Conwy Half-MarathonHere's how RW members rated this race in the past (23 votes). | 1 to 10 of 23 ratings | Page: 1 2 3 |
| The big picture (23 votes) | | Overall score | | 78% | | How many would do it again? | | 89% | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 97% | | PB potential | | 52% | | Atmosphere | | 68% | | Organisation | | 53% | | Value | | 65% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 63% |
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2009 race reviewed by: Goggie
 | | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Loved every step.
In full: Few miles on the flat followed by a couple of miles up then a couple down. Hang on to the top of the hill then hammer it for the last six miles. Loved it.
Date of review: November 13, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: dwosuperstar
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 40% | | Organisation | | 40% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 40% |
In full: This race could be one of the best with better organisation.The route was great and the views from the orme were fantastic.Bad points not enough water stations no medal t-shirt or certificate goody bag white carrier bag with a mug and a banana!.Would not mind paying an extra £10.00 to recive something for your efforts.
Date of review: November 12, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Neil Lewin
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Great Scenery
Date of review: November 12, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: lady over 65
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: lovely
In full: Great day for a tough half marathon. Lovely views all the way round especially looking over the sea and seeing Snowdonia looking magnificent. Look forward to doing it next year
Date of review: November 11, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Angharad Lewis 2
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 40% | | Organisation | | 40% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: chip timing needed, not much atmosphere
In full: I agree with a lot of what everyone has already said, but just to echo - organisation needs to be better, more water stops needed, especially at the top of the orme & to be bottles and not cup drink perhaps an isotonic stop on route. Felt it was mainly aimed for club runners, no T shirts left, no medal, no certificate recieved, should be enough for all no matter what time they finish in.Event should start at an earlier time & perhaps end of Oct or very early Nov.Very Dissapointed that i listended to the rules of not using ipod only to find many had them & were not pulled out. This has the potential to become a classic run & hopefully have more local supporters.You can't beat the G.N.R
Date of review: November 10, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Martin Green 15
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: fantastic views and a good challenging course
Date of review: November 10, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Badbond006
| | Overall score | | 40% | | Would you do it again? | | No | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 40% | | Value | | 20% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 40% |
In short: Poor organisation, nice scenery!
In full: No info sent out prior, no pins to attach numbers, no t-shirt, biscuits or certificate as advertised, i like a t-shirt to motivate me round, none left, despite about half left to finish! Nice scenery from the Orme though!
Date of review: November 10, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Keep Left
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 20% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Great route. Challenging. Poor organisation.
In full: Great route, but very congested for first couple of miles. Very challenging big hill (had to walk some of it), but lovely coming down. Organisation was poor. Inadequate parking. Delayed start. Me and a friend both down as completely different people on the results page. We both had to collect hand written numbers on the day (mine had been posted to, and returned by, a different runner) & they'd ran out of pins (I'd forgot to bring my own). However, definitely want to do it again even if they don't iron out this year's organsational problems. Ooh - and I agree - definitely needs at least another water station.
Date of review: November 9, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: williambloke
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 40% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Potential to become a classic
In full: I'm afraid that I have to echo quite a few others & bemoan the chaotic start to the race...
Starting pens according to estimated finishing times, would have been a God-send. Far too many slower runners were towards the front which, when coupled with the narrowness of the first 2 miles, led to some pretty frustrated runners stuck at the back... A decent PA system, maybe an air-horn to announce the start of the race wouldn't have gone amiss. Running over sand was 'playful' to say the least, whilst the never-ending upwards gradient of the Great Orme could really have benefitted from having a water station at the summit.
All in all, not bad for a first time event, and it has plenty of potential to become a future classic.
Date of review: November 9, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Lance Ball
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In full: Great location and scenery around the Orme does take your mind off the climb up the hill. Start and first few miles are certainly a problem due to how narrow the path is. Needed grouping into abilities at the start and chip timing since I took over a minute to pass the start line. I was surprised that there wasn't a water station at the top of the Orme, this would have made sense. T shirts at the end were only small! However, overall, I absolutely loved it, made my week and will certainly be back next year, but will make sure I place myself nearer the front for the start.
Date of review: November 9, 2009
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