Isle of Wight Marathon and Half  Here's how RW members rated this race (138 votes). | 1 to 4 of 4 ratings | Page: 1 |
| The big picture 2004 (4 votes) | | Overall score | | 75% | | How many would do it again? | | 75% | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 85% | | PB potential | | 45% | | Atmosphere | | 70% | | Organisation | | 75% | | Value | | 85% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 67% |
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2004 race reviewed by: Dan Chillistone
 | | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Great 1st marathon and managed it with no training. Used to live there so knew the course well but need to have insider knowledge of the hills which can be a killer, especially at 23 miles. A quiet, pictureesque route for those who like the solitude.
Date of review: October 6, 2005
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2004 race reviewed by: Brown Bear
| | Overall score | | 40% | | Would you do it again? | | No | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 40% | | Organisation | | 40% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: A road run, and sadly, you don't get to see much of the country due to high hedges. Local support poor to non-existent for the runners at the back
In full: Considering all the footpaths on the island, it was a shame to make it a road only run. We didn't actually see much of the scenery either, which was a great pity as IOW is a lovely place. Out of the race organisers control, I know, but the traffic was not kind to runners, with only a few cars slowing down and quite a few zooming by quite close. Since much of the run was on roads without footpaths, it got a bit hairy at times - ad to run through a traffic jam at one point with no path on the left, so had to run on the outside of the traffic facing on-coming cars, bikes and caravans. Running at the back, I didn't see any support from local people which was a shame - maybe not advertised locally? Possible though that they couldn't wait for us backmarkers, but there was no support even at the start of the run when we were all bunched together. The report didn't appear in the local press for 2 weeks, so maybe a lack of interest locally. Two of the junctions (one of them a crossroads) were without marshalls and one of the people running towards the back took a wrong turn twice. Would not recommend it as a first run, though if you are a good, confident runner and unafraid of cars, give it a go.
Date of review: September 2, 2004
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2004 race reviewed by: LHWMG
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Well marshalled/organised event, many regulars return year after year to take on this challenging course.
Date of review: September 2, 2004
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2004 race reviewed by: Bubblecop
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 100% |
In short: Great race, excellent marshalling and well run
Date of review: August 24, 2004
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