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

In short: Bristol...the best city in the world!
In full: The split, wave type starts was a good idea and definately improved matters at the start line, but what was that skip about? Goody bag, better than in previous years.
Date of review: January 20, 2009

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

In short: PB!
In full: Excellent race! Fortunately I was in the first wave start and, although I set off a little too fast, was able to keep going at around eight-minute miles. Finished in 1 hour 42 minutes. Delighted!
Date of review: November 22, 2008

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

In short: Great race, frrustrating after finish line
In full: Did Bristol in 2006 - say no more re the start - 2008 - great rolling start, tough few miles at end - picking your way round queens square took out any momentum I'd managed to take into the city centre, and could I get back to college green after the race ???? was there a sign at the end of the funnel saying 'turn right' ? Ended up walking back down the course and crossing it between people coming in looking worse for wear and getting cold in the process, some people just want to get back to their bag (and phone!) and then go to meet their loved ones.
Date of review: October 20, 2008

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

In short: great race, excellent weather
In full: fantastic support along the way. thank you to all the water-drink stations, you made it a lot less painful!
Date of review: October 1, 2008

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

In short: Nice scenery, nasty cobbles, and a bottleneck down an alley
Date of review: September 30, 2008

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

In short: a good day out
In full: well marshalled with plenty of refreshment stops. slow start due to congestion, enjoyed run up portway with good support along route. didn't enjoy cobbles or town finish. still achieved pb
Date of review: September 29, 2008

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

In short: My first ever half marathon.
In full: A great first half marathon for myself. The atmosphere around the course from spectators was great, the course was challenging enough with some hard inclines near the end. I thought the start and finish were well organised and I cant wait to return hoping to beat this years time of 1hr 41 mins 47 secs
Date of review: September 26, 2008

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

In short: My third Bristol Half in a row and definitely the best
In full: 2006 was a fiasco and lots of improvements were made in 2007 which made the course faster and less bunched up. This year the organisers almost nearly got it perfect. Really liked the staggered start and much improved goody bag. Only real bugbear was the near impossible walk/obstacle course back to the baggage store. Support in the centre was excellent - and I really needed it to get me round the last 3 miles! (Mrs RP)
Date of review: September 25, 2008

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Overall score		60%
Would you do it again?		Maybe
Details:
Scenery		60%
PB potential		80%
Atmosphere		40%
Organisation		40%
Value		20%
Beginner-friendliness		80%

In short: Flat course, occasionally interesting
Date of review: September 24, 2008

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

In short: Bristol Half Obstacle Race
In full: This was my third outing for my hometown half. Wasn't sure beforehand about the two wave start but seemed to work OK, but ends up feeling like two races, rather than one. Goody bag better than last year - well, anything's better than just a tin of soup! So some improvement there but what on earth are they thinking about still sending ten thousand-ish runners down a small alley with a sharp 90 degree left turn - this year straight into the path of a slumbering skip?! This is meant to be a city half marathon - not some backstreet 'It's a Knockout'! Even so, was on taregt for my first sub-two hour Bristol half until mile ten (BTW what happend to mile eleven?), when the circuitous city centre streets and cobbles took their toll - missing out by 51 seconds. Therefore, whatever other obstacles they though at us, I'm guaranteed to return again until the magic two is busted. Oh, one other thing, are the organisers/local council 'bigging' this half up too much? Website and local media headlines would have us believe there were in excess of 15,000 runners but the same sources only listed a little over 9,500 results. Where are the missing 5,500? Still in the skip, perhaps?!!!
Date of review: September 22, 2008

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