Events

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

In short: Mud, cows, rivers and rain...lovely!
In full: Despite my score for PB potential (hills & mud & stiles & a pond!) this was in fact my first 12k and therefore new a PB! Really well organised by a superb running club (i'm not biased!). Quick tip: If you want a good place don't get caught at the back because the stiles really cause serious bottlenecks...but hey, who cares it's just great big fun!
Date of review: May 24, 2009

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Overall score		80%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		80%
PB potential		40%
Atmosphere		80%
Organisation		80%
Value		100%
Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: Does what it says on the tin!
In full: Very enjoyable race - the poor weather just gave it even more of an 'edge'. The marshals were very encouraging, signing the route very well and the jelly babies after the pond were most welcome! Not a PB race but this is all about getting out and having fun on a Sunday morning with like-minded runners.

Well done to Somer AC for another terrific event and a very swish 10th Anniversary memento!
Date of review: May 20, 2009

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

In short: mud, driving rain, v. cheerful marshalls!
In full: Loved it - great race, big variety of terrain, hills and streams. thanks to all the marshalls for keeping us going - especially the jelly baby marshall after the pond!
Date of review: May 19, 2009

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Overall score		100%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		80%
PB potential		40%
Atmosphere		80%
Organisation		80%
Value		80%
Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: Mud, wind and fun!
In full: My thitd Canter and as evrr it was agaony at the time but fun with hindsight! The extra 2K was also a mixture of fun and pain! A wonderful memento at the end. Only tiny criticism - at the very end of the race is wasn't 100% clear which way to run from the car park to the finish line. That's just trivial, though - terrific race!
Date of review: May 19, 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: A Ideal race if you like to get wet and muddy
In full: A good off road fun run with hills, stiles stream and river crossings. Excellent marshalls giving plenty of support even in the wind and rain. Just one comment as a outside to the area, few more directions in finding the Rugby Club would help. Like the memento at the end. Look forward to next year.
Date of review: May 18, 2009

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

In short: Good varied course including shark in the pond! Friendly atmosphere
In full: Good event, definitely up for it next year. Could have done with more water on the course due to hot day.
Date of review: May 13, 2008

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

In short: Agonisingly great!
In full: The weather couldn't been any different to last year! Wonderful fun. The river crossings, although (along with the hills) preventing any chance of a PB, were a godsend in the heat! Great views, excellent organisation, tremendous fun. Constructive 'criticism' - time for a different memnto in 2009 rather than another mug, plus I personally always like a marker every K. Bring on next year!
Date of review: May 12, 2008

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

In short: FANTASTIC!!! tough & the aches have gone, the memory will last
In full: I’d looked forward to this race and I wasn’t disappointed. On my 'running tour' of the South West, & my third 10k (ish) in less than 48 hours, this was race was never going to be my quickest but it was the most enjoyable.
Testing course, great scenery, good organisation & friendly encouraging marshalls in brilliant sunshine. The stiles so early on in the race were a bit of a hindrance to getting into any rhythm but due to the nature of the terrain to follow, this really wasn’t an issue.
I ran in road shoes (although I had trail shoes with me, pre race advice from a marshall was that ground was firm/rutted) and in the end I didn’t regret my choice (despite the wet grass as the start & the muddy bit in the trees before the pond (where the toy boat was an amusing addition, although I wasn’t laughing at the time as I waded through the waist high water).
Highly recommended.
Date of review: May 12, 2008

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

In short: First time - but already a favourite
In full: Although listening to last years competitors I missed torrential rain but with the heat this year it was still 'entertaining'. Lovely variety and hills. Loads of stiles a waist high pond and a river too. Excellent organisation. Everybody so laid-back makes this one of my all-time favourites, so-much-so not even bothered about the finishing time!! Well done all at Somer ac
Date of review: May 12, 2008

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Overall score		80%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		100%
PB potential		20%
Atmosphere		100%
Organisation		60%
Value		80%
Beginner-friendliness		80%

In short: Love this race
In full: a great race with a very fun course. the pond was as i remember and great on a hot day like today. Well done somer ac another great race.
Date of review: May 11, 2008

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