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

In short: It's my local race so I love it!
In full: The start is a complete joke - a chalk line on the road next to the undertakers! The Torrington road is open throughout the race so the first few miles are done with the traffic - this makes for quite busy water stations as there is no room to spread out. The Tarka Trail is glorious but not as flat as you would imagine. On the whole this is rather a quiet race, rather like a feisty Sunday run with a few hundred close, personal friends!
Date of review: November 11, 2004

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

In short: Beautiful location and a lovely route, but a bit underwhelmed with the start and finish.
In full: Beautiful setting and a very interesting course taking in the scenery along a former railway line which is now the Tarka trail. Some people say this is a PB course, which I would disagree with as there are some short sharp climbs and also there can be a strong wind blowing off the Estuary, particularly as you go through the railway tunnel. Support along the parts of the route can be thin or non- existent. The start is the most understated I've ever come across, merely a chalk mark on the road, I had to ask where the start was and still couldn't find it until lots of people started lining up on a side road! The finish was well supported but could have done with a commentator for a race this size.
Date of review: September 13, 2004

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