Loved it. Damned hard though.............
In full: Got diverted at the beginning so ended up running an extra 1.3km, which I felt at the end!!! But a fabulous run. Well organised. Beautiful. Friendly. Definitely going to be a fixture on my running calendar.
Date of review: November 28, 2011
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2011 race reviewed by: Mark Mackintosh
| | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Well organised challanging hilly half, great route and mix of topography and surfaces. Full marks to the organising team as well as the excellent post race food.
Date of review: November 28, 2011
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2011 race reviewed by: Olivia Hetreed
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Add in muddy and it's all in the title
In full: A fabulous clear sunny day made the most of spectacular views. Everyone was very friendly and apart from one slight bottleneck near the start on the racecourse it was easy to run. I was quite glad of the marshalling error as it avoided having to run down the very steep tarmac road twice - so thanks, Marshal - and we all found our way back to the right place. Also a special cheer for the Joker marshal who was a star all day. Racecourse made a great base and the beer and jaffa cakes made me smile.
Only suggestion for improvement: the advice that road shoes would be fine was misplaced and I felt sorry for a couple of people I saw slipping around helplessly on very greasy tracks.
Date of review: November 27, 2011
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2011 race reviewed by: williambloke
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 40% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Mud, hills, & carrots
In full: The inaugral Trionium Bath Hilly Half Marathon is muddy mad mayhem. 13.75 miles (stupid bloody marshall) at an average 7:38/mi, 2723ft of ascent, 1483 calories burnt, and finished in 5th place with a time of 1:45:01 Geddin there!!!
Not bad for a 42 year old bloke who only gave up smoking a couple of years ago...
But, oh, my poor aching feet. I think my off road shoes must have shrunk as I have big man-size blisters under the arches of both feet & on the ends of several toes. I may well have another crack at this next year - as long as they still give you a carrot along with a medal & a t-shirt at the end of the race!!!
Date of review: November 27, 2011
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2011 race reviewed by: P4t.B
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: My first off-road half. I may never do another on tarmac!
In full: The organisation was great apart from the unfortunate marshalling error. I felt really sorry for her as she was obviously gutted. The scenery was fabulous, the marshals were very supportive, especially the guy with the hat at the top of the hill, and there were crisps at the end. I can't do sweet things after a race, but often that's all that's on offer. My only quibble is the 'small' tee shirt, which is obviously a men's small, whereas I'm a (very) small female. This is a common issue - I just wish if they're only doing man size tee-shirts they'd go down to an x-small. They managed it at Kielder!! Over all I loved it.
Date of review: November 27, 2011
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