My Event Ratings

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

In short: New course flatter but shorter!
In full: As has already been pointed out by several reviewers, it was disappointing that the route has been altered from previous years, so it no longer a 'bluebell run'! The new route is certainly less hilly; but the fact that the course was approx 500m short needs to be considered by the organisers in planning next year's event.
Date of review: May 6, 2013

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

In short: The coldest, muddiest run I can remember for many years!
In full: A bitterly cold morning, and much of the terrain was very muddy and slippery - not conducive for a good time. Some steep hills, though I have known worse. I understand that this was the inaugural race over this course, so there were a few organisational glitches - no intermediate water stations, no kilometre markings, and the 'mementos' were nothing special. However, full marks to the race marshals for keeping cheerful despite the icy wind and snow flurries!
Date of review: March 10, 2013

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

In short: An enjoyable local run through a golf course and an exclusive estate!
Date of review: September 30, 2012

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

In short: A long-ish climb through the golf course, and some very nice houses on the route! An enjoyable Sunday afternoon's run.
Date of review: September 27, 2011

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

Date of review: February 9, 2011

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

In short: One of my local events, which I enter every year - knocked a minute or so off last year's time, so reasonably pleased.
In full: An innovation this year was provision of energy drinks bottles at the intermediate water stations. Most were discarded nearly full, many a long way from the stations - what a waste of money and plastic bottles, and a litter nuisance.
Date of review: February 7, 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: First time I'd participated in this event, and once the early congestion had cleared, it was a most enjoyable run
Date of review: October 11, 2009

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

In full: I have run this event for many years, but this was the first time that I can recall the start being delayed (by 15 mins), with no explanation given. This was frustrating, but other than that initial hiccup, everything else seemed OK, and I shaved a few seconds off last year's time.
Date of review: May 4, 2009

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

In short: My local race, nice only to have to walk 10 mins from my front door to the start line
In full: This was the fifth time I had run this race, and I was disappointed to record my worst time to date - must do some more hill training before next year's event! The organisation on race day was very good as usual; my only gripe was that having this year entered online via the RW website, my race number never arrived in the post; so I had to get to the race HQ earlier than intended to obtain a duplicate number. I discivered that there were others in the same boat, so this was evidently a glitch in the system. But all in all, a most enjoyable day in the Watford winter sunshine.
Date of review: February 5, 2006

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