My Event Ratings

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

In short: Top bannana !
In full: Nice T-shirt, a Christmas Pud (Sainsbury's..) as big as the dipper itself for 2005, Soup & Roll, great athomosphere, excellent marshalling, organised by runners for runners, special (albeit basic..) facilities to wash the sand out of your toes towards the end of the course, one of the most enjoyable races you'll ever do - all for £7 !!
Date of review: December 18, 2005

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

In short: Fancy a dirty weekend ? A stonker of a race, but best leave the stopwatch at home..
In full: Britton RR - you should be very, very proud
Date of review: November 16, 2005

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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 stonka of a HM course.... One of the fastest around ??
In full: Heard mixed reviews of this race last year from forumites and fellow club runners alike - but if there were any such probs in the past, someone has taken the bull by the horns this year and got it sorted

Well organised, great athmosphere, nice medium sized entry (so not too big nor small..), a fun finish, and the relative novelty of an A to B course (rather than going round in circles from A to A !)

The organisers deserve a medal for turning this round. Looking forward to 2006..
Date of review: October 24, 2005

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

In short: Continues to get better and better every year !
Date of review: October 13, 2005

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

In short: Faultless...
In full: In my 6th year of running, and this was without question the best ever organised mass-participation race I've taken part in.

No queues to speak of, no delays at the start (spot on time..), a clever chicane at the start so that one you got over the start line thigs opened up, well supported (bring ear plugs...), perfect drink station, my chip and watch time identical (odd how this often not the case !), interesting/safe and well demarked course (I think the twisty bits at the start and finish rather clever..) etc etc

Thanks very much for all involved !
Date of review: October 3, 2005

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

In short: Better than last year, but still room for improvement
In full: Something of a benchmark event for me, for varous personal and historical reasons. Also a good cause and primarily a charity event ?

Lots of opportunies to make this better - eg removing the dangerous green steel bollards at City Hall, opening water bottles before handing them to runners (cycling back after I noticed that roughly a quarter had been dropped unopened !), proper chip timing rather than "gun to chip" which is of little value to the runner, less twists and turns as we run past the same civic buildings again and again etc

The lack of toilets was also poor - many male runners relieved themselves in the UN Peace Garden behind the 'Temple of Peace and Health' (renamed 'Temple of Piss and Stealth' by a wag on the day..)

These all niggles though - I'll probaly be back, as no doubt will many '000s of others !
Date of review: September 5, 2005

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

In short: Faultless organisation, great value for money, and about as flat a course as possible for 'the valleys' !
In full: Big thanks to those who organised !
Date of review: August 21, 2005

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

In short: Great for those who like T-shirts, medals, tarmac, and watching faster runners pass you twice !
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Date of review: June 27, 2005

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

In short: Big thanks to Barry for the athmosphere, organisation and weather - someone left a bloomin big hill in the middle of the course though...
Date of review: May 15, 2005

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

In short: Suh a pity this race may be under threat - make the most of it whilst you can ?
In full: Excellent organisation, another race for runners by runners, free beer, £1 BBQ with a veggy option, fine pub, flat, pretty..

I could go on - and hope this race will do likewise in 2006 !!

Thanks Chepstow Harriers..
Date of review: May 13, 2005

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