Southend Half MarathonHere's how RW members rated this race in the past (393 votes). | 1 to 10 of 66 ratings | Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 |
| The big picture 2009 (66 votes) | | Overall score | | 76% | | How many would do it again? | | 83% | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 73% | | PB potential | | 82% | | Atmosphere | | 70% | | Organisation | | 75% | | Value | | 78% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 77% |
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2009 race reviewed by: frostyboy
 | | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 100% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: oh we do like to be beside the seaside! very flat route half-helped along by the seas breeze.
In full: Easy to get to on the train. Simple seafront route, with a seabreeze you could get yourself a PB! (I did albeit my first half marathon.) washed down with fish and chips and the best local rossi ice cream by the pier- you cannot go wrong!
Date of review: February 24, 2010
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2009 race reviewed by: William Foley
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Flat so there is potential for a PB although too hot for me this time. Well organised.
In full: Its a mixed bag for me. Nice run to begin with and it is fast and flat but the route could surely be better. There are some potentially great routes in the area, I should know, I run there all the time. So on the fourth time along the seafront I was losing my mind.
Date of review: February 10, 2010
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2009 race reviewed by: Ellie Thornton
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Excellent, lots of fun, mostly flat and loads of water stations and sponges!
Date of review: September 8, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Darren O'Leary
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: Having started running this year, at 40, this was my first attempt at 13miles. Had great fun
Date of review: August 14, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: stookesy
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: It's my home town run, friendly & well organised. Was very hot!
Date of review: August 14, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Malcolm Allen
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 40% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Very hot, no shade, quite boring having to do two laps
Date of review: July 13, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: molhol
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 40% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Didn't enjoy it as much as I did last year, Not as much of a sea breeze as there was last year and it was just too hot.
Date of review: June 20, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Sir Cowarde de Custarde
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 100% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: Given the right weather, this has to be a PB course.
In full: Teething troubles from 2008 have been ironed out, and this race went superbly in 2009. Although I was brought up in Thorpe Bay, the opening up of some former MOD land meant that I was running somewhere I had never been before. £11 for a course which was closed to traffic with effectively 9 drinks stations is fantastic value, and the medal at the end had been specifically made for the event; I shall definitely be back.
Date of review: June 18, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: paprnek
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 100% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: Great race, very well organized
In full: The only negative thing of this race was the weather. I liked the course and don't see any reason for those complaints about 2 laps. Frequent refreshment stations supplied with the sponges were very appreciated. Thank you.
Date of review: June 18, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Lee loo lyn
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: Warm but enjoyable run
In full: Didn't think I would like the lap circuit particularly with a field of this size - but I rather enjoyed this experience. Good range of running abilities, cheering crowd, handy out of London with the start time and a good day out running along the coast in traffic free bliss. The breeze helped wick away some sweat but the heat did dry you out...which brings me to the water stations - while they were frequent enough and well staffed, the circuit and field size equated to bottle necks on this hot race day. The handlers were a bit crammed together making it hard to spot a free cup and keep from slipping on the empty ones underfoot. Nice easy route and well organised otherwise. Good price, nice medal and for a worthy cause - will be there next year(with my own drink bottle!)
Date of review: June 18, 2009
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