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

In short: Pretty tough but great fun and very wet and muddy. Definately not one for a PB!! I loved the long sleeve tee too.
Date of review: August 12, 2006

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Overall score		80%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		80%
PB potential		20%
Atmosphere		100%
Organisation		80%
Value		80%
Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: a fantastic multiple terrain race from the severn vale rising up to the cotswold escarpment , one big climb at midpoint then some genuine cross country with a splash 1 mile out
Date of review: December 6, 2005

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

In short: A run I always love and come back for.
In full: I have marked the Slog down this year. This is mainly caused by the ditch - I was assured at the beginning that it would improve on last year, but it was worse. As one of the people who was directed round the ditch by the marshalls, I object strongly to the shouts of 'cheat', I always want to do a full event and don't like shortcutting, and it is not good to have fellow runners shout at you. The other problem was that, as a slow runner, by the time I got back there were no medium T shirts left, so I got a hat. As the entry form asks what size T shirt everyone wants, I can't see why we didn't get what we ordered. They did look good and I would have worn it - you don't get that many long sleeve ones. So - a lovely run spolit by a couple of things that can be put right.
Date of review: December 2, 2005

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

In short: This could feasibly be renamed "The Silage Shuffle"
In full: Two weeks on and my trail shoes are banished to the garage their pong is so bad as a result of this chilly canter! The course is a very generous 8.5 miles mostly through cowpats which were uncannily viscous. The combination of several cold dunkings and one lengthy wait in freezing water followed by an icy blast of hosepipe meant that despite running over what felt like sticky toffee pudding all morning my legs were not sore at all - Either that means I didn't try hard enough or it could mean the organisers really DID think of everything - obviously I'm with the organisers on this one!
The t-shirt was lovely and very welcome to keep the chill out whilst I gobbled my KitKat - I'm sure they never used to taste that good.
Back for more next year but please, please sort out the whole ditch situation so some of us don't stand freezing for ten minutes whilst others blatantly cheat along the bank - thanks.
Date of review: November 28, 2005

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

In short: excellent race, looking forward to next years.
Date of review: November 18, 2005

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Overall score		100%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		100%
PB potential		20%
Atmosphere		100%
Organisation		80%
Value		100%
Beginner-friendliness		80%

In short: Muddiest race I've done in over 20 years of running, including the Grizzly , but also the most enjoyable and already on the calendar for next year!
Date of review: November 18, 2005

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Overall score		100%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		100%
PB potential		20%
Atmosphere		80%
Organisation		60%
Value		80%
Beginner-friendliness		80%

In short: This was my first X-C race. I'm completely converted
Date of review: November 17, 2005

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Overall score		100%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		100%
PB potential		20%
Atmosphere		100%
Organisation		80%
Value		80%
Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: I broke my leg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In full: This was a fantastic fun race right up until I slipped in mud on the farm bit and broke my leg! However, I will be back next year to complete it without the ambulance trip!!!
Date of review: November 17, 2005

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Overall score		100%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		100%
PB potential		20%
Atmosphere		100%
Organisation		100%
Value		100%
Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: Fan-Flippin'-Tastic!
In full: This year was the second year I've run the race and I've got to say, the mud, the streams, the hills and the bum sliding gave me a good couple of hours of amusement. I've never smiled so much when out running as I did during this race. If you haven't done it, do it... But wear decent shoes and pray for rain!

Can't wait until next year now.
Date of review: November 17, 2005

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Overall score		100%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		100%
PB potential		20%
Atmosphere		100%
Organisation		80%
Value		80%
Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: Mud glorious mud!
In full: Well I did the Salamon Hell Raiser a few weeks back and I didnt think this could be as muddier or as hard.. how wrong was I.. It was even harder work, with more mud, extra cow patts, bogs and hills to contend with. Overall though an excellent way to spend a sunday. Even the wait at the ditch was a welcome breather! I cant wait untill next year!!
Date of review: November 17, 2005

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