Yorkshireman Off Road Half-MarathonHere's how RW members rated this race in the past (37 votes). | 1 to 10 of 11 ratings | Page: 1 2 |
| The big picture 2008 (11 votes) | | Overall score | | 98% | | How many would do it again? | | 100% | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 96% | | PB potential | | 35% | | Atmosphere | | 89% | | Organisation | | 84% | | Value | | 96% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 65% |
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2008 race reviewed by: Tony Hart
 | | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: A fantastic race with beautiful scenery. Tough climbs if unused to hills
Date of review: October 12, 2008
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2008 race reviewed by: Tina K
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Left me on a high!
In full: Fabulous race. Great value, great scenery, great food, great atmosphere, even great weather. What can I say - it was just great. Would love to do it again.
Date of review: September 30, 2008
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2008 race reviewed by: Michael Hulley
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Challenging! and almost 15 miles. great fun though
Date of review: September 23, 2008
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2008 race reviewed by: Jayne McDermottroe
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Mud mud mud mud mud !!!!!!!!!!!! Love it
In full: Really challenging course, plenty of hills and plenty of puddles. Really friendly crowd, and the cake - wow - I stand by my claims that I was entitled to 5 pieces due to large hills and deep puddles. Definatly back next year.
Date of review: September 17, 2008
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2008 race reviewed by: simon franklin 2
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Brilliant mad run through mud and scenery and cobbles, and back for cake
Date of review: September 16, 2008
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2008 race reviewed by: Dave A
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Fantastic race, well organised and a brilliant, but tough, course.
In full: The new course was a toughy and despite a couple of reccys it appeared to have got boggier over the past couple of weeks. I crashed and burned a little after setting a good pace early on, but the support from marshalls, runners and spectators was fantastic all the way round.
Next year I'll be back for another go.
Date of review: September 15, 2008
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2008 race reviewed by: Treacle Tart
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Muddy, hilly and tough - and 15 miles! But friendly, with beautiful scenery and unlimited cake at the end. What more could you want?
In full: I love this race. I travel up from London every year to see if I can finally get the better of those fells. Still haven't managed it, but I never leave without a smile on my face to go with all the mud on my shoes. I'll be back for more next year!
Date of review: September 15, 2008
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2008 race reviewed by: Kev Scone
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 40% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: fantastic race, challenging, thats how i like it, brill food and nice t shirt
In full: really enjoyed this again this year,despite the extra miles, really good value (well has to be it's yorkshire) some of the markers had gone astray and a few went wrong otherwise yorkshiretastic :@)
Date of review: September 15, 2008
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2008 race reviewed by: Liza with a z
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: Hard course but best race I have ever done
In full: This was my first proper off road race, and I absolutely loved it. It's definitely not a PB course (15 miles, not 13.1, and the route is tough - hilly and very boggy), but this race isn't really about times. The organisation is fantastic, and amazing value for £10 - great race, friendly marshalls, t shirt, soup and cake at the finish. The course is mostly well marked - I went wrong once but don't blame the organisers for that. The atmosphere is great and the hills were really not as bad as expected, it was the bog that got me! Can't wait for next year - this has now become my favourite event.
Date of review: September 14, 2008
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2008 race reviewed by: GTC
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: so many hills, so many miles - for a half!
In full: great weather, cloudy, cool and breezy most of the way. Boggy and slippy in places but not lethal with care and pretty much a good effort - I actually enjoyed it.
Date of review: September 14, 2008
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