My Event Ratings

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

In short: Superb race - growing every year
In full: A superb race with a brilliant race course start and city centre finish with large crowds. Great technical T shirt and goody bag with sweets and chocolate.
Date of review: May 13, 2013

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

In short: A great race with character
In full: A great location and a well organised race. An interesting course with charcter (city, country, riverside & race course start & finish). Good value - iso & bottled water, LS tech top, great goody bag, great facilities and very well organised especially the marshalls. Many thanks to all.
Date of review: October 26, 2012

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

In short: Thanks Great Run for organising - much needed change
In full: The 2010 race was a shabmles with congestion at the start and finish due to very poor organisation.
No such problems now the Great Run team have come down from Newcastle to organise. Started in 4 waves (11-13 mins apart) not terrible keen on that but it's a must on this course.
Brilliant crowds
My highliget of the year was seeing the great Haile Gabrselassie strom past on the opposite side of the road on the long out and back section.
Date of review: December 11, 2011

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

In short: My 3rd year and 3rd PB. Wet but great fun
In full: Start and finish on the race track. No bunching up on the roads. Good Marshals. Great Long Sleeve High Viz T shirt. Excellent MC to welcome the runners back to the stadum. One of my favourites.
Date of review: December 11, 2011

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

In short: Superb event well run and ideal for beginners and elites
In full: Great pre race newsletters and training runs
Excellent venue and facilities
Mostly flat course
The best water/Iso stations I've ever seen
Excellent Grandstand finish at the Racecourse
Date of review: October 19, 2011

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

In short: Great course, quite a few hills but not too steep, fantastic last 2m downhill finish
In full: The start was a bit congested but I'm not moaning.

Overall a great race, I managed a PB and really enjoyed the last 2 miles downhill - I got some time back for a change!
Date of review: January 23, 2011

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Overall score		20%
Would you do it again?		No
Details:
Scenery		60%
PB potential		60%
Atmosphere		60%
Organisation		20%
Value		40%

In short: Great people around the course shame the Organisers are useless
In full: The start was a joke, I spent the first 9 miles weaving past walkers and slow joggers. I felt gutted by this - but thanksfully avoided the madness of queueing to cross the finish line - absolutely criminal. Great spectators & bands.
Date of review: October 24, 2010

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