Datchet Dash 10K at Dorney LakeHere's how RW members rated this race (161 votes). 2008 race reviewed by: MB3
 | | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 100% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: Great course. Excellent organisation.
In full: Very fast course with the nice view of the lake. Lots or marshalls and water stations and good for spectators.
Date of review: June 7, 2008
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2008 race reviewed by: JEP
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Great organisation. How about chip to chip timing next time?
In full: Great medal and goody bag. All in all, superbly organised, except maybe for the start. Having everyone expecting to run between 40 and 50 minutes in one small area made it crowded and unpredictable. Chip-to-chip timing might encourage runners to choose their start positions more realistically. (It would also help those of us who missed a PB by three seconds on the official gun-to-chip time!)
Date of review: June 7, 2008
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2008 race reviewed by: Joe Hawk
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 100% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Very nice 10K , flat fast and very well organised.
In full: Only reason this is not down as an all-time fav is that I like longer races.
The weather was lovely but a bit to hot for me personnally. The race itself is about as flat as can be, in a nice scenic area. It loops around the lake so you have the advantage / disadvantage of knowing exactly where you have to go.
The organisation and marshalls were brilliant to the extent that the results were on the web at the time of the winners presentations.
Date of review: June 7, 2008
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2008 race reviewed by: Col!
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Really Good
In full: Great day. Super sunshine (and far less wind than usual at Dorney), good organisation, flat track, proper goody bag and medal. Small gripe is the congestion at the start/ first couple of K's but it's a great event (and far better than those organised by commercial organisations at Dorney). Thank you Datchet Dashers.
Date of review: June 7, 2008
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2008 race reviewed by: Adam Bispham
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: I liked running round the water
In full: Nice event. Very flat course so PB potential. Crowded at the start but ok. Warm day with a bit of wind. I really like running around the lake but the scenery is quite monotonous. Better time next year.
Date of review: June 7, 2008
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2008 race reviewed by: Michael G
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 40% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Great organisation and a fast course
In full: Organisation reaching new heights as chip time / computer technology being fully exploited - results being displayed at the race site almost in 'real time'. Loads of really helpful freinfdly marshalls.
Date of review: June 7, 2008
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2008 race reviewed by: ingy 1962
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: excellent for a fast 10k
In full: would certainly do again
Date of review: June 7, 2008
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2008 race reviewed by: floating runner
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 100% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: really good, well organised and good VFM as well as good pb potential
In full: very well organised, good race and even got the weather right for this year lol.
Medal and goody bag are very good, making this a really good race.
Thanks to all you Dashers for the organisation.
Date of review: June 7, 2008
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2008 race reviewed by: Way Too Slow
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 100% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: Excellent organisation!
In full: This is one of the best organised races I have taken part in. Good parking, plenty loos, access to the culb house (more loos), supervised baggage, lots of water stations, cheery marshalls, great goody bag, this race had it all. The only thing wrong was beyond the organisers control, the promised cloud and drizzle never materialised, and we ran in bright sunshine with a bit of a headwind on the out legs making them hot, hard work. Apart from that, full marks to the organisers. They were even posting the provisional results as the later runners were coming in. Will definitely do it again next year.
Date of review: June 7, 2008
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2008 race reviewed by: I've a blister but it's all good fun!
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Flat it is, interesting it isn't...there's just not enough variety to take my mind off the running...
In full: Fab to have regular water stations given the looping nature of the course and today's sunshine.
Marshalls were regular, helpful, friendly and supportive - thanks.
Good goody bag of fun treats and a medal to boot!
Well organsied and started on time...all in all a good way to start a day.
My all time fave? No, but would I do it again, probably...but hopefully I'll be fitter next time and not have to hobble quite so much on my way back to the car!
Date of review: June 7, 2008
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