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2007 Faversham Marathon & 12 Hour Ultra Race
 | | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: You can tell when events are organised by experienced runners.
In full: Did the 12 hours - the marathon was good as it gave more runners for a few hours.
Interesting 1km lap.
Date of review: December 16, 2007
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2007 East Hull Harriers 24 Hour Track Race
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 100% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: Very well organised event - really took care of all the runners.
Date of review: December 16, 2007
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2007 Dartmoor Discovery 32
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: One of the best organised road races on the calendar.
In full: Tough challenge but a great day out on the moors - great marshalls and organisation and being on a Saturday a great evening can be had socialising.Any beer drinkers need to try "Jail Ale" - brewed in Princetown !
Date of review: December 16, 2007
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2007 Brathay Windermere Marathon
| | Overall score | | 40% | | Would you do it again? | | No | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 40% | | Organisation | | 40% | | Value | | 20% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Poor pre-race instructions.
In full: Pre-race instuctions, should have mentioned that a timing chip would need to be worn,
could have mentioned to have £2 handy for car parking on the day and to allow an hour to get parked !
- also could have told us how many drinks stations to expect and warned us of the very busy main road/traffic on the return on the other side of the lake.
Date of review: December 16, 2007
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2007 Three Forts Marathon
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: Excellent - organisation of route markings has really improved,rest of the organisation as always - first rate..
In full: Great marshalls, on the route and at the checkpoints- however it is a "Tough One"
Date of review: December 16, 2007
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2007 Crawley St Catherines Hospice 6 & 12 hour race
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 100% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: Excellent track Ultra, organised by experienced Ultra runners for Ultra runners.
Date of review: December 16, 2007
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2007 Luton Marathon
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: Well organised,some nice scenery between the villages,did anyone else notice the thatched house ?
In full: As always,this event is so well organised, from the maps/directions to the wonderful marshals.Its also great to have a large indoor venue to meet with pals both before and after - tellible weather for 2 laps - then some sunshine - but the marshalls smiles all through it !
Date of review: December 16, 2007
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2007 Cornish Marathon start time 10-am
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: Well organised - great helpful marshalls despite the appalling weather !
Date of review: December 16, 2007
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2007 Five 2 Go Trail Marathon
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 40% | | Organisation | | 40% | | Value | | 20% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: Good effort but the late start was a real put off !!
In full: Like many others - up at 5.00am to get into London to get coach to the start - many of us geting the coach needed a loo before the drive to the start - at least there were trees ?
Then after the coach drive - just where were the registration people ?
No numbers and chips - just empty tables, eventually arrived - then the queues, first for numbers and chips - then run out of safety pins - then queue again for tags for baggage !
Then - 10.00am start became 10.27am - organisers need to remember people come to this event by planes,trains etc and had other things planned - one lady had flown in from Newcastle and had a return flight to catch - another needed to get to Albert Hall for festival of Remembrance - the late start gave them unecessary stress.
Then - the trip round the playing fields was never ending and then we found,after thinking we had run good times that it was a short course. The medal was probably the worst I have ever received at any event, a pity for those completing their first marathon.
The entry fee was steep for a trail event, but it was for charity.
Having said that - well done for getting a new marathon on the calendar - great marshalls - if its to grow - needs bigger venue for start, and if you advertise showers - then they need to be at least fairly decent.
Date of review: November 11, 2007
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