Cirencester 10KHere's how RW members rated this race in the past (85 votes). | 1 to 10 of 15 ratings | Page: 1 2 |
| The big picture 2005 (15 votes) | | Overall score | | 72% | | How many would do it again? | | 93% | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 87% | | PB potential | | 67% | | Atmosphere | | 67% | | Organisation | | 56% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 67% |
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2005 race reviewed by: Peter Stephens 2
 | | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Enjoyable race, will most probably be doing it again next year
Date of review: November 23, 2005
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2005 race reviewed by: Colin Woodward
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | No | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Fast course, rubbish memento
Date of review: October 3, 2005
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2005 race reviewed by: Andrew Thomson 4
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: My first event - now I'm spoiled. A stimulating run in great weather through a beautiful park. The hill (x 2) was a great challenge and punctuated the run just nicely.
Date of review: September 28, 2005
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2005 race reviewed by: Roger Rabbit
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 100% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 40% | | Value | | 40% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: As my 1st Race I realy enjoyed it
In full: I know what the others mean about the lack of toilets, I got a severe case of beginners nerves just before the start and after queing had to run like mad to get to the start in time.
I would like to thank sue 'whoever you are' for panting down my neck thus keeping me running flat out for the last 3 or 4 k's. I should be able to walk again very soon!
see you all next year and i'm bringing my own portaloo.
Date of review: September 27, 2005
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2005 race reviewed by: Big Dad
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 40% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Very enjoyable Sunday run.A little far from car park to start but course made up for it.Two laps of hill section good idea as top runners lapping you gives added inspiration!!!!!
Date of review: September 27, 2005
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2005 race reviewed by: GERARD NEWMAN 2
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: Lovely setting- good course.
In full: Didnt mind the walk to the start.
Liked the earlier start time this year.
Would have liked some warning the race was about to start.
A drink station would have been nice at the top of the hill- having run this one last year, I learnt and took my own.
Memento unusually useful!
Friendly encouraging marshalls.
Overall, despite the few minor moans, a pleasing event
Date of review: September 27, 2005
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2005 race reviewed by: NogtheNog
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 40% | | Value | | 40% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: How far to the start line???
In full: I got there with half an hour to spare, and joined the (extremely long) queue for the ladies. 20 mins before the race, someone came round shouting that it was a 15min walk to the start!! Being desperate, I nipped into a hedge and got stung by stinging nettles, and approached by a number of surprised chaps also hoping for a pee. People peeling off in every direction looking for bushes!! Otherwise fab race, hill not too scary .. but a Cirencester Athletics diary as a finisher's prize???
Date of review: September 27, 2005
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2005 race reviewed by: Adverse Camber
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: A enjoyable 10K through a scenic park
In full: If you liked the Princes Trust 10K, Westonbirt 10K or Longleat 10K then this race seams to have all of these in one race. Its a really nice experience run through woods and open land on good paths and tracks, and with the good atmosphere from both the organisers and crowds and the downhill finish which made for a quick last kilometre.
Luckily I did not have to sample the queue for the toilets nor do I normally take water from water stations in 10K’s so these two obvious problems did not affect my experience of this race.
The only problem I experienced is a long walk back to the car from the start, made even longer by walking the wrong way from the finishing line, some signs would not go amiss. If the weather was any colder or if it had been raining then the walk back would have detracted from my race experience.
See you next year.
Date of review: September 27, 2005
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2005 race reviewed by: Rooknee
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Good, interesting course - some organisational problems.
In full: There are a number of recurring comments that I agree with:
- nice scenery to run through
- could have done with some warning before the gun as people were generally caught by surprise.
- hill was over-rated (but then caught me out on the second lap as I faded massively on the flat!).
- my biggest gripe would have to be with the toilet facilities - there was a massive queue for the gents minutes before the start. More toilets are required for such a large field of runners.
The battery ran out on my watch, so I didn't get my time, so it's really good to see that the results are up on the web the next day (even if one of my club mates appears to be missing from the list!).
Overall, I found it an enjoyable event (which I would say, following a PB!!) - marshalling and course marking very good. The memento was certainly original (though I'd still have prefered a t-shirt).
Date of review: September 26, 2005
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2005 race reviewed by: geraint blackwood
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: beautiful scenery! and a nice big hill!!
In full: Cracking race.well done!
(bit of a trek from race HQ to the start though!)
Date of review: September 26, 2005
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