My Event Ratings

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

In short: Humbling experiance thanks to the supperb support
In full: Excellent all round, but it is the unbelievable support that gets you welling up with emotion, whether youve met your personal targets or not.

There is a saying in football that at Anfield the Kop can suck in a winning goal in the final minutes, well thats what it felt like at the end of the London Marathon, totally knackerred but the throngs of humanity willed you on, they where the 12th man and then some!
Date of review: April 18, 2011

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

In short: Fast scenic course, bonus of a Pipe Band finish!
In full: Definite PB potential, very little traffic on roads out and traffic free along the Tarka trail on way back. For a smallish race the organisation was great. Quality t-shirt as a momento.
Date of review: September 6, 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		100%
Beginner-friendliness		80%

In short: Very well organised and great value.
In full: Normally do the Richmond Half at this time of year, which is dead flat, and pretty scenic in parts, but Bracknell was much more enjoyable if a bit more challenging. Support and organisation here made it special for me.
Date of review: May 10, 2009

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

In short: Great race, shame about organisational problems.
Date of review: March 23, 2008

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

In short: Pleanty of changing terrain to make it interesting.
In full: A very well organised event, bit of confusion at the start, but that could have been down to the howling wind.

Liked the sign at about four miles saying "Yes thats the Obelisk", I was just thinking that myself at the time, spooky!
Date of review: January 13, 2008

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

In short: A great multiterean course with some breathtaking views.
In full: Road, trail, rocks, mud, grass, and water mix with some woodland mix with some splendid fews add a generous helping of marshalls, decorate with abundant markers and leave for an hour or two to soak up the experiance. Marvelous.
Date of review: November 25, 2007

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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		60%

In short: Top notch organisation, challenging but interesting course.
In full: Brilliant, supportive marshalls. Despite the rural settings pleanty of pockets of supporters and the entuastic crowds at Jamaica Inn made my day. Found the last two hills pretty tough, something to work on for next year.
Date of review: November 18, 2007

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

In short: Fourth time doing this great race.
In full: Great value, six quid gets you a really excellent HQ with good changing/shower facilities, spacious event hall, medal spot prizes, great food stall and if you want it a free post race massage. Really well marshalled, some fast, some scenic, some challenging bits to keep you interested. And the family has voted the comentary at the finish the best they have experianced in each of the last four years. Very well done Honiton RC.
Date of review: October 14, 2007

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

In short: Very well supported by both two and four legged spectactors.
In full: Support was excellent, even through some pretty rural areas. Great marshalling and policing. Only concern was heading back into New Milton along a very busy road with no pavement, the tailend of the half-marathon meant that it became snail paced for sub 3:30 marathon runners, personally I wasnt too bothered as I was jiggered, but I could imagine a fair bit of frustration/danger for those at the buisiness end of the marathon finishers.
Date of review: September 16, 2007

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

In short: A good 10 mile event.
In full: A small scale race, the course is pleasant to run along, especially the return leg along the cycle track. Well marshalled and pockets of support along the way much appreciated. Hopefully despite the small number of entrants it will become established and become as succesfull as the 10K or even the half marathon.
Date of review: September 5, 2007

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