Sussex Beacon Half MarathonHere's how RW members rated this race in the past (483 votes). | 1 to 10 of 76 ratings | Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |
| The big picture 2009 (76 votes) | | Overall score | | 75% | | How many would do it again? | | 88% | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 73% | | PB potential | | 76% | | Atmosphere | | 69% | | Organisation | | 74% | | Value | | 62% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 76% |
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2009 race reviewed by: girly
 | | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: Flat-ish, quick, but a bugger of a hill near the end...
Date of review: August 9, 2010
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2009 race reviewed by:
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Flat, fast and fun. Sneaky hill at 8 miles
In full: Really fun this one. Good atmosphere. Well organised. Flat most of the way until a sneaky hill at 8 miles. The only irksome part is that at the hill people walked two abreast and for those of us wanting to keep running had to ask them to move.
Date of review: November 7, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Shona Lomberg
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 40% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Was very disappointed they didn't give out medals as it was my first ever race!
Date of review: October 5, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Ellie Thornton
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Well organised, great support, but last 3 miles are very hard.
Date of review: September 8, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: GunstarVixen
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 40% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Good race, would run again but only as it's local
In full: It's worth a run, you get a day in Brighton after! The last downhill is extremely steep but other than that it's a relatively flat easy course
Date of review: April 16, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Yorlof
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Great course, great scenery, great atmosphere
In full: The only downside was that there was no medal to show my children afterwards :-(
Date of review: April 2, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Shamir Patel
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Fairly flat course with one main climb. Enjoyed the day and would do it again.
Date of review: March 10, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: paul crowe
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: My first ever half, and chuffed with time. Great support, friendly marshalls but toilets really poor, and general air of profiteering. Could do better!
Date of review: March 6, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: A Low
| | 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: Enjoyable race. Glad I couldn't see the climb after mile 10 till I got there!!!!!
Date of review: March 5, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Hillsaremyfriends!
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 40% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Potentially an excellent race - when the hic-ups are ironed out
In full: I arrived at the start line with 15 minutes to spare. There were not enough toilets, as far as I could see, to cater for the large numbers. I had to start at the back, and although not fast I am a sub-1:42 runner; barriers made it very difficult to get any further up the field, so I was stuck at the back. It took 8 minutes to cross the start line and an eternity to dodge past the slower runners - it was my worse time ever! It would be helpful if signs were clearly displayed to easily place people according to their potential. Marshalls were great. T-shirt - 'not another one' - would much prefer a medal (sorry).
Date of review: March 5, 2009
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