British 10KHere's how RW members rated this race in the past (606 votes). | The big picture 2008 (120 votes) | | Overall score | | 56% | | How many would do it again? | | 52% | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 76% | | PB potential | | 59% | | Atmosphere | | 64% | | Organisation | | 41% | | Value | | 37% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 74% |
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2008 race reviewed by: Jessica Gothberg
 | | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: A well organized beginner friendly race. More savoured runners might find the amount of people frustrating as the PB potential is not great.
Date of review: November 5, 2008
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2008 race reviewed by: Thanx4Running
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 40% | | Value | | 40% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: A great way to see all the sights of London. Entry fee is rather steep and the quality of the medal is very poor and no chip timing either. Although the atmosphere is fantastic and is the only reason I might do it again
Date of review: October 10, 2008
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2008 race reviewed by: Beanie1
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 40% | | Value | | 40% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Great atmosphere and setting, shame it's not chipped.
Date of review: October 3, 2008
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2008 race reviewed by: Tags
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: Another good year - best organisation yet (still a little way to go though)
Date of review: August 26, 2008
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2008 race reviewed by: butter1cup
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 40% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: race pack a little late in arriving and toilets signs deceiving at start but once started really enjoyed it and got pb
Date of review: August 23, 2008
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2008 race reviewed by: Luke C
| | Overall score | | 20% | | Would you do it again? | | No | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 20% | | Value | | 20% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Don't waste your money on this one!!
In full: Over-priced, poorly organised, no clock, timings or chip for £30 entrance. Was even given the wrong medal at the end. Total rip off and there are plenty of other races in and around London that offer much much more. ASICS should be ashamed of themselves.
Date of review: August 22, 2008
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2008 race reviewed by: Sergey Zelenov
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | Atmosphere | | 40% | | Organisation | | 40% | | Value | | 40% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: Expensive and overcrowded, but nothing beats running through central London!!!!!
Date of review: August 13, 2008
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2008 race reviewed by: Sarah Vaughan
| | Overall score | | 20% | | Would you do it again? | | No | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 40% | | Organisation | | 20% | | Value | | 20% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Outrageously over-priced, poorly organised & far too busy.
In full: No chip timing, no predicted time pens at the start & not even a clock as you cross the start line. Far too many people for this ever to be a success. I'll never be doing it again.
Date of review: July 27, 2008
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2008 race reviewed by: Becks01
| | Overall score | | 20% | | Would you do it again? | | No | | | | Details: |
In short: Took my entry fee, didn't send me an entry pack & now won't refund me
In full: Overall not very impressed by the organisation. Not sure why for such a large event they can't offer an email facility if you have a query. Instead you have to write AND provide an SAE if you want a response.
3 weeks after writing and still no response. Am beginning to doubt I'll see my race entry fee again.
Date of review: July 20, 2008
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2008 race reviewed by: runnerman
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 20% | | Value | | 20% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: Please, please, pleassee.... improve it or kill this race off!!!
In full: Returned to this after a one year break. Still over-priced but as you are running in London not surprising. Poor medal smaller than previous years. Goody bag - ideal for putting some shopping in on the way home.
Officials - some good but many didn`t care what they were doing. The only good points were the support on the course and the course itself.
Start area - a joke. If you going to do a mass race, bring in zones for fast runners at the front, slower at the back or staggered start. Lack of chip timing.
Organisation, you can pay the same money and get better treatment. Even smaller 10k`s are better too.
Ideal for a fun runner but for the experience, one to avoid at all costs.
Date of review: July 13, 2008
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