Endurancelife Coastal Trail Series: Stage 2 - Gower (Marathon, Half, 10K)Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (8 votes). | 1 to 8 of 8 ratings | Page: 1 |
| The big picture (8 votes) | | Overall score | | 85% | | How many would do it again? | | 88% | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 30% | | Atmosphere | | 82% | | Organisation | | 90% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
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2012 race reviewed by: TIM HURD
 | | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
Date of review: November 18, 2012
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2011 race reviewed by: David Lane 7
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | No | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 20% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Outstanding marathon course...plus some..
In full: Mostly fantastic organisation and great race but expected a bit more for my £50.00 entry. No medium T shirts left and a charge of £1.00 for a cup of tea at the end put me off..oh and no water at checkpoint 4 whilst they were filling up at nearby house. Kit rules need to be enforced or relaxed. Sorry wont be returning.
Date of review: November 25, 2011
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2011 race reviewed by: pops
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Not for the faint hearted but well worth the effort. This is probably one of the best organised races I know !
In full: Again for a second year the weather changed to make this race a very pleasant experience,the sun made a great difference from the non stop rain the day before.I did the 10k,dont try this in road shoes as the conditions on the route(99%off road)are wet,muddy & steep.Well done to all at Endurancelife will be back next year!
Date of review: November 14, 2011
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2009 race reviewed by: Martin Hale
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: can't believe how lucky we were with the weather. Was trying to sleep in the car at 3.30am and the wind was howling like Ozzy Osborne!
Date of review: November 20, 2010
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2009 race reviewed by: pops
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Very well organised race in beautiful location everything seemd to go like clockwork
In full: Gower is a great location for this type of run along the coastline. I enjoyed every minute of the 72 on the extended 10K course. Will be back next year to try the half. Well done to everyone concerned! My only slight niggle was the outside showers,no problem for me as our accommodation was close by but felt sorry for those runners who might have had a long journey home without a good washdown.There was a long cue for the 4 or 5 cubicles as I left Im sure most would pay a little extra for a decent shower and changing facilities. Shame the main campsite showers & changing were not available.
Endurancelife have obviously taken a lot of time & effort to make the event run as smooth as possible achieving a polished professional outcome in wet, muddy winter weather conditions.
Date of review: December 7, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Richard_R
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 40% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Great race - bad weather :)
In full: This race has fantastic scenery, fun people and really good organisation. The weather was decent for December - not so bad that you can't see the cliffs, surf and hills and not so good that it felt easy! I did the half and was so pleased to get in before the heavy rain started though :)
Date of review: December 7, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: K-D
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 40% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Fantastic challenge, amazing location, wonderful staff!
In full: Wow, what a race! The registration the night before was friendly and slick.
The scenery was breath-taking at times, which was a shame, because I needed that breath to help get me up that last killer hill! It was so amazing, we went out the next day to enjoy the view.
Because of the incredible amount of rain in the weeks before, there was plenty of mud and boggy fun. The path that was a running stream offered a chance to cool tired feet. The hills themselves weren't such a departure from my normal training, but add in the wind and soft going, and the result was the most challenging course I've done in years.
36 hours later, I'm still all smiles. Thanks, Endurancelife!
Date of review: December 6, 2009
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2009 race reviewed by: Phil-by-Sea
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Gower Half:Hard as nails - but ready for more!
In full: Second year for me running this one. Much improved organisation - friendly atmosphere and a great course, with lots of mud, crazy hills, and stunning views!
Its one of those where after 3 miles or so, you get flashbacks about how tough the rest is gonna be! Major respect to the Full Marathon folk, specially as it ended up being 28 miles -just looking at the map for that one made my legs tired! Well done EL!
Date of review: December 6, 2009
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