My Event Ratings

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

In short: Good race for a good cause
In full: Dorney is always a fast course especially if it's not too windy. Asthma UK ran a great event again although the numbers seemed to be down on previous years.
Like other commentators, I'd encourage them to cut down on the mailings to increase their profit for charitable work. I'd also suggest that the CEO speech would be better before the warm up! Overall a good and friendly event.
Date of review: April 13, 2009

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Overall score		60%
Would you do it again?		No
Details:
Scenery		40%
PB potential		80%
Atmosphere		40%
Organisation		80%
Value		80%
Beginner-friendliness		80%

In short: Well organised race but uninspiring route
In full: The organisers definitely know what they're doing and most of the marshalls were friendly and encouraging (always appreciated). Unfortunately the route itself is a bit dull, more a race for locals than travelling runners!
Date of review: February 15, 2009

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

In short: Dorney's always good for a PB attempt
In full: Dorney Lake is the venue for quite a few 10k races although few attract the numbers you get with cancer Research UK. This was all about the cause rather than the race which is fair enough. The organisation was patchy at best and the event really only succeeded thanks to the goodwill of all involved.
Date of review: October 26, 2008

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

In short: Great race - especially as it's their first time
In full: This was a lovely race throught the countryside. Definitely challenging but fun. The race was well run and the marshalls were really helpful and ancouraging. Nice atmosphere all round. I know the entry numbers exceeded expectations and I hope they'll run it again next year.
Date of review: October 19, 2008

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

In short: Tougher than expected
In full: This was a good race but the course is tougher than I'd expect for a charity run. The course was very muddy in places and there were a few hills that were really challenging. Finishing on a 1k climb is really tough.
Organisation was good but an appeal to the marshalls - please could you smile and offer support? A few of you did and it made all the difference!
Date of review: October 12, 2008

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

In short: Small but perfectly formed!
In full: Nice race with only around 120 runners and a very relaxed feeling to the whole event. The marshalls an organisers were friendly and the whole thing ran well. Was novel running through a field as the farmer was ploughing it - would've made it tougher for those toward the back as more of the field ha been ploughed up! Plea to organisers - bag drop tent please.
Date of review: September 28, 2008

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

In short: Good 10k with a nicely challenging 1k hill!
In full: Well organised local race with apparently over 300 runners. Good atmosphere and the crowd at the finish heartily cheered everyone home! Absolute beginners may struggle with such a big hill right at the start but other than that the route is great. One appeal to the organisers for next year - please could we have a bag tent for kit?
Date of review: September 14, 2008

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

In short: Fast and friendly
In full: Tis ius a great race series that has been really well run. As other reviewers have noted the course is almost always very windy and the surface can be rough in places which can slow you down, that said it's flat and generally has good PB potential.
Date of review: July 16, 2008

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

In short: Great race, well organised
In full: Really good event with clear PB potential despite the exposure to the wind. The marshalls were great and enthusiastic. Bit different racing so late in the day too, bit of a challenge! Really good race for the beginners.
Date of review: May 21, 2008

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

In short: Fun day in the heat!
In full: My first time doing the Marlow but it was a real pleasure. Great organisation overall but would have been helped if the start had been better - too many slow runners at the front which slowed things down. Other than that no complaints and thanks to the guy with the hose which cooled us all off before the sprint for home!
Date of review: May 11, 2008

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