The After Adoption Hyde Park 10k  Here's how RW members rated this race (78 votes). | 1 to 10 of 41 ratings | Page: 1 2 3 4 5 |
| The big picture 2009 (41 votes) | | Overall score | | 87% | | How many would do it again? | | 90% | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 92% | | PB potential | | 75% | | Atmosphere | | 75% | | Organisation | | 76% | | Value | | 76% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
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2009 race reviewed by: iain moore 3
 | | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Great race - great location
Date of review: July 13, 2010
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2009 race reviewed by: mary jones 6
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: great 10K. well organised, great location and v friendly atmosphere
Date of review: December 18, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Julie Georgiadis
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: Beautiful track and well organised
Date of review: November 28, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: emma staples 2
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: needed more loos and a bit more space at the finish rather than having to stop dead and queue up.
Date of review: November 28, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Matthew Raper
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Just what I was hoping for on my race debut.
In full: The pre-event and on-the-day organisation was very efficient. I imagine it is extremely awkward getting a race set up in London's no.1 park with the safety considerations. Everyone involved was helpful and enthusiastic which made for a great atmos on a perfect morning.
I can't imagine what else they should have done about the bag drop - any closer and they would have been in the quagmire! Also, the park's toilet block was a couple of minutes away, and the portaloo queue-ers weren't listening to the announcements.
I was surprised that there wasn't a chip sensor at the start, but it wasn't difficult to work out your accurate time. I was extatic when I saw the clock and realized I would be inside 50 mins!
Finally, remember this was a charity event - the medal, t-shirt and goody bag was more than sufficient. If you want a luxury goody bag, get invited to an Oscars party.
Thanks to Sabina and the After Adoption organizers; I thoroughly enjoyed my morning.
Date of review: November 24, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Zimmie
| | Overall score | | 40% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 40% | | Organisation | | 40% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In full: The organisation was ok but the actual course could have been a lot better. It was confusing with the km markers so close together, and too many loops around same field.
Date of review: November 23, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: edwina brocklesby
| | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: |
In short: Great race, well organised
Date of review: November 22, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Kanga Roo
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: really enjoyable
In full: Great fun. Good range of abilities, very friendly atmosphere and great location. My kids loved the scooter race
Date of review: November 21, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Quentin Mary
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: great run for both beginners and experts
In full: I really enjoyed this run. There must have been about 600 runners so there was a good atmosphere and also a good range of abilities. There seemed to be some very fast men (maybe the promise of a trip to Iceland for the winner brought out the best!) but there were also many people coming in after 1 hour so I didnt feel intimidated. The "bag for life" goody bags were a nice touch as was the scooter race for kids after the main event. Marshalls were also great and very encouraging which was really welcome by the slow coaches like me! In the diary for next year
Date of review: November 21, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Andy Collins 10
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: great race in a great location
In full: There are few runs in central london so this is a welcome addition to the calendar. It was great fun. Well organised and very friendly marshalls. Unbelievably lucky with the weather given the day before. Will definitely do it again next year.
Date of review: November 21, 2009
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