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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		60%

In short: returned after running it last year, still hate the hills, fab t-shirt (again)!
Date of review: March 8, 2007

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

In short: 3.5 laps of Finsbury Park - Friendly, but it is what it is!
In full: I'm slightly regretful about the 'average' rating. Perhaps I've been spoilt/fussy over the years. Local parking was tricky even on a Sunday (Residents' permits abound - best to pretend you're a shopper at the local Superstores at the NE corner of the park!!), local club-competition feel to the race, not exactly a big budget event which had its pluses/minuses, however the organisers/marshals were friendly and efficient(once we'd spotted the pale orange start line on the tarmac) and encouraged everyone equally, the back markers as much as the leaders. The field was small enough to avoid congestion and confusion despite 3.5 laps over the same paths, so it was easy to run your own race. The lap format was unavoidable, the course was somewhere between the road runner's and the CC runner's definition of 'flat', but started and finished uphill which was the unfriendliest aspect of the day, apart from the local traffic wardens being so alert on a Sunday morning. Victoria Park in Hackney is a better venue as it's bigger, as is Regent's Park, but the host club did a good and welcoming job and well done to them! I'd do it again as it's relatively local for me. Maybe I call it 'average' as I've come to expect such enjoyable and friendly experiences from the road running world?
Date of review: March 6, 2007

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

In short: Well organised and, yes, great T-shirt.
Date of review: March 6, 2007

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

In short: the hills and the wind made it a bit tough, but very well organised
Date of review: March 6, 2007

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

In short: Decent chalenge for a Sunday morning.
In full: Have to be predictable and mention the t-shirt. I like hills anyway so no complaints there. V. well organised.
Date of review: March 6, 2007

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

In short: Efficiently organised London 5 miler
In full: A fairly low-key race in Finsbury park, but a nice run and well organised. Very good T-shirt (anyone who missed it should have read the race instructions more carefully!) and a pleasant run; a few hills but that makes the racing all the more fun.
Date of review: March 5, 2007

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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		60%

In short: What goes up must come down!
In full: There’s an uphill start and an uphill finish and I don’t think any part of the course in-between is flat. But that does mean there are some great downhill sections. Well-organised, friendly marshals and a great T-Shirt. It’s good to have a race like this in central London rather than having to trek miles outside and rely on dodgy Sunday train services. Oh, and as it was my first 5 mile race, I even got a PB!
Date of review: March 5, 2007

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

In short: It takes a particularly sadistic organsier to send us up the same hill four times!!
Date of review: March 5, 2007

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

In short: Some challenging gradients but a good, fast course. Wouldn't say this was a fun run. Lots of club runners!
In full: I've run this race for the last two years now and It's very well organised. Couple of tough gradients which get more challenging after the fourth attempt. I really enjoy this run as the weather's beginning to improve at this time of year (Although NOT today) and it gives me something to train for after Christmas. Only complaint would be that it's impossible to hear if the race has started, very understated.

Good fun – recommended!!!
Date of review: March 4, 2007

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

In short: Really enjoyed it - first race as it is local - hope others are as good
In full: Hills were quite tough but enjoyed the challenge. Nice size - friendly people - good marshalls. and must say the t-shirt is fantastic.
Date of review: March 4, 2007

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