My Event Ratings

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

In short: Tough 12 miler - totally exhausted runners need a mars bar at the end of the race. Goody bag was just polythene bag and water. Charge a pound more and give us something to restore energy please
Date of review: September 19, 2009

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

In short: Marketing that "Live Music will be scientifically selected & played throughout the course" was a BIG CON
In full: I can remember 2 bands - the one at the start, and one at the barracks - in addition to this there were a handful of speakers playing music, but I can't say it was throughout the course enough to boost performance.

It has to be said that the mood of most was not great after the only means of access was closed. The weather was miserable. So I guess the organisers had their work cut out to deliver a great event. As already stated there were no announcements except someone walking around with a handheld tannoy (not ideal to communicate with 10,000 runners), and it would have been nice to have the date and the fact it was a half marathon on the medal. To compound my day the traffic out of London was dreadful, so it took me 2 hours just to get onto the M4.

The main disappointment for me is that the beat was silent for almost the whole course, and while I didn't expect the course to be lined with live music, it was billed as have a dozen + bands. Well only 2 appeared to have turned up!!
Date of review: October 5, 2008

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

In short: Well done organisers - started on time and a good goody bag at the end
Date of review: June 29, 2008

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

In short: Nice race - it would be even better if the course didn't double back on it self at the beginning so much - however I guess this is good for specatators who can see the people they know several times throughout the race
Date of review: March 21, 2008

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

In short: Much better this year with a much needed goody bag
Date of review: October 14, 2007

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

In short: A nice one
Date of review: June 9, 2007

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

In short: Great London Marathon pre-sighter - 2 laps tests your resolve at the half way stage
Date of review: June 9, 2007

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

In short: Brilliant - have also done New York & Boston, and this is just the best of the best
Date of review: June 9, 2007

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

In short: Great way to start the Easter weekend before gluttoning on Easter Eggs
Date of review: June 9, 2007

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

In short: Excellent again - much much improved from what it used to be
Date of review: June 9, 2007

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