My Event Ratings

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

In short: My 2nd time - but not my last
In full: Well organised with cheerful enthusiastic & helpful marshals all the way round, The course is "rolling" - this adds to the achievment...
Well done and thank you to Bedford harriers.
Date of review: December 10, 2006

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

In short: Tough but Fun - a Real Challenge, But Do-Able
In full: Great organisation, Cheery friendly marshals (and plenty of them). I Felt well looked after with lots of well placed water stations and I will be back for more next year. Thanks to all who gave their time, see you next year! [I have targets to beat!]
Date of review: June 19, 2006

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

In short: Nice fast route, But understaffed.
In full: This was my 4th half Marathon and to compare my experiences...

I wonder if it was a lack of voulenteers that let the organisation down? I saw less marshals on this one than any of the others... Some marshals seemed a little "flat" others were positively perky. Thanks to them all for their time and effort, especially the army cadets, some of them stood IN FRONT OF BOLLARDS to stop us crashing into them, NOT in the way as others have claimed.

The world is not flat, but this course is as flat as you are likely to get and was easily the flattest I have ran.

This was the only one without chip timing, and it has the second biggest number of entry's, I think they know that now, judging by the apology on the MKAC website!

Some motorists where a little impatient, not all the roads were closed, life's like that sometimes eh?

I wonder what would happen if everyone refused to help at races because of the attitude shown by competitors? people would have to be paid and then entry fee's would go up and the helpers would be unlikely to be fellow athletes, so you'd get that "if its not on the shelf we ain't got non" attitude. Think about it.

Well Done MKAC, thanks for a great mornings racing, please Iron out the start & Finish, We will be back next year.


Date of review: March 14, 2006

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

In short: Another "Just Racing" success story, Good "clean?" fun!..
In full: Great fun, a real challenge without going over the top. I enjoyed [almost] every one of the 59 minutes that the 10K took me...

Cant wait for round two, see you there?
Date of review: January 23, 2006

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

In short: Bedford Harriers are an enthuiastic Lot - and it Shows!
In full: a Good, well organised race, I would have liked the chip timing to record the start time as well as the finish time, Official times only really work for those at the front (the minority) but its a small thing really.
Date of review: December 11, 2005

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

In short: Excellent - Well done Riverside, and thankyou.
In full: I can only repeat what others have said, a bit of grit on the ice would have helped - that's not a complaint though, just a suggested improvement. Thanks Riverside and god bless the marshalls - it was far too cold a day for standing still with wet hands, but they all gave fabulous cheerful support.
Date of review: November 21, 2005

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

In short: Mostly downhill with one steep up!
In full: Everything was as you would expect from a small club run event, personally - I like that sort of race...

Horrible T shirt! LOL
Date of review: September 18, 2005

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

In short: A well organised, big city race (I did the Half)
Date of review: September 12, 2005

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

In short: No Water on the course at 30 degrees C - Criminal!
In full: Lack of water on the course was a crime on a day like today, I can't drink that sticky stuff they were handing out, I very nearly had to bail at 2 laps due to the heat - dehydration. Suprised no one collapsed.

I think the organisers really dropped the ball on this.
Date of review: July 10, 2005

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