Muscular Dystrophy Bury 20Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (111 votes). | 1 to 10 of 12 ratings | Page: 1 2 |
| The big picture 2005 (12 votes) | | Overall score | | 87% | | How many would do it again? | | 92% | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 82% | | PB potential | | 48% | | Atmosphere | | 72% | | Organisation | | 93% | | Value | | 77% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
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2005 race reviewed by: jd
 | | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Nicely undulating and cold again!
Date of review: March 13, 2005
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2005 race reviewed by: Sirius303
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 40% |
In short: Undulating...........!
Date of review: March 5, 2005
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2005 race reviewed by: Matt Crumpler
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 40% |
In short: Hilly and challenging course (felt like crying at 9 & 18 miles) but beautiful scenery and good orgaisation.
Date of review: March 1, 2005
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2005 race reviewed by: Nik Bestow
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: 20 well marshalled and almost traffic free miles through a suprisingly hilly suffolk
In full: Very well marshalled race (including radio links). Starts in Nowton Park and heads off South of BSE to shimpling - the first 5 miles are shared with the 10 mile option. Good ratio of Drinks stations, friendly runners and a burger van at the end. Park and Ride from the centre of BSE works really well.
Date of review: March 1, 2005
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2005 race reviewed by: Go-KL
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Excellently organised race over a scenic, challenging course with weather to test your mettle!
In full: From the organiser posting advice on this site's forum, to the weather updates on the race website on the morning of the race, one supected this race would offer a little extra.
The park and ride was superb - it just worked. The mobile toilet was surely the poshest seen at a race ever! The baggage and start procedure all worked fine. The course was challenging - the hill at 9 miles a toughy, the one at 18 a drag made worse by the chilling wind, otherwise it was scenic and undulating, but with enough flattish stretches to check out my marathon pacing.
The marshalling was superb - encouraging, numerous and advisory of any icy patches of which there were many - especially in the first few miles.
Drinks stations were plentiful and helpful and for a course run virtually entirely on country roads the support from spectators was surprisingly plentiful.
It was also the first race I finished in a snow storm - but not even that could put me off.
If I had one constructive criticism it would be maybe to put a bit of sawdust down on the grassy/wet/muddy area at the start and finish to dry it up a bit.
When I entered the £14 or so entry seemed a bit steep for what was ultimately a pre-London training run. But having seen the seamless organisation that went into the event I would say it is very good value for money and a race I would certainly run again.
Date of review: March 1, 2005
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2005 race reviewed by: jo k
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: v well organised, some evil hills
In full: awful weather but the friendly marshals were very encouraging. very well organised but tough race
Date of review: February 28, 2005
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2005 race reviewed by: Jeckmac
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Great race, well organised, friendly and challenging
In full: Really enjoyed this. Very good organisation with coaches to and from car parks. Great marshalling. Regular water stops and lots of firm encouragement which worked a treat for flaggeing legs! Lovely sceanery, all in all a real gem. Will be back next year for this definitely.
Date of review: February 28, 2005
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2005 race reviewed by: Jose.
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: The snow made those hills harder
Date of review: February 28, 2005
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2005 race reviewed by: bunions
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Great course, awful weather
Date of review: February 28, 2005
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2005 race reviewed by: grecian 2000
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 40% |
In short: Despite the weather conditions and the tough hills, an excellent race!
Date of review: February 28, 2005
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