My Event Ratings

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

In short: Good fun tho a bit icy on the back roads
Date of review: December 28, 2009

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

In short: Great fun, perfect conditions, on/off road and hills meant a bit slow but very enjoyable.
Date of review: September 28, 2009

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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		100%

In short: Stunning, brilliant
In full: Couldn't find any faults - the only problem was that it was too sunny/bright (!). Views were awesome, the whole return leg running towards Ben Nevis, amazing throughout.
Date of review: April 21, 2009

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

In short: Nice mix of city and country but 'orrible 'ill to finish with - getting windy too so not great for people late out on the course
Date of review: October 19, 2008

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

In short: Massive contrast to London & Paris
In full: Tempted to take a break from big city runs - this was great, just turn up, pay and off you go. Mananged to finish just before the heavens opened so avoided getting too wet.

Thought the grassy hill at 25miles was a bit cruel but otherwise tons of fun.
Date of review: May 14, 2007

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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		60%

In short: Great course, some bumps but comfy, not long exposed bits, weather just about perfect and a pb to boot.
Date of review: March 4, 2007

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

In short: Good day out
In full: Agree with other postings about the start being a shambles but apart from that it was very well put together. Great facilities at the end - tho a bit short on gents toilets!
Date of review: November 6, 2006

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

In short: Great day out, perfect conditions and a pb by almost 4 minutes
In full: Really well put together and very interesting course with docks, castle, parks, rivers, fishermen (!) and, of course, a brilliant place to finish. Loved seeing all the nuns running the half (even if most of them were blokes) and several super-heros.

Only critisism is the way both the marathon and half are started at the same time with no separation into predicted finish times - this meant it took almost 5 minutes to get over the start line and that almost the first 10 miles of the marathon were congested - far more even than London - caused some anxiety on the narrow points out and back to the barrage.

Overall, brilliant fun and can't wait to do it agian.
Date of review: October 16, 2006

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

In short: Great fun, dodgy hill at 1km and again at 9km
Date of review: October 2, 2006

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

In short: Very good, some real speed merchants, conditions cool but blustery, and more ups and downs that expected. Fun though.
Date of review: July 9, 2006

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