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

In short: Wet and wild but excellent goody bag again!
Date of review: November 13, 2009

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

In short: Hills!
In full: Loved this race last year and brought a load of my clubmates to do it this year. Despite the weather, we all thoroughly enjoyed the race. The hills are hell, but you do get the fantastic downhills to sort of compensate. Thank you so much to the marshalls for standing out in the rain to look after us and cheer us on.
Fingers crossed for good weather next year as I didn't enjoy standing at the start wringing out the sleeves on my top!
Date of review: November 10, 2009

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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		60%

In short: An excellent race
In full: Brilliantly organised, brilliantly marshalled. Every year, this race just gets better and better. Unbelievably generous goody bag. A true "feel good" race that I'd encourage anybdoy to enter.
Date of review: November 7, 2009

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

Date of review: November 6, 2009

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

In short: Friends had told me I should do this race - this year I did and it was fantastic! How the marshals kept so cheerful in the weather I don't know - thanks to you all!
Date of review: November 5, 2009

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

In short: Cheerful marshalls and a few small hills
In full: Was going ok until my knee went after 3 miles. Hobbled the rest of the way round. A big thank you to those fellow runners who expressed concern. And another big thank you to the marshalls, I'd rather run than stand around in that weather.

Good t-shirt and loads of choccy.

Will definitely be back in 2010 to take 15 minutes off my time!

Does anyone want to buy a jar of Gold Blend...?
Date of review: November 5, 2009

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

In short: Very hilly combined with apalling weather conditions
In full: I would rate the hills, as in Runners World, being one of the top hard challenges. The weather made this race hardwork and the road race was more cross country in places. More toilets this year and goody bag made it almost worth doing.
Date of review: November 4, 2009

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

In short: cold, wet, windy, hilly and muddy- Brilliant!
Date of review: November 3, 2009

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

In short: My second time and despite thinking what on earth am I doing here at the beginning and a couple of never again moments, the marshalls, scenery, tshirt and goody bag more than make ujp for it. Will be back. Thankyou to everyone.
Date of review: November 3, 2009

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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		60%

In short: Very very hilly, yet very very rewarding. "The Brute" is a major challenge! Great atmosphere and fantastic organisation. Cannot wait for next year ! Let's hope it does not rain next year !!!!
In full: I loved this race, "hilly" does not do it justice, the ups are hard and take it out of your legs, but then there are the glorious down sections, these allow you to open up and achieve your best mile times ever.
This year the rain came along in buckets, however everybody at the start line was in good spirit (though we were all dripping wet before the start of the race; yes the rain was that bad !!!!).
But once we were off, the race was magnificant,I really enjoyed the challenge and I cannot praise the organisation enough. The Marshalls were fantastic and gave you encouragement all the way round.
The "goody bag" is an added bonus and the shirts are very good.

WELL DONE .. Nidd Valley Road Runners, I cannot wait for next year!!!!!!!!!!
Date of review: November 2, 2009

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