My Event Ratings

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

In short: Bloody big hill near the end - save some energy for it!
Date of review: December 19, 2005

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

In short: and the band played 'sussex by the sea' !!!!!!
In full: I love this race, my 3rd in a row.

The wave works well, but could be better if organised by times both by wave & within each wave!

That said, i still improved my time from 1.44 to 1.29 down to 1.25 this year (though the GSR is no longer my 10 mile pb)

My phone received the finish time text within minutes of my crossing the line. An excellent addition to the services provided.

And the brass band near the finish line played 'Good Old Sussex by the Sea' as I went past them!!

See you all next year
Date of review: October 10, 2005

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

In short: Need to get the start organised
In full: spent the first half of the race overtaking slower runners.
It wasn't clear that we needed to line up around the corner.

Bigger signs needed for the estimated finishing times, perhaps?
Date of review: October 2, 2005

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Overall score		20%
Would you do it again?		No
Details:
Scenery		20%
PB potential		20%
Atmosphere		40%
Organisation		20%
Value		20%
Beginner-friendliness		100%

In short: horrible race, too many walkers, too many people
In full: don't do it folks, pick a local small run over this.
Date of review: September 21, 2005

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

In short: The only downside was the dodgy kilometre markers. Ist K was too short, 2nd way too long, similarly the 8th & 9th k were obviously out.
Date of review: September 11, 2005

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

In short: my local race, done it in 2002 & 3, don't know if it was run last year?
In full: will there be a 2005 version?
Date of review: June 20, 2005

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

In short: got my 2nd marathon under my belt, but at £39 plus hotels flights, mealsetc. I won't be doing it again. Very friendly city though
Date of review: June 14, 2005

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

In short: my 3rd ten-miler (the other 2 were both the very flat Great South), but a PB despite the hills
Date of review: May 22, 2005

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

In short: 2 hours plus to get to the A27 was the only downside
In full: The 3 wave start worked very well. The wind behind for the last 2 miles was the winner, how do they manage this every year?!

I done this last year in 1.48, this year I went round in 1.29.13. 47 minutes at 5 miles, 42 mins for the 2nd half.

My last mile must have been under 8 mins, I can't run that fast!!!!


Date of review: October 12, 2004

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

In short: Too many slow people at the front, should have numbers with pens like FLM
In full: A lack of organisation, So many people put themselves in pens for 2hrs or less that had no chance of doing 3hours or less, subsequently dodging through walkers/slow unners was the order of the day for all 13.1 miles.

No signs for water stations in advance of them, missed one.

Atmosphere? The crowd didn't give much to the atmosphere (apart from the last mile), but the runners were making the most of it and enjoying some banter.

Baggage Buses. No wonder people were having stuff stolen, anyone on each bus had opportunity to steal from other bags.

The organisers need to talk to the London Marathon organisers about how to run a big race.

Queues afterwards? Yes, nearly 2 hours to get on to the metro
Date of review: September 27, 2004

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