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

In short: My first ever half-marathon achieving 2hrs 33mins which I'm more than happy with. Good for beginners
In full: As I did not know the course I paced myself so as not to wear myself out but upon finishing I realised I could have pushed myself harder and achieved 2 hours. Definately do it again.
Date of review: December 3, 2009

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

In short: A couple of hills at the beginning but a breeze after that - would suit a beginner - loved it, would run again definitely!
Date of review: November 8, 2009

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

In short: Congested start and a lot of hanging around before the start due to having to collect running chip at least an hour before the start.
In full: Allow an extra £5 for Car parking at this event, no concession is made for competitors
Date of review: November 5, 2009

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

In short: Really enjoyable, generally seemed to run like clockwork.
Date of review: November 4, 2009

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

In short: Great race good atmosphere well organised love it
Date of review: November 1, 2009

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

In short: good posative first time race
In full: Nothing to bench mark this with so despite weather an all round posative a experience, first race for me, hasnt put me off and learnt much. The only enhancement I would say is, I know we live in a mans world but ladies T shirts would have be very welcome.......do all ladies T-shirts next year and see how the men react lol!!!
Date of review: October 31, 2009

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

In short: Great run
In full: I really enjoyed this race, despite the poor weather at the start. Would do it again. Nice to make a weekend of it.
Date of review: October 30, 2009

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

In short: Despite the weather, a grand day, well organised
Date of review: October 30, 2009

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

In short: Undulating city centre and rural course, good atmosphere
In full: Well supported event, despite the pretty nasty wet/windy weather.
Course undulates (my garmin said almost 1000feet climbing) but no slope too tough, although 1 short/sharp rise late on out of the park (11.5miles)
Route was well marshalled, no problems there and plenty of water available (although as someone mentioned, positioned near bottom of hills when hard to drink when your lungs are doing overtime climbing!!)
A concern was having to collect timing chips over an hour before the race, parking not cheap (add extra hour for the chip), and having travelled over 100miles to compete, would have been uncomfortably early start had the clocks not moved that weekend.
I enjoyed the courses challenges and managed a PB, although I was hoping to go a little faster. Not sure it's a genuine PB course, as I hadn't done a half for 8 months and have got a little faster.
The start inside the castle was a nice touch (if not a little cramped for the 1st few minutes - big event with slower runners starting a little far forward) Also enjoyed the running track finish, very smooth, pity the whole course couldn't be so bouncy, haha.
Would I do the event again? Maybe? If it was closer I probably would, but not sure about travelling so far for this half marathon. Then again I may just be back for another go next year, have to wait and see.
Date of review: October 28, 2009

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

In full: it would have been better is the weather had been good
Date of review: October 28, 2009

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