Events

Overall score		100%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		80%
PB potential		40%
Atmosphere		80%
Organisation		100%
Value		40%
Beginner-friendliness		20%

In short: Very friendly organisation, but twice up the steep hill is really hard
In full: I only recently moved to Wimbledon and that was my first local race. All people there were very very friendly and helpful, so well done Hercules Wimbledon AC. A guy even spent a long time explaining me the actually quite simple route. Very small field of participants, almost all old club veterans. It was very very hot and unfortunately water was given out in cups instead of bottles - how would I drink out of a cup while running full on? Very very steep hill - up twice - so no PB potential at all here, but great medal in the end. Would definitely do that again.
Date of review: May 5, 2008

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

In short: Chilled Bank Holiday Run
In full: I enjoyed this. It was close to home, it was a lovely day (the sun did smack me a little on the second lap - but hey - I'm not complaining about that). As we ran out of the stadium I realised that we'd be doing the Church Road hill twice - which was frightening - but we managed. I enjoyed the route.

I would do this one again, purely for the fact that I can walk home, it's a course with hills and flats, at this time of year parts of it are lovely.
Date of review: May 4, 2005

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Overall score		40%
Would you do it again?		No
Details:
Scenery		40%
Atmosphere		40%
Organisation		40%
Value		60%
Beginner-friendliness		40%

In short: No water for us slower runners!
In full: I thought I was mistaken about water at 5km- the thought was all that was getting me around. I'm astounded that the faster runners had it, but not us at the back. I was seriously contemplating nipping into one of the shops along the route just for a drink!
Date of review: May 3, 2005

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Overall score		40%
Would you do it again?		No
Details:
Scenery		40%
PB potential		40%
Atmosphere		40%
Organisation		40%
Value		60%
Beginner-friendliness		20%

In short: Shocking to have water station withdrawn before all runners had gone through the first lap.
In full: I saw markers for miles 1, 4 and 5 - where were the rest? Didn't like running through the busy shopping area. As I approached the water station at the end of lap 1 it was being dismantled - why no water for slower runners on such a warm day? Big hill was good. Would have been nicer to have a stadium finish rather than the dirt path behind it.


Date of review: May 2, 2005

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

In short: Good suburban race, challenging enough, dodgy mile markers, quick results on the day.
In full: Tesco race is probably a good description for this leafy suburban course. A few mins walk from home, pretty good organisation, but a complete set of mile/km markers would have been a great help. Good value for what it is, prefer this sort of low key event to mass participation melees. Easy parking and public transport, would get many more starters with little promotion locally.
Date of review: May 2, 2005

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Overall score		40%
Would you do it again?		Maybe
Details:
Scenery		40%
PB potential		20%
Atmosphere		20%
Organisation		80%
Value		60%

In short: 2 laps around Wimbledon park, only positive thing was seing the tennis court. And a big hill.
Date of review: August 24, 2004

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