Barns Green Half MarathonHere's how RW members rated this race (261 votes). | 1 to 10 of 26 ratings | Page: 1 2 3 |
| The big picture 2005 (26 votes) | | Overall score | | 85% | | How many would do it again? | | 94% | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 79% | | PB potential | | 58% | | Atmosphere | | 74% | | Organisation | | 83% | | Value | | 83% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 66% |
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2005 race reviewed by: carofish
 | | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: A good race, but being near the back I could have done with more crowd support!
Date of review: November 21, 2005
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2005 race reviewed by: SeaLark
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: A superbly organised race
In full: If you yearn for the pre-Sunday trading hours days, when runners did have the roads to themselves, then get and do this one next year. Superb organisation, road closures, great community ownership of "their" event and not a single chain store rep - stamping his feet over lost business - in sight
Date of review: November 11, 2005
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2005 race reviewed by: Anne 3
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: good support and course
Date of review: November 8, 2005
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2005 race reviewed by: Jonathan Court
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: excellent, loved it ,had a great time
Date of review: November 8, 2005
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2005 race reviewed by: darran marshall
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Great course and atmosphere
In full: First ever race for me so nothing to compare with, very friendly crowd, thought i was lineing up for the start only to find it was the queue for the loo (definately need more)Started way back at 2 hour post with only a few people behind me, very slow start but finished ahead of hundreds that must have started in the wrong place. Will definatley be back next year
Date of review: November 2, 2005
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2005 race reviewed by: Big-G
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Excellent race
In full: Excellent organisation, nice course, nice medal, well woth the hours drive to and from, thank you very much to the marshalls too for their encouragement.
Date of review: November 1, 2005
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2005 race reviewed by: Mark Challen
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Directions to venue were very poor but once there everything else fine!
In full: Directions to the venue were very poor for people not familiar with the area. Too many people start in the wrong place, do they think they'll get round quicker if they start nearer the front?? Still, it happens at every race!!
Date of review: November 1, 2005
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2005 race reviewed by: peter brownlie
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Just gets better each year
Date of review: November 1, 2005
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2005 race reviewed by: GM.I
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 40% |
In short: Good (undulating) race
In full: Excellent set up, very well organised but disagreements on undulating or hilly. Nice to get a momento but don't expect the quality of the BUPA runs. However, you get what you pay for. Good cheap day out and lots of (fun !!!)
Date of review: October 31, 2005
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2005 race reviewed by: Gary Blackman
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Well run autumn half
In full: 5th time for me i doing this one, and the organisation gets better and better. water at the beginning, was helpful, and also bottled water at the end. Weather was very mild this year. Nice run, undulating most definitely, not many PB's to be had i imagine, but my best time, for the last 3 years, enjoyable race once again, injuries permitting will be back next year!
Date of review: October 31, 2005
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