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

In short: My first half-marathon so I was very pleased to finish. A nice route through the city and through parks.
Date of review: January 12, 2009

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

In short: One to do
Date of review: January 10, 2009

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

In short: Brilliant event! Loved the course and the support. Thankyou! Back next year
Date of review: October 14, 2008

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

In short: Reasonably flat course with great crowd suuport and a nice medal at the end
Date of review: October 10, 2008

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

In short: Great.
In full: Great half course, good to include key points of the city (embankment, wollaton park, university lake etc.), more hilly than I expected or trained for. Great atmosphere and really pleased to have been part of it - shame the old legs packed up about 100 yds before the finish line ;-)
Date of review: October 5, 2008

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Overall score		80%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		80%
PB potential		60%
Atmosphere		80%
Organisation		80%
Value		40%
Beginner-friendliness		100%

In short: Well organised, but a few touches could make it really excellent
In full: Great race, but desperately needs pens to encourage slower runners to the back. Third time racing this and every year start further forward and still overtaking walkers at the third mile. Supporters and marshals better than ever this year, and less time at HP was welcome. 2nd half is still very quiet, but seemed better supported than last year. Query over the distance on the hastily re-arranged 2nd half - everyone seems to have measured the course long though - and by quite a way, which suggests not just margin of error. Marathon price vs half price makes it seem like a bargain, but £1 of entry fee to charity does not seem worth it. Will be back next year again I expect but maybe just the half.
Date of review: October 2, 2008

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

In short: Well organized run with a good feeling at the start / finish park.
Date of review: September 30, 2008

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

In short: First half is excellent, second half is soul destroying with the run round Holme Pierpont.
Date of review: September 26, 2008

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

In short: Great race - but good do better!
In full: Really enjoyed this - once I got into a rythem!
Downside - tried to start from the boards that displayed my anticipated finish time. However, too many people near front who should have been near the back, and I spent firt couple of miles trying to fight my way through.
Also, I believe the chip time should determine your finishing placement, as people finished higher than me according to the 'official' placings, yet I ran it faster than them according to my chip time!
Upside - No traffic! Well organised, and very well supported. Fellow runners near me were friendly, and everyone supported each other. Enjoyed it, although I believe I could have done it quicker if I wasn't fighting through the crowd at the start. Bring on next year!!!
Date of review: September 25, 2008

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

In short: My favourite half so far - bring on those hills!
In full: My 3rd half and 2nd PB despite the dreaded hills, which weren't so much hills as welcome leg-stretchers. Weather was perfect for the first half - drizzly beforehand to cool us down then dried up in time for the start. Baggage queues were scarily long just before the start - but the queue went down quickly once we were told to just leave bags at the desk and they'd be sorted out. Loos could have perhaps been restocked during the race? Little, if no, veggie food options, but didn't feel guilty at having chips after running 13.1 miles. Marshal support was fantastic, and drinks stations plentiful. Could have had a bit more space between the tables as did get congested. Goody bag disappointing for price, and assuming nothing went to charity, didn't feel I could justify an extra £14 for the t-shirt - yes, it's techy, but also unisex. Would love to do this again, maybe the full....
Date of review: September 21, 2008

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