Mudrunner 7Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (21 votes). | 1 to 5 of 5 ratings | Page: 1 |
| The big picture 2011 (5 votes) | | Overall score | | 96% | | How many would do it again? | | 90% | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 88% | | PB potential | | 52% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 88% | | Value | | 84% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 76% |
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2011 race reviewed by: Jan Barley
 | | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Best fun with your clothes off - unless they come off in the mud
In full: I grinned from start to finish in this 'race' As I said to one competitor as we waded through knee high mud,'it's like being able to get dirty without worrying about your mum telling you off when you get home'
It's hard to explain why it is so much fun - waist high mud, HUGE slippery ascents & descents, wading through lakes, climbing over, under & though obstacles - but it was the best fun I can ever remember having and I am now completely hooked, obsessed and driven to find more mud!
My advice is not to attempt this event in road shoes, I was surprised to see how many wore them. It is almost impossible unless you have a great pair of trail shoes {Salomon speedcross are the best in my view as I leapt round the course like a gazelle in them!}
Do it - you will not regret it!
Date of review: May 31, 2011
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2011 race reviewed by: Richard N
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Brilliant fun; hundreds of people doing things we weren't allowed to do as children!
In full:
Date of review: May 25, 2011
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2011 race reviewed by: Samantha Jones 19
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: what a day
In full: Group of us opted to do the race , never had so much fun in my life , the aches , pains were all worth it .
One for my calender next year
Date of review: May 21, 2011
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2011 race reviewed by: theFollen
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 100% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Great fun and very challenging!
In full: With all the dry weather recently I was slightly concerned it wouldn't be very muddy, but the organisers did a superb job creating loads of soggy mud pits and squidgy areas (also allowing us runners to further churn it up).
Great varied terrain with no shortage of uphill/downhill and the obstacles were fun too! Love running through the forest trails, very picturesque.
Overall very well organised- entry/exit/parking really easy, lots of loos and a urinal truck, course well marked, not too congested (the wave system worked pretty well (was in wave 1 and the fast wave 2 peeps only caught up about 5 mins from the end).
Gave it the top rating for PB since you set your PB at completing the Oblivion course! Aiming to beat my 1:10 next year...
Very fun day, punished it and well done to the organisers! Bring on the Classic in Oct!
Date of review: May 9, 2011
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2011 race reviewed by: sportbilly (ish)
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: I can still smell the mud !!!!
In full: This is a tough run. I have done the mud runner and now the Obvilion, both are great races, but I have to say that I enjoyed this more. Fabulous obstacles, the location was just right, and the runners were the correct mixture. The lakes at the end took it out of me, but the crowd including my family made the day. I recommend this race to everyone.
Date of review: May 9, 2011
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