My Event Ratings

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

In short: Flat and fast rural roads two lap course. Well organised with some nice touches eg last runner marshall and trainers raffle. Also got a monster PB!
Date of review: November 20, 2012

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

In short: Beautiful course. Not as tough as expected as uphills offset by downhills and fast tarmac throughout. PB'd by 4mins in my 11th half so can't have been that tough! Loved it.
Date of review: October 7, 2012

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

In short: Love this event. Superb varied and scenic course. Not one for PBS. Nice tshirt as well
Date of review: September 17, 2012

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

In short: Excellent marshalls. Really on the ball and needed to be due to traffic.
In full: Positives:
Superb marshalls
Nice finsh on athletics track
Showers
Massage (more than the usual 5 mins etc)
Aid stations were well manned and provided good support
Didn't mind the industrial estate bit at least it was a break from the traffic and running on the road camber

Suggestions for improvements:
Bottles for water not cups
Why did runners have to go upstairs (admittedly not many but I couldn't do it at the end!) into stand to get out and get a cup of tea???
Route was flat but would have preffered abit of undulation if it meant avoiding road camber and traffic was possible

Pretty good overall though
Date of review: October 17, 2011

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

In short: Love this off road road. Great scenery, challenging and well organised. Pink t-shirts this year abit dodge though.
Date of review: September 26, 2011

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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		80%

In short: Excellent organisation. good fast course. Not expensive when you consider you get a medal and an Asics tee.
Date of review: September 11, 2011

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

In short: Good atmosphere, interesting and varied terrain. Good marshalling
In full: Tweaks to course appear to have made it good abit over 10k but other than that a really enjoyable and well run event. Great finish in the market place.
Date of review: May 31, 2011

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

In full: Let me start by saying that I did really enjoy the event and I will do it again. The course was lovely and the finish was well organised.

This said I can't help feel that with a few tweaks this could be a really great medium sized race:

Suggestions for next year:

Warn racers clearly that Henley traffic is awful even at 8.30 on a Sunday morning.

Loads of urinals but not enough "sit downs" for the blokes

The start is too narrow and frankly a shambles. Why not announce for sub 2 hr runners to congregate in one zone followed by Plus 2 hour runners.

Ban Ipods etc. Not safe, or considerate to non ipod wearers, on such a narrow course.

First water station close to a blind corner that is also open to oncoming traffic??????

Loads of marshalls but not in the right places ie around mile 4 (by the river) a marshall was standing 50 metres past a cattle grid and not before it.

ie six marshalls within 100 metres shepparding runners into to the rugby club at the end (runners on a pavement) yet families and all parked competitors fending for themselves 150 metres up the road trying to get back to their cars after the race.

I am perhaps being over critical here...it's just that with such a great course it should and could be loads better.


In Fawley Court you need a marshall to warn their is a stop sign approaching rather than four frenzied marshalls (out of sight) suddenly shouting at you at te road with no warning.





Pros




the course was excellent and I will do this event again but I can't help feel the event could/should be better .....


Date of review: October 10, 2010

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

In short: Another well organised Highclere 10K. Thanks to all involved.
Date of review: September 26, 2010

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Overall score		100%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		100%
PB potential		20%
Atmosphere		80%
Organisation		80%
Value		80%
Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: Really well marshalled small event. Course was a tough as hell but the views made it worth while. Kiddies additional 1K run with a medal was a really nice touch. My 4 and 2 year olds loved it.
Date of review: August 30, 2010

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