Men's Health Survival of the Fittest 10K - ManchesterHere's how RW members rated this race in the past (1 vote). | 1 to 1 of 1 rating | Page: 1 |
| The big picture (1 vote) | | Overall score | | 80% | | How many would do it again? | | 50% | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 40% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
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2012 race reviewed by: Invisible Man
 | | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 40% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Hard and expensive but good fun
In full: This type of race is always pricey but there was a decent medal, great technical T-shirt and a goody bag that really lived up to the name. I preferred the section through Philips Park which was more running and less of an obstacle course. We were lucky with the weather, if it had been as cold, wet and windy as the day before, it would have been miserable. I'm not keen on organised warm ups with a manic DJ so did my own thing but once we started there was plenty of support and competitors helping each other over the obstacles. The canal crossings were bracing but there was some straightforward running afterwards to get warm again. My only gripe was the open air baggage storage. There was a huge beer tent and other marquees so would it have been that difficult to put up another for kit. Had it rained, would we have had warm dry clothing to put on, as recommended by the organisers?
Date of review: November 4, 2012
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