My Event Ratings

Overall score		100%
Would you do it again?		No
Details:
Scenery		100%
PB potential		20%
Atmosphere		100%
Organisation		100%
Value		100%
Beginner-friendliness		40%

In short: A life-changing (if not life threatening) event
In full: Much more difficult than I expected but somehow the miracle workers at the checkpoints get me going and got me to the finish. Brilliant event but never again - too much for me.
Date of review: May 27, 2008

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

In short: Great fun again.
In full: The most painful race imaginable but the only one that brings a smile to my face every year.
Date of review: October 31, 2005

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

In short: If you've only got one ultra in you then this should be the one
In full: Splendid backup, food, water and general organisation make this race about as painless as it could possibly be to run a double marathon.

In the scorching heat the guys manning the drink stations had to work as hard as the runners.
Date of review: July 18, 2005

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Overall score		60%
Would you do it again?		Maybe
Details:
Scenery		80%
PB potential		20%
Atmosphere		80%
Organisation		40%
Value		80%
Beginner-friendliness		80%

In short: With some decent signposting it could be great.
In full: 26 miles of mud, hills and more hills with no shade on a hot, sticky day is tough enough without adding the extra complication of an almost completely unmarked course. Even the helpers at the drinks stations didn't seem to know which way to go. It's just too demanding a route to have runners going 3 or 4 miles overdistance.

Sort out the route and it could be great race.
Date of review: May 2, 2005

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

In short: Favourite race of the year - every year
Date of review: October 25, 2004

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

In short: great every year
Date of review: August 24, 2004

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