Orion 15Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (16 votes). | 1 to 10 of 16 ratings | Page: 1 2 |
| The big picture (16 votes) | | Overall score | | 98% | | How many would do it again? | | 100% | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 88% | | PB potential | | 41% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 88% | | Value | | 99% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 54% |
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2008 race reviewed by: The running tenor
 | | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: A mud-fest
In full: The sort of race that fell shoes were made for!
Date of review: April 7, 2008
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2008 race reviewed by: Jeremy Grigg 2
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Challenging run, excellent organisation and marshalling, great club
In full: Evernything about it excellent, except the aching for a couple of days afterwards.
Date of review: April 2, 2008
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2008 race reviewed by: AB.
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 40% |
In short: Well done to the Marshalls.
In full: A great race if tough & muddy . I especially enjoyed the champers at the end.
Date of review: March 31, 2008
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2008 race reviewed by: Not Speedy Enough Ted
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Just as hilly as I remembered - but Muddy this year! Fantastic!
In full: If you liked hills and mud, this was your thing - the rain during the race washed you (briefly) cleaner! Great race, really enjoyed.
Date of review: March 31, 2008
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2007 race reviewed by: Victor
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Lovely race, been going for years and I can't belive I've never done it before! Why do people still pound the streets when they could be running this one !!!
Date of review: March 30, 2007
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2007 race reviewed by: Gavo
| | 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: A hidden gem of a race in the spring calendar
In full: It's the sort of race that you want to tell everyone about but secretly want to keep it to yourself in case masses spoil what is a great little x-country race. Good honest course that is challenging but not too tough with friendly marshals & even a few spectators at some points along the way. Some hills, some mud but not too many of either & a very convenient race HQ for those who travel by public transport. The sort of course that makes you want to go back there and do it again the following week. My only regret is that I didn't find out about this race years ago. And what's more - it's free.
Date of review: March 26, 2007
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2007 race reviewed by: krusty_
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 40% |
In short: Forest trails, hills, great organisation, hills, beautiful views, and hills...
In full: the chance to run through parts of epping forest, you'd never see, and to get a bit muddy....
Date of review: March 26, 2007
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2007 race reviewed by: silizzy
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 20% |
In short: Tough fab race, superb organisation. Loved IT!!
Date of review: March 26, 2007
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2007 race reviewed by: Stevie W
| | 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: Great trail run round Epping Forest with fantastic marshalls
In full: Very enjoyable Saturday afternoon running on the trail in Epping Forest, great support from the marshalls and some testing hills!
Date of review: March 25, 2007
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2007 race reviewed by: Billy Bad Trip
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: After about six miles I thought it was gonna be a piece of cake-How wrong was I!
In full: This was an excellent event, perhaps recovering from a virus is not the best time to try 15 miles of mud and hills, and it didn't disappoint my expectations of a no-nonsense, tough cross country. The marshalls were excellent (they must have froze!)one of whom even gave me a jelly baby!
Date of review: March 25, 2007
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