My Event Ratings

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

In short: Beautiful run with a couple of challenging hills.
In full: I thought this 12km race was excellent. The organisation was super and the scenery beautiful. Marshals were very friendly and the course was very well marked. There are two big steady hills which you need to pace yourself on as they go on for longer than you first think. My only criticism would be that the first water stop was far too early (we had bearly started running), it would have been much better served at the very top of the second hill. Overall though a great race!
Date of review: April 22, 2013

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

In short: Beautiful run with cheeky hills thrown in. Good fun.
In full: A very scenic route. well organised with three appropriately placed water stops. Marshallers were friendly and got a well deserved Easter egg at the end... always a bonus! I'd read the reviews beforehand which mentioned the hovis hill (gold hill) but this course did not go via that. Unsure as to whether previous people had reviewed against the wrong race or if the course route had been changed. Either way, it was a very pleasant Sunday morning!
Date of review: April 14, 2013

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

In short: Great route and organisation
In full: The organisation of the race itself was very good, it has nice scenary and the marshalls are very friendly. Due to the very cold weather on the day this year, everyone huddled inside a very small building meaning that finding the registration desk beforehand proved challenging. It could also do with a couple of extra portaloos.
Date of review: April 11, 2013

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

In short: Excellent organisation, very pretty views, a few steady hills.
In full: My first 10k for over a year. A good race to shake out the cobwebs and the organisation was super slick.
Date of review: February 3, 2013

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

In short: Very good organisation and an interesting route
In full: I really enjoyed this race. The organisation was very good and had friendly marshallers. I would agree with some of the others about possibly adding in another water stop somewhere along the route, particularly as it was quie a hot day. A pretty and varied route which reminded me of Barossa at times! Nice goody bag at the end and a hot cross bun. Very enjoyable.
Date of review: April 18, 2010

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

In short: Well organised
In full: Friendly marshallers and good markings. Two water stops during the race and at good places. Only suggestion would be to have a bigger water canister at the finish as, when i went through the finish line, they'd run out and were refilling it so i had to wait a few mins. Overall a nice race.
Date of review: April 11, 2010

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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		80%

In short: Great race, friendly and organised. Lots of muddy fun!!
In full: I really enjoyed this race. A large part of that due to the cheerfulness and encourangement provided by the Army marshallers as you ran past, despite it being torrential rain and them having to stand in the cold. The bad weather just made the run even more interesting and lots of muddy fun! The organisation was great and i think overall it went very well. I had no problem with the warm up attempt at the beginning, in fact it was actually quite funny and was certainly making people smile in adversity. I don't think the majority of people would have complained about the warm up so much if had it not been tipping down quite so badly at that particular time. The route is interesting with a cheeky hill about half way. I do agree with the comment by one of the reviewers that if some runners choose to walk at points, it would be good if they could allow those still wanting to run to get past. And I also agree with the suggestion of noting times and positions. I will definitely do this again next year. Good fun!
Date of review: November 1, 2009

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

In short: Great fun, brilliant organisation
In full: Great race, the weather was perfect, excellent organisation, very friendly. Good water stops.
Date of review: October 20, 2009

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

In short: Superb race
In full: The weather for today was ideal, sunny but cool. Beautiful scenery, great marshelling and signs. Only one water stop but for the weather today, i think that worked ok. I really enjoyed today and will definitely do it again next year!
Date of review: September 20, 2009

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

In short: Very nice atmosphere, well organised.
In full: I enjoyed this race. It's twice round a pretty route in Andover, running around lakes and rugby pitches. I didn't know this part of Andover existed as it's hidden away behind a fairly industrial area. The weather was great and the organisation was superb. Plenty of marshallers, good stationing of the water stops and definite PB potential.
Date of review: September 19, 2009

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