Ribble Valley 10kHere's how RW members rated this race in the past (57 votes). | 1 to 10 of 13 ratings | Page: 1 2 |
| The big picture 2006 (13 votes) | | Overall score | | 69% | | How many would do it again? | | 77% | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 83% | | PB potential | | 72% | | Atmosphere | | 69% | | Organisation | | 55% | | Value | | 71% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 62% |
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2006 race reviewed by: james redmond
 | | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 40% | | Organisation | | 40% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Shows promise.
In full: Kilometre markers would have been helpful as tis was a 10k race and some of us gauge our progress on kilometer times. Biggest problem was the lack of toilets. I got there in plenty of time but then had to queue behind 15 other desperate souls for the one available male cubicle (the ladies had requisitioned the disabled loo). This left me with a half mile uphill sprint to the start, getting there just in time to do a quick U turn on the start line as the starter counted down from 10 -1. Definitely affected my overall time cos I spent the first mile trying to recover.
Date of review: January 10, 2007
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2006 race reviewed by: Justin Balfour
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 40% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 40% |
In short: Water?
In full: Enjoyed the race, nice scenic course, flat, PB potential. Muddy finish, NO WATER anywhere! Give us some water and will be back next year.
Date of review: January 5, 2007
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2006 race reviewed by: beefyw
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Well organised, scenic quickish route, managed to get it in before the forecast gales
Date of review: January 4, 2007
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2006 race reviewed by: The Hobble-it
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Good race at ideal time of year to blow away the cobwebs
In full: This is an enjoyable race in pleasant countryside, and ideal for get movng again after Christmas excess. Lack of toilets at start is a pain, and I would happily forgo the T-shirt for a drink at the finish. The road is congested for the first half mile with cars lining both sides of the street, but they are runners' cars, so the solution to that problem lies in reducing the size of the entry or runners recognising their own responsibilities. I expect it will just remain congested. Overall, a highlight of the winter.
Date of review: January 2, 2007
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2006 race reviewed by: Cool Max
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 40% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Good race despite a few niggles with organisation - great course
In full: Great course with nice scenery and PB potential. Start a bit congested due to parking on each side of narrow road. Could have done with a few more marshalls on parts of the course, but those who were there did a good job. Expected a water station at the finish but overall good race and good value.
Date of review: January 2, 2007
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2006 race reviewed by: ES
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 40% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Nice undulating course, pity no drinks at the end.
In full: Very pleasant way to end the year. Undulating course, but no bad ups or downs, well marshalled. Can't understand why there were no drinks at the end, spoilt it a little bit.
Date of review: January 1, 2007
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2006 race reviewed by: Tizer
| | Overall score | | 40% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 20% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 40% |
In short: Disappointed by the lack of organisation
In full: 3 toilets between 1000 people isn't acceptable. No drinks even at end. Poor time keeping (added 20 secs to my time). Forced to walk through muddy grass at end in road shoes. This is my third entry in a row for this race, the organisation was worst than ever this year and on principle I won't be back.
Date of review: January 1, 2007
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2006 race reviewed by: Richard Mann 3
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 40% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: good day apart from finish which was crowded and very muddy going into sports centre
Date of review: January 1, 2007
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2006 race reviewed by: 118
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Scenic course
In full: A popular race - changing rooms and showers available.
Well organised - very good value - my only complaint was that a water station at the end would have been welcome.
Date of review: January 1, 2007
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2006 race reviewed by: brian porter
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 100% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: Get it in your diary for 2007
In full: As always this was an excellent race.
Many thanks to the huge number of people who put in an enormous amount of their time to give us runners a great experience.
Date of review: December 31, 2006
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