Events

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

In short: PB.Enjoyed race and organisation. Traffic in town very heavy after race.
Date of review: June 18, 2013

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

In short: Lovely route, great marshalls, lots of water stops
Date of review: June 11, 2013

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

In short: Great atmosphere, good conditions, hilly, good day out!
In full: This was my first run in St. Albans and I look forward to entering again next year! The whole event was extremely well organised given the number of people participating over several events although the only difficulty was with the baggage store - an extremely long queue! Otherwise this was a really good day out on closed roads with an abundance of water stations and numerous cheery marshalls. A nice little medal and goodie bag (plus lolly!) rounded off a good day out. The hills were quite tiring though and the last mile or so made more difficult as you weren't aware of where the finish line was. Running through the oark was particularly crowded at the beginning including some awkward surfaces which couldn't be seen given the number of people. I was informed by a parking stewards however that the car park at the school would be locked up by 1.30pm. This meant having to rush back and leave the event early - surely parking facilities should be open all day? Overall I'd be happy to run this again.
Date of review: June 10, 2013

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

In short: Traffic free and fairly hilly
In full: Overall the race is well organised. Enough loos at the start though the baggage queue was a bit too long. Enough hills to break a sweat and being traffic free is a bonus. The two commentators at the end were amusing and the ice lolly a nice touch.
My first St Albans half and might do it again
Date of review: June 10, 2013

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

In full: yet again a well run event, great marshall's.
it does seem strange that people know the rule about headphones ignore it then complain about being told off?
Date of review: June 10, 2013

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

In short: Great organisation, family friendly, super run with testing hills
In full: Enjoyed this race. Some testing steep short hills that tire the legs. Great marshalling and support particularly under the bridges. lots of drinks, gels on offer at halfway, toilets all available. To make this race perfect leaving the car parks could have marshalling as this would help greatly....Many thanks for a challenging run
Date of review: June 10, 2013

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

In short: Hilly course, very scenic, great atmosphere, very enjoyable.
In full: This was the first St Albans half that I have entered. The route was billed as hilly and it certainly was in places, however, that made it all the more enjoyable when I completed it. It was very professionally organised and run, with lots of marshalls and much needed frequent water stations. It had a great atmosphere with a real family friendly feel to the day. There were plenty of toilets available or alternatively plenty of bushes!! The only real negative was the massive queuing for the baggage drop at the start. I would think that if you already have a tag attached to your bag you could just hand your bag in and they could sort out the order during the race, rather than holding up the queue which meant I almost missed the start. This should be addressed for next year. I will certainly run this one again.
Date of review: June 10, 2013

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

In full: The only negative thing is the bottle neck at start and where the play ground is.

Now the positive, great organisation the new and improved route was very welcome having done the event 4 times in the past cut out the hills down the lanes, but not all but that is the attraction, the marshals were fantastic and water stops spaced outt well, seemed to be more than other years, at the finish medal,t-shirt drink and the all important icelolly, and a pb made it a great day looking forward to next year

Date of review: June 10, 2013

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

In short: Improved course, but watch for potholes
In full: A really enjoyable race that I've done a few times now. This year's course change was an improvement, meaning the entire course was trafic free and through lovely country lanes. Quite hilly and a few bottlenecks in places, but plenty of water stations, friendly & encouraging marshalls and the infamous end of race ice lolly. The only negative was the pothole I fell into about 10m after the start line, which nearly ended my race. I realise we can't have track conditions, but at least fill in the holes on the starting stretch - especially as you can't see where you are putting your feet with so many other runners around you
Date of review: June 10, 2013

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

In short: Scenic, great support from Marshalls, would do it again
Date of review: June 10, 2013

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