Switchback 5 Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (31 votes). | 1 to 5 of 5 ratings | Page: 1 |
| The big picture 2010 (5 votes) | | Overall score | | 96% | | How many would do it again? | | 100% | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 72% | | Organisation | | 88% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
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2010 race reviewed by: Running Sister
 | | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Excellent, lovely route, well-organised, great refreshments, a bargain!
Date of review: September 28, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: WindBehind
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Bargain, scenic, well organised
In full: £4 for a well organised race in nice scenic surroundings, and you get a t shirt, cuppa and cake - bargain. A nice warm-up for the XC season. I always look forward this one.
Date of review: September 28, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: The running tenor
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Great value - great race - well done Striders!
In full: For just £4, you get a well marshalled and scenic race, a t-shirt, free tea and cake plus showers and changing. For the lucky few there was also the usual range of age and team prizes. So why only 100 runners? The only answer is that it's not called the Hell and Switchback 5 or something I suppose or that people like paying £40 for a race.
Date of review: September 27, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: david cato 3
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 40% |
In short: very enjoyable
In full: especially the delicious cakes at the end! was my fastest (only) 5 mile race, so PB potential is up there.
I managed it 4 minutes quicker than expected, so very pleased with that, as well as the fact that it has some lovely hills
i wonder if the croydon half will be similar?
Date of review: September 27, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: Jwheezy
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Loved it!!!!!!!!!!
In full: Really surprising a race can be put on for such a small fee and be executed faultlessly, lots and great marshall, perfect signage through a forest course and tea and cake at the end, the course was great a heavy mix of up and down hills in the 1st few miles made it challenging not my best race but I did enjoy the distance.
Well done to the organisers for a great morning.
Date of review: September 26, 2010
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