My Event Ratings

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

In short: flat/fast
In full: Just over 1hr10, top event, great course, marshalls, easy parking/baggage.
Super run, lots of bends, but better than hills, also lots to keep the family entertained. 5stars!!
Date of review: October 18, 2010

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Overall score		40%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		100%
PB potential		20%
Atmosphere		60%
Organisation		20%
Value		40%
Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: leading ten runners sent wrong way
In full: Great venue, after finding it. Great course, hilly and pretty.
Was in the leading group, and the few marshalls en route did not direct us around the course, for the 10k run, finished 5th, but myself and 8 others taken off the results... We ran past the one marshall where we should have turned left but went straight on, could see the course in the distance. 200 mile round trip
Date of review: October 18, 2010

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

In short: Great stadium finish
In full: A big event for a local charity. Great pen start, let the elites go away well.
City centre route very stop start, lots of tight turns,windy, and a few fly overs to negociate but still PB'able.
great last few km on the cycle route and stadium finish, great support.

Date of review: April 14, 2010

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

In short: top event, must do.
In full: Was expecting a flatter course, this is fast but some dipe/underlations, expect them and its fine, quality race/athletes, one of the best fields for a half anywhere. 20+runners under 70mins, but sadly not me!
Date of review: April 14, 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: Stunning
In full: 1st Snowdon, and 8th full mara, sub 2.30 runner who enjoys the challenge, this is a tough course, and a great mix of hardened runners and 1st timers (fools!!).
Wet weather, as can only be expected this time of year, and perhaps 3 areas to improve, tent for athletes to shelter at start, water in bottles, the cups not big enought, and the bus fiasco, same as last year.
Stunning race, great support for a rural event, crossing the Bwlch (Pass), was amazing, eat your heart out Lance!
Beautifull views in all directions, and a sting in the tail at the final climb, be prepared! Shall be back.
Date of review: November 9, 2009

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

In short: Best race of the year
In full: Amazing views, best atmosphere, low key for such an amazing race! A course to be measured on, and a sting with the climbs, but will be back! The final climb sorts the boys out from the men! Crazy mile 24, 5min miling downhill. And sporadic and great support. DDiolch am y support!!!!
Date of review: October 30, 2009

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

In short: Fast,fast, flat course
In full: This event is growing in the right direction, having done over 30halfs, and running 1.10, this is one of the fastest course in the UK, how on earth some people have not noted this in their reports. Did the full mara in 2006, and lack of pens, decent drinks(as water ran out), this has come on and is a race Cardiff should be proud of, great city course which for a city race is one the the prettiest.
And profits go to a good cause.
Date of review: October 22, 2009

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Scenery		80%
PB potential		100%
Atmosphere		100%
Organisation		80%
Value		40%
Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: The worlds biggest & best running event
In full: Amazing crowd, great fast course, landmarks, amazing crowds. (better tan last years washout). Ran a PB 2.34, yipee. Thank you all marshalls/helpers/supporters, amazing day.
Date of review: April 30, 2009

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

In short: Great testing race.
In full: Well organised, slick, top marshalls on this rolling two lapper. 2nd lap slower due to the final climb, but great great training run for a spring marathon.
Date of review: March 26, 2009

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

In short: PB-tastic course.
In full: 1st time doing this event, on the plus side, fast course (71mins), flatest coure ever for me, cheap £15, arrived early & left early no prolems, iso drinks, XL t-shirt(not technical). Pen system worked well, plenty of space.
Dullest course ever, the probs with parking delays, in and out all highligheted on these web pages last year, so aware of them, may be back.
Date of review: March 26, 2009

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