My Event Ratings

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

In short: Fast, flat and colourful
In full: Fantastic weather made this a fast race this year. Not even a fire alarm at the race HQ could stop things from running smoothly. Great race for both those after a PB and those wanting to dress up as Santa and run for charity.
Date of review: December 19, 2006

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

In short: Up-hill slog followed by rapid descent
In full: Nice atmosphere and free soup and a roll at the end! (More generous than some bigger events.) Climb over the first 4km is compensated by rapid descent back into town. Didn't seem to be any secure bag storage, though.
Date of review: November 5, 2006

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

In short: Slightly frustrating - too narrow in places for so many runners and colour classification system was shambolic.
In full: The colour banding at the start was a shambles. I was placed in the wrong band and spent the first 3 miles struggling to get past walkers. At points there just wasn't enough width for the volume of runners and I was limited to 11 minute miles for the first 2-3 miles. Was able to gain time slightly on the Portway, but a disapointing run. Great crowd, though, but it's all got too big. Needs to be capped at 10 000 enties if not fewer.
Date of review: September 18, 2006

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

In short: Best 10k I've run this year. Inclines not as much of a challenge as you might exepct. quite a fast race, in fact. Good crowd and lovely location.
Date of review: August 21, 2006

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

In short: Hilly, but nothing too demanding. Not a huge number of runners, but good atmosphere.
Date of review: July 22, 2006

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