My Event Ratings

Overall score		60%
Would you do it again?		No
Details:
Scenery		60%
PB potential		80%
Atmosphere		60%
Organisation		40%
Value		20%
Beginner-friendliness		80%

In short: Hot. Flat. Not in Edinburgh. A ridiculous walk to the buses after.
In full: Good start set-up, twin starts. But why start the half at 8, and the marathon at 10, esp. when heat and exhaustion is far more likely in the much longer race?!? Presume it's to do with money. Course wasn't unattractive, support good in the towns, non-existent for large parts though.

Finish area was fine, but such a pain when you're hobbling to walk over a mile to the extortionate buses to get back to the city you thought you were running in!

I was chuffed to run a big PB, but the race is run for money, not for runners unfortunately. Call it the Lothian coast marathon - would be more honest.
Date of review: May 27, 2012

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

In short: PB potential.
In full: Flat with just up and down the underpasses and canal bridges. Weather was kind enough - cloudy & drizzle towards the ends, as it chucked it down later. I PB'ed, suspect many others did too. The course is fairly dull in many areas, but in the second half, quite a few spectators cheer you on.

I only rate it special cos I got such a good time. Well organised, but super expensive, charity or no.

Date of review: July 17, 2011

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

In short: PB potential, lovely setting
In full: Flat course, uneven fields for half of it, but great atmosphere (part fun run, so might annoyt overly serious runners) - km markers, big clocl, lots of water, medals.

And big fat PB potential - smashed mine.

Lots going on afterwards too. Lovely day.
Date of review: June 5, 2011

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Overall score		60%
Would you do it again?		No
Details:
Scenery		60%
PB potential		40%
Atmosphere		60%
Organisation		80%
Value		80%
Beginner-friendliness		40%

In short: Good organisation, goody bag, never a pb with that hill and time of year
In full: The hill killed me, which I had anticipated, but I then thought I'd catch up the time downhill. However took me until Mile 4 to feel human, by which time the pb was long gone really. Nice course, apart from uneven pavements and parked cars arrgghh!! Last mile and a half tough again, seemed to take forever. Great goody bag, nice people :)
Date of review: July 17, 2007

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