My Event Ratings

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

In short: Thanks Doug for this lasting legacy
Date of review: September 11, 2007

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

In short: Well organised, good value, friendly over fast-ish course
In full: Nice friendly event in beautiful part of world though I am not quite sure I would describe it as PB flat. Mile markers - not sure they were that accurate but the course has been certified so perhaps it was just me :-)
Date of review: April 9, 2007

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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: Good organisation, good crowd support, flatish route
In full: No tmuch to fault about this event. Points that could be improved:
1. After race meal - greasy burgers :-( (especially as I am vegetarian)
2. Prize-giving happened after most people had left and the winners were cold.
3. One or two points that could be better marshalled - somewhere bwetweeen 5 and 7 miles lone runners could have gone wrong.
4. Missing 8 and 12 mile markers - or maybe I was going too fast.

These are all very minor points on what was a great day - I take my hat off to the organisers.

Thanks
Date of review: March 11, 2007

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Overall score		40%
Would you do it again?		Maybe
Details:
Scenery		40%
PB potential		60%
Atmosphere		80%
Organisation		20%
Value		20%
Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: Improved course - terrible organisation
In full: +ve Improved course, excellent marshals and spectators, nice medal and tee shirt (though not for running in)
-ve Absolute chaos around runners village, too few loos, too few signs around runners area, Park & Ride was a farce as it dropped runners off approx 2 miles from start!, no labels for bags for those who didn't get a label (this caused a lot of problems for baggage handlers), overpriced entry fee, start area was just absolute chaos, start and finish area not too spectator friendly - difficult to access.

I think in changing the course AND upping the entry limit in the same year it appears the organisers were overly ambitious. I 'suspect' that 15000 runners is too many for this course/venue. Suggestion - keep this new course, reduce the entry limit back to that of last year and learn from the mistakes and Bristol could once again become a top event.
Date of review: September 17, 2006

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

In short: Superb organisation, good crowd support
In full: The crowd support stands out as a highlight. Too much zig-zagging around city centre streets for a PB am slightly demoralising for tail-enders but good for spectators I suppose. One big downside was the 1000's of runners who did not bother to start in the correct area. I was aiming for 1:15 and at the start had scooby doo and a gorilla in front of me! Managed to overtake about 200 in first mile but this needs to be improved.
Date of review: October 2, 2005

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

In short: Well organised - long-established race - appeal to all levels
In full: Mile markers would be nice
Date of review: September 7, 2005

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

In short: Well organised, good value, scenic, something for all standards
In full: It's a pity it is limited to so few runners. Not what I would call a PB course but nonetheless enjoyable. The only thing I could fault was despite the fact food was plentiful at the end there was nothing for veggies.
Date of review: May 31, 2005

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

In short: +Well organised, scenic, good turnout -expensive, too few loos, nothing open for spectators on arrival
Date of review: February 10, 2005

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