My Event Ratings

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

In short: Worth it for the scenery
In full: I'll be doing this again next year the scenery was fantastic. The race overall was well organised, and the spectators all around the course were so pleasant spurring you on.
The run up the orm is very hard so just bare that in mind if your a beginner. But managed to run all the way round in under 2 hours so very pleased.
2 minor points for next year:

1: Sort the t-shirt and medal giving part out, having to queue for 20mins when you've finished is not good on the limbs!
2: Sorry but the amount of dog poo down the paths was disgusting, maybe the council need to install more waste bins.
Date of review: November 22, 2010

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

In short: Wet wet wet
In full: 2 points for next year, send numbers and chips in the post and get more portable loo's!!
Apart from that, great race, great atmosphere, started on time and i enjiyed it very much, will definately do it again next year.
The weather was terrible but made it more interesting down some of the lanes.
Date of review: October 4, 2010

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

In short: Hot hot hot!!!
In full: Lovely setting, nice route, however this was a very hot day and there were alot of people stopping, most notably alot of club runners who looked like the heat got them. A few tastey little hills to overcome, particularly the one you go up 3 times! overall i enjoyed the race, however a PB can be forgotten about, and for a first time race runner i would probably recommend an alternate run.
Date of review: August 18, 2010

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

In short: Dont do it for the views!!!!
In full: Ok race, the athletics stadium to start and finish was really good and the overall atmosphere was good. Potential for a PB very high, although i did'nt as i have just come back from an injury.
Couple of things to improve for next year:
- More toilets, not many, big long lines waiting
- Marshalls that speak!
- People running in at the end were forgotten about, and not alot of people who had finisehd the race realised there were still people running, myeslf included! marshals should have been shouting etc

Finally the scenery, or lack of, theres not much that can be done about this but maybe instead of looping the stadium go elsewhere and just do one biggr lap.
Date of review: July 4, 2010

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Overall score		60%
Would you do it again?		No
Details:
Scenery		20%
PB potential		80%
Atmosphere		40%
Organisation		40%
Value		60%
Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: Worth doing but wont do it next year
In full: Some marshalls very good, other not so!
Date of review: April 5, 2010

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

In short: Lovely scenery, great organisers, loved it!!
In full: This was my first ever running race and i couldnt have chosen a better one!
Will definately be on the calender every year.
Stewards, tourists etc were all supportive and spurred you on.
Would recommend highly for first time runners, although be ware running up the orm isnt easy!!
Date of review: March 28, 2010

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

In short: Enjoyabe for a first time half marathon runner
In full: Just two very minor points that maybe could have been slightly better.
The start was over crowded and got a bit intense with people jostling, maybe put the bariiers much further back next year.
And the water stations, were not replenished quick enough had to wait twice for drinks.

Other thn that superb loved it!
Date of review: March 28, 2010

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