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Overall score		60%
Would you do it again?		Maybe
Details:
Scenery		40%
PB potential		80%
Atmosphere		40%
Organisation		20%
Value		60%
Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: Organisation poor. I won a prize which has yet to arrive.
In full: Quite enjoyed the race, particularly after winning an age category. However, yet to receive to which I'm apparently entitled too which has taken the shine off a little. What's the point of having prizes if they're not given out?!
Date of review: November 7, 2006

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Overall score		60%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		40%
PB potential		60%
Atmosphere		60%
Organisation		40%
Value		60%
Beginner-friendliness		40%

In short: Good race spoilt by poor admin and some bad luck
In full: Poor admin on finish line lead to much confusion and to date myself (4th) and the guy that finished 3rd have not had our prizes. Unluckey that only one toilet available (the other was U/S)and the time car was a waist of time (i hope they got there money back as it only worked for 1 min 44 sec
Date of review: November 1, 2006

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Overall score		100%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		60%
PB potential		80%
Atmosphere		80%
Organisation		100%
Value		100%
Beginner-friendliness		100%

In short: Excellent 10k race
In full: This is a well-organised 10k. The two-lap course means the runner knows the route on the second lap. No hills of any significance so definite chances of PBs.
Date of review: October 24, 2006

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Overall score		60%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		60%
PB potential		60%
Atmosphere		60%
Organisation		80%
Value		80%
Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: Well organised. Very encouraging marshalls along the route. 2 laps was a bit boring, especially as you know where the slopes are the second time around! A couple of the km markers were out. Overall Good.
Date of review: October 23, 2006

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Overall score		80%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		60%
PB potential		60%
Atmosphere		60%
Organisation		80%
Value		80%
Beginner-friendliness		80%

In short: Nice run, well organised.
In full: I didn't think it was great for a pb - not sure why because the course isn't that undulating. It did seem longer than 10k though!
Date of review: October 23, 2006

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Overall score		60%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		60%
PB potential		60%
Atmosphere		60%
Organisation		60%
Value		80%
Beginner-friendliness		80%

In short: More undulating than you espect, not quite as good for PB as others say
In full: * This is the second time I have done this race, the first time I pulled out with a hamstring injury. This time I finished it in 40:11 (41st) which for me - my feeling is: OK I suppose.
* I can say for definite it is hillier than the organises like everyone to beleive. But something that I can't put my finger on makes me like the event, and want to do it again next year.
* The lady (Paula Fudge) who finished one place and one second in front of me taught me a lesson in "never giveing up" in the fight, until you cross the line. She was much more mentally tough than me. At 8 1/2K she was absolutely knackered, but hung in there and just would not give up. She was such a fighter. I was so impressed. She just made me feel I was a quiter. I just can't get it out of my head now that I have to work on improving my mental toughness.
* Both the 1k & 2k markers were not at the correct distsnce. The 2k marker was way out about 300-400 before actaul 2k. But, 3k, 4k & 5k markers were OK until on the second lap where the 6K & 7K markers werer also wrong. This could have off-putting for lesser experienced athletes. One of the runners arounsd me just tutted and shook his head and got on with the race - I thought to myself that is exactly how I feel.
Date of review: October 23, 2006

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Overall score		60%
Would you do it again?		Maybe
Details:
Scenery		40%
PB potential		80%
Atmosphere		40%
Organisation		80%
Value		60%
Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: Well organised but lacked motivation
In full: fairly simple race. Drove the route to visualize it like many suggest but I found this bad for me rather than good and didn't particularly like doing a 2nd lap. Got a PB though of 40min. Slow hills (might have been better in reverse ;-) Didn't rain like predicted which was good.
Date of review: October 23, 2006

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Overall score		80%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		40%
PB potential		80%
Atmosphere		60%
Organisation		80%
Value		60%
Beginner-friendliness		80%

In short: Good race organisation with great PB potential.
Date of review: October 23, 2006

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Overall score		80%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		60%
PB potential		80%
Atmosphere		80%
Organisation		100%
Value		80%
Beginner-friendliness		80%

In short: Enthusiastic support twice down High Street; great marshalls offering encouragement to all; good organisation. Despite short sharp rise at the 5k & finish points, it's been good enough for many PBs. Definitely my most anticipated race of the year.
Date of review: October 23, 2006

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Overall score		60%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		60%
PB potential		60%
Atmosphere		60%
Organisation		80%
Value		80%
Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: Good challenge on a couple of hills. Definitely worth another visit
Date of review: October 23, 2006

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