Events

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

In short: extreme xc !
In full: full marks to avr for deciding to let the race run in extreme conditions. had plenty of fun just getting to the race with flooded roads and a bit of snow too. change of date meant meant easy (+ now free) parking.
the start of the race lulled us with a few puddles until we hit the fields - mud and deep water galore! running uphill against a river was especially invigorating and fun!
Date of review: November 11, 2012

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

In short: Challenging conditions on an already tough course. Rain,snow,mud and hills with rivers running down them. Lovely!
Date of review: November 10, 2012

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

In short: A great race and loved the weather!
In full: First time I've done this race. Everyone told me how good it was and I was lucky enough to have run the route the other way in the summer - which helped! The weather was a bit biblical but all good fun. Not sure there were many drop outs despite the early arrival of snow to add to the torrential rain! Really can't recommend the race highly enough and would especially like to thank all the marshalls who looked absolutely frozen!
We enjoyed a Lock Inn breakfast afterwards as well :-)
Date of review: November 5, 2012

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

In short: Despite the snow, rain, mud and river in the tracks, we missed the Iford River sing
Date of review: November 5, 2012

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

In short: Excellent race and a great first XC run
In full: Very wet and muddy conditions but it made all the more fun. Excellent organisations and friendly marshals encouraging you on at every corner. No river crossing due to conditions but it wasn't really required given the torrents of water!
Date of review: November 5, 2012

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

In short: Was it a running race or a swimming gala, either way excellent race!
In full: Some very tough and wet conditions this year, but yet again AVR put on a fantastically excellent race. Great marshals despite being soaked and frozen!
AVR showed what great friends they are to us by starting the race with a minutes silence in memory of a Chippenham Harriers club mate who sadly died whilst running recently.
Great Club, Great Race!
Date of review: November 4, 2012

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

In short: Atrocious conditions and loved every mile!
In full: After 11-years of helping out with the organisation of this race it was good to actually run in it. I can see why it gets so many good reviews from local runners, though this year the conditions were the worst that the event had been held in and so the crossing of the River Frome was off the books, however much of the rest of the course was like running through a river - so much so that the event may need to be renamed as the River Run.
Date of review: November 4, 2012

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