My Event Ratings

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

In short: As usual, great 10k
In full: Cracking race - my fourth time doing it and it's obviously getting more popular. That's why there's one thing they're going to have to put right, and that's the queue for water at the end, when you are stuck with having to stand completely still for 10-minutes, having just stopped running. Not good. Sort that one out and you have the perfect 10k
Date of review: April 9, 2006

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

In short: Good day - organisation getting better but still on a learning curve!
In full: This was my second time doing this - much improved on last year's initial race. The fac that is was a beautiful day helped. The organisation better than last year, and pleased that this time they seemed to get the distance right. Surprised at no water at the end!
Date of review: February 11, 2006

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

In short: Brilliant challenge - esp. the sand dunes
In full: That the race begins with the highest sand dunes in Europe makes this quite special. Followed soon after by another (not quite so challenging!) climb means this is a race well worth turning up for! Soup at the end very welcome as the air was cold and hard on the lungs. Only down side is lack of toilets and NO changing facilities. Otherwise superb.
Date of review: December 18, 2005

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

In short: Cracking day but could have had better directions to find the place!
In full: First time I had done this and I was dreading it, thinking it would be really tough, but pleasantly surprised. In fact, weather was hot but not too much - and besides, more tree shelter than I had expected. I had also expected very hilly, but with the exception of a real bummer of one at around 8.5 miles, it wasn't too bad in that way. Excellent scenery. Overall, an excellent day out in the shadow of Pen y Fan. The sort of run that should be made compulsory. Defintely be there next year. Only negative comments would be about the website, on which there should have been more pre-race info, directions, etc.instead that only being sent to you once you had registered. Directions need to be more precise.
Date of review: August 9, 2005

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

In short: Absolutely brilliant as usual, and again, well worth the trip from Cardiff., and for the third year in a row the weather was also good to us. Perhaps just a bit hot,but with enough tree cover on a perfect route.
Date of review: May 21, 2005

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

In short: Very disappointing - never again (see my other comments)
In full: Very disappointed, after having tried in vain for years to get my application in on time, it turned out to be vastly overrated. Organisation was awful - changing facilites were a joke. There were meant to be stalls with merchandise (pre-paid for) but no-one was there to staff them. Just trying to get hold of anyone who was involved in the organisation was hopeless. I was also disappointed in the route - It being Bath, I thought it would be really scenic, but the race almost quickly left the pretty areas and took place mainly through dull, sameish developments. All that not helped by the miserable weather - of course that is no-one's fault, but it just seemed to be the icing on the cake of what was a very disappointing day. Muc better half marathons to be had in other cities, e.g. Cardiff, Glasgow and others.
Date of review: February 19, 2005

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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		60%

In short: A lovely race through the centre of Cardiff - never a dull moment as there always seemed to be something to look at.. Great weather on the day of course helped, but we could have done with a band or even just a few musicians to play for us on the wa
Date of review: August 24, 2004

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