My Event Ratings

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

In short: Pleasant run through park and along the front (mostly)
In full: Again well organised by Penny Lane with cheery {too cheery ;0)} marshals.

Weather was good to us today, not too hot, not too cold.

A pleasant run (if there can be when it hurts).
Date of review: June 25, 2006

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

In short: Well organised race.
In full: Run within the confines (well if you include the pavement around it) of the park.

Well organised and marshalled.

Very flat, and if you can cope with the sharp turns a pb course.
Date of review: June 11, 2006

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

In short: I found it a little too hot this year.
In full: But that's hardly the fault of the organisers!

My third year of doing this. A definite for the calandar.

Well organised with encouraging marshals. The wind on the bridge is negligible and on a good cool day could see a PB.
Date of review: June 4, 2006

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

In short: Yet again spoilt by the walkers getting into the first waves
In full: This is a good large race, but really does need to sort out the walkers and runners who manage 200 yards before walking who get into the early waves.

This could be an excellent race if more runners could show consideration for others.

All the problems are runner caused, bin bags in the middle of the road, bottles thrown down to cause a hazard and even at other runners.

Otherwise well organised and marshalled.
Date of review: June 1, 2006

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

In short: Again a well organised race with encouraging marshals.
In full: Scenery definitely picnic potential. In fact on a warmer day I am sure we would have seen picnicers on Beverley Westwood.

I have been to a few races where the marshals are encouraging and this was up with them.

A definite for next year.
Date of review: May 14, 2006

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

In short: Run on an almost flat course with few sharp bends
In full: A short and long lap around the park, due to the flatness of the course a definite possibility of a pb.

Not this year though as the wind was a bit aggressive.

Well worth doing.
Date of review: May 2, 2006

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

In short: What sadist thought of putting the last uphill at 7.5k?
In full: Well organised, I was especially impressed by the organiser sending me a duplicate number when I thought the first had not arrived. They both actually arrived.

Seems like the whole area turned out to encourage us either at the start/end or on the route.

I found the uphills rather challenging as they mostly come in the first half with little chance to recover between them. And just when you think it's all over, there's the one at 7.5k!

I would definitely do this again if possible. However, in my case, I have a three hour drive back home afterwards, so an earlier start would be welcome.
Date of review: April 30, 2006

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

In short: Early start had its pros and cons
In full: Getting there for a 9:30 start required a change in my morning routine. However an early finish means getting back in time to have dinner before 2pm :0)

Starting on a road where the traffic was not stopped until a few second before the race started was unusual.

However the marshals, as usual, were helpful and friendly, organisation was good.

Recommended race.
Date of review: April 23, 2006

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

In short: Improved organisation from previous years.
In full: Personally I did not experience the farce with the non-arrival of packs. Consequently I feel the organisation has improved from previous years and the toilets were no longer cholera hazards. However, as I travel from the North-West I will be looking for some assurance that the pack problem is a one-off.

Three things cause problems, but all runner related.

a) Why line up at the head of the field if you are not going to run more than a few yards before walking?
b) Inconsiderate people throwing the water bottles in the middle of the road causing hazards for later runners.
c) Why is it every year people stop to chat in the middle of the crowds trying to use the exit. Also, use some common sense, once you've struggled to leave through the crowded exit, add to your enjoyment by trying to get back into the assemble area(against the crowds).
Date of review: April 3, 2006

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

In short: Again another well organised race.
In full: I am probably going to be told that it was almost the same route, however the route seemed to be a bit more away from the traffic this year. It may have been an illusion, but the four mile hill seemed easier this year also.

Date of review: February 26, 2006

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