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

In short: Very atmospheric run with good opportunity for a pb butonly if starting near the front, it was hideously congested at the start and especially on the barrage at 2 miles
Date of review: January 6, 2008

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

In short: Brilliant race, definate PB potential although a little crowded at the start. Great finish at Millenium Stadium.
Date of review: September 20, 2007

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

In short: first half mara run with my dad!
Date of review: May 8, 2007

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

In short: A fantastic experience for my first half marathon. Shame about the lack of obvious mile markers, which made pacing myself difficult
Date of review: April 24, 2007

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

In short: A complete lack of atmosphere and organisation.
In full: I can't imagine having done the full marathon. Going up and down over and over through Pontcanna Fields got boring enough the first time round; I'd have felt suicidal had I done a second lap!
Date of review: March 18, 2007

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

In short: VERY FRIENDLY MARSHALL - ENCOURAGING SUPPORTIVE ++
In full: CROWDED START- DIFFICULTY PARKING BUT INCREDIBLY SUPPORTIVE MARSHALS. LOST MY BAG AND THEY WENT OVER AND ABOVE THE CALL OF DUTY IN SEARCHING FOR IT AND FOUND IT. I COULD NOT SPEAK MORE HIGHLY OF THEM. BOOKING FOR '07 !
Date of review: March 12, 2007

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

In short: I love the stadium finish!!! & running across the Barrage & through Bute Park. Start v congested tho (ended up in side street by car park). First energy drink station ran out b4 I got there. Fab medal. Liked the pacing bands!
In full: This is the third time I've done this & I think it gets smoother each time. (And I've managed a PB each time!) Except for the start this year - being on St Mary St which meant the back of the field started in a lane up from Westgate St - big bottleneck! Only other gripe was that 1st energy drink station had run out before I got there.Runners near me got confused about mile markers round about miles 7 & 8 (before the first section in the park) but I think I saw all the markers OK. Liked the Lucozade stand with the pacing bands at the start - saved me having to refer to a soggy piece of paper in my pocket! Hope to be back in 2007!
Date of review: January 6, 2007

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

In short: Good, bad and then good again....
In full: Although in general, this was a good race that I really shouldnt complain at the minor details really did take the shine off the whole event. A few things to consider - 1. Runners should NEVER have to rip open cartons to obtain bottles of water 2. Wider course - felt claustrophobic most of the way around 3. Please put more support through the parks, thats where I really needed the help and not the run into the Stadium (which by the way was fantastic!) 4. Dont have roadworks on a section of anarrow course, it will just wind everybody up!

Apart from those issues it was a good route will plenty of marshalling and medical care if you needed it.
Date of review: November 9, 2006

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

In short: Some problems, but a good atmosphere and an ideal beginner's race.
In full: My first ever half marathon, only ever done 'Race for Life' before, so nothing to compare it to. Agree with much of what other people have said about start, bottle necks, goody bags, lack of small t-shirts etc. We found it difficult to find, no signs to tell us where it was as we drove into Cardiff. Luckily a very helpful policeman told us where to park, then we just followed the crowd. The cobbles in the last mile were a killer! However, there were friendly marshalls and the crowd were great, cheering everyone on. My daughter and I enjoyed it, afterwards, and have raised money for charity. Many thanks to the organisers and volunteers, I am sure all the problems will be ironed out eventually.
Date of review: November 8, 2006

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

In short: Enjoyed every step I ran - support was fantastic and encouraged me all the way. The final lap was very special and I felt very excited to be comleting the race.
Date of review: November 8, 2006

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