Hampstead Midsummer 10KHere's how RW members rated this race in the past (106 votes). | The big picture (106 votes) | | Overall score | | 72% | | How many would do it again? | | 89% | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 69% | | PB potential | | 47% | | Atmosphere | | 62% | | Organisation | | 69% | | Value | | 75% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 57% |
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2011 race reviewed by: Ross Giggins 2
 | | 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: Hot long hills
In full: Nice race to start the summer 10k season, too hot for a PB this year.
Easy to over take this year, due to the low turnout on previous years numbers, Race needs to be advertised more, only seems to be publicised a couple of weeks prior.
Well organized local race will be back in 2012
Date of review: June 27, 2011
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2010 race reviewed by: ANNE MARIE Graham 2
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 40% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 40% |
In short: All those hills yet still managed a PB!
In full: This has 3 challenging hills, and is not great for runners who get bored doing laps but it is such a bargain for a nice course, nice organisation and good mementos at the end. Also, access to showers a real bonus - all for a tenner! It's very clubby and competitive, but if that doesn't bother you, then go. Rapidly becoming one of my favourite London 10ks and yesterday's PB really helped colour my view (even if I did feel like dying on the second hill...)
Date of review: June 21, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: Karthik Menon
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 40% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 40% |
In short: Beware of the uphill run...not once, not twice but 3 times!!
Date of review: June 21, 2010
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2010 race reviewed by: Jim Arnold
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 40% |
In short: Watermelon at the finish: what more could you ask for?
In full: Starts and finishes on Hampstead Heath Extn but the race itself is along the leafy suburban roads on the perimeter. 2¾ laps of the same course featuring a brutal uphill followed by uncontrollable downhill, which scuppered it for PB potential.
Amazingly organised: the police were on hand to control traffic, marshals were well-placed along the course, and I can't downplay the awesome experience of watermelon at the finish!
It was a bit more competitive than a lot of races I've tried: lots of club vests and by the looks of it some pretty respectable times. Not really a bother for me, but beginners might find it a little daunting. That said, still the usual good atmosphere that you can expect at club 10ks.
Would definitely go again.
Date of review: June 20, 2010
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2009 race reviewed by: JP Swizzle
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 40% |
In short: That hill the third time round was never going to end
Date of review: September 5, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: LINDA Macdonald 4
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: killer hills, great atmosphere!
Date of review: July 13, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: glenn hatrick
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Great run, well organised and friendly.
In full: Will keep coming back to this one. Any idea when they publish the times?
Date of review: June 23, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Oliver Brady
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Fast becoming one of London's best 10Ks
In full: Great little race, well organised and good atmosphere.
Big hill and no real PB potential but somehow I got one.
Date of review: June 22, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: AlexisAtkinson
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Great, friendly, well organised race with some challenging hills!
Date of review: June 22, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Ruth Blair 2
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
Date of review: June 22, 2009
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