My Event Ratings

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

In short: Over-priced but well-organised pre-FLM run
Date of review: April 6, 2009

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

In short: Superby-organised event with fantastic marshals and volunteers
Date of review: March 29, 2009

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

In short: A good cause but as a race could do better
In full: Slightly shambolic start, alongside runners queuing for loos, despite the welcome chip timing; great route if you like running around in circles. Organisers claim that police advise all major runs not to have baggage facilities on safety grounds. Not that safe to freeze in running kit on a February morning.
Date of review: February 14, 2009

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

In short: A great event - part of the UK Time Trials phenomenon
In full: Friendly atmosphere, great course.
Date of review: July 28, 2008

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

In short: One of the best running events anywhere
In full: Probably the only place on the planet where Charles and Diana's nuptials are still celebrates - a fantastic event, wonderful atmosphere all supervised by "Father Onn" - a man of the cloth who mixes a dog collar with running shorts, sandals and stripey socks.

Date of review: July 28, 2008

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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		80%

In short: Great run, awful weather, poor quality free T-shirt
In full: A great route, a well-organised race; poor quality free T-shirt - first wash, lettering fell off; first wearing left me with sawn-off nipples after a six-mile run. Asics should be embarrassed by the shirt that carries their name (at least it did pre-wash)
Date of review: June 4, 2008

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

In short: A great run improved by scenic snow
In full: superb marshalls braving the elements throughout the course
Date of review: April 7, 2008

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

In short: A very useful pre-marathon warm-up
In full: Boo to the early start but hurrah for the fantastic massage I got for a tenner at the finish.
Date of review: March 30, 2008

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

In short: Good, but could be even better
In full: A great event, with fantastic marshalls, but....I lined up under my scheduled finish time but the start was so congested it took me a minute and a half to cross the start line - and the lack of chip to chip timing means inaccurate finish times.
Date of review: February 10, 2008

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

In short: A good run let down by chaotic organisation at start and finish
In full: A nice route, with well-meaning, hard-working volunteers but chaos at start and finish. Not enough toilets. Great finish in castle - except narrow entrance deprived friends of chance to see runners. 1st prize winner wasn't allowed in through narrow gate to attend first presentation.
Date of review: October 15, 2007

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