My Event Ratings

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

In short: A mile short
In full: A pro events company could have paid marshals to make sure they turned up & actually knew what they were doing.
This was a mile short as apparently a marshal had no clue where to direct us, & other people were getting lost due to poor marshaling.
Would have been ok otherwise.


Date of review: December 6, 2012

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

In short: Fairly hilly, tough one.....but very scenic.
In full: A nice scenic one. I chose this one as it was by the same organisers as Grimsthorpe, & thought it would be an interesting one that respected the slower runners. (Getting greeted by the organiser on the finish line, medal in hand, was a nice touch for us slow buggers.....)

Quite a tough one, especially after back to back marathons every week for 3 months...... Fairly hilly throughout. But good course, & far more interesting than plodding round a big city road marathon.

No water left at the 12 mile drink station, so got a bit dehydrated. Water in bottles would be helpful.

I made it a bit short....??

I'll be back for the Grimsthorpe 70 & half marathon in July.

Date of review: November 18, 2011

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

In short: Good off road HM.
In full: No serious hills. Some trail & grass sections, with a long tarmac stretch.
Nice run around the castle grounds.
Plenty of parking, & you can stay afterwards & look around the castle.
Well organised & friendly.
T-shirt & medal, & great trophy for doing both this race & the Ultra yesterday...A nice touch.
Date of review: August 22, 2011

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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		80%

In short: Great first Ultra, & so friendly.
In full: This was my first Ultra, having only done 4 marathons.

My main worry wanting to do an Ultra was navigating with a map & getting lost, & not feeling safe as a lone female at night.
This is simply not an issue at Grimsthorpe. Easy to follow arrows & no map reading!
And completely safe in the closed castle grounds at night.

I guess multi laps aren't for everyone, but I liked the security of the check-point every 10 miles, to grab food & a cheery chat.

Organisers couldn't have been more helpful. Competitors too. My new torch failed to work, & several people lent me one!

A really epic race. Meant such a lot to me. With such a generous time limit for the 70, you really CAN do this race if you want it enough.

Can't wait for next year.
(Lovely surprise to get a glorious glass trophy for doing the half marathon too. Very special getting that)
Date of review: August 22, 2011

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

In short: Lovely friendly race overlooking the river.
In full: Small, but lovely race. Organised by a fellow runner, Kaja, who does a GREAT job, running as well as organising.
I thought it might get boring doing laps, but in fact it was nice running up & down the river, because you could support each other as you passed by.
Good view over the Mersey/docks.
No time limit, so runners over 7 hours welcome.
Super medal in box, & nice t-shirt.
Totally flat PB course.
Barry the Baton helped me get a PB of 5:24!
I'll def be back for the new year races.
Date of review: June 8, 2011

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