Heartbreak MarathonHere's how RW members rated this race in the past (10 votes). | 1 to 10 of 10 ratings | Page: 1 |
| The big picture (10 votes) | | Overall score | | 82% | | How many would do it again? | | 90% | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 90% | | PB potential | | 52% | | Atmosphere | | 76% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 64% |
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2013 race reviewed by: chris poynter
 | | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Scenic location, testing hills and friendly.
In full: The New Forest is a great location for a race. A few testing hills so not a race for a PB. Having the use of the facilities at holiday park was great particularly as it was so cold. Welcome hot soup at the finish. Good spirit, everyone was friendly and encouraging. Would be nice to have the year on the medal.
Date of review: February 25, 2013
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2013 race reviewed by: Running Bench
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Great thanks!
In full: A testing undulating T shaped course through the New Forest on well surfaced stony tracks - road shoes were a good choice for extra padding! Testing with a couple of hills at the begining of each lap. T shaped so you run out to the a six mile loop which you do three times. Nice set up as you can see the leaders and how many people are in front of you. There is a 14 mile option which starts an hour after the full marathon so you get an injection of pace around the 8 mile mark. Good race, well organised, High 5 energy drinks at the aid station.
Date of review: February 25, 2013
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2013 race reviewed by: Striker JC
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Fairly tough trail run on good surfaces. Good intro to trail marathons and well worth a look in any case
In full: Nice friendly race in very cold conditions. Good scenery and not over-crowed, though being out in the New Forest does mean close to zero spectators. I'd suggest two improvements: include some distance markers for those of us that aren't garmin-addicts, and put a bin for plastic cups 100 yards after the drinks station so we have a chance to drink while running and not litter the place. This was my first trail marathon (3rd in total) and definitely the hardest. Nice event, decent medal, tasty soup and bread afterwards :) No goody bag but that's not normally a big loss anyway. Not many fun runners but if you want to try an off-road marathon this one's well worth a look: it's on fairly good trails so unless very wet road shoes will do. Not sure if it'll convert me to the muddier side of running, but I've no regrets about having ran it (was only 20mins off my flat road course PB so maybe it wasn't a tough as I thought at the time too!)
Date of review: February 24, 2013
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2013 race reviewed by: Jonathan Wollen
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Lovely New Forest tracks to run on, lots going on, great atmosphere.
In full: Well-organized, friendly run. Laps race means always runners coming at you to keep you motivated and interested. Other track users: dogs, people, ponies, bikes, keep you on your toes! Good scenery, great running surface. Great facilities at start and finish - warm, roomy, comfortable.
Date of review: February 24, 2013
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2013 race reviewed by: twold4this2
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 40% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: New Forest is lovely - if you like that sort of thing
In full: Off-road but firm underfoot and fairly level ground - when dry (like today) I would use road shoes.
Marshals encouraging - I enjoyed being called 'sir' rather than mate, chum.... whatever, well done that man!
The great thing about this run are the more than adequate parking and toilet/shower facilities...mmmmm luxury.
Date of review: February 24, 2013
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2012 race reviewed by: Nagadel
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: luv the new forest
In full: beautiful landscape, loverly weather, good fat burn, well done. Could say a bit boring with three loops, but in a way it helps remember training methods. The 1/2 marathon runners made a good distraction and made the second loop more enjoyeble. Great run. No complaints from me.
Date of review: February 29, 2012
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2012 race reviewed by: Sequin
| | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Heart warming, not heartbreaking!
In full: Agree with other comments. Friendly race with great atmosphere,marshalls and scenery. Challenging route, but enjoyable. Lovely facilities at the race venue. See you next year! Thanks to all involved.
Date of review: February 27, 2012
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2012 race reviewed by: Superglue Boots
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: A fantastic Run!
In full: What an awesome event. Great weather, great location, lovely scenic route, well organised, good facilities on site... can't say enough good things about it. More people need to do it.
Date of review: February 27, 2012
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2012 race reviewed by: longboat
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Beautiful Location, Great if hilly course
In full: A nice friendly race in a superb location. Course is challenging with several steep climbs. 3 out and back laps means that it is a sociable event, easy to keep tabs on fellow runners and not feel deserted
Date of review: February 27, 2012
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2012 race reviewed by: Helen Ryder 2
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Hills, hills and more hills!!!
In full: Fantastic weather made this race more enjoyable. The marshalls were very encouraging and friendly. I wasnt sure whether I would like the out and back with three laps in between, but I was wrong. It was great. The hills seemed to get worse on each lap but the scenery made up for that. Energy drinks and water every 3 miles, a nice medal and soup and a roll at the end plus great organisation made it really good value. Will definitely be back:)
Date of review: February 27, 2012
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