My Event Ratings

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

In short: Now that was hard
In full: Goodness, I did not know there could be so many types of mud.

I am not sure Mud Runner is right more like Mud Slither to my mind but what fun: awesome!!!!!!!!

Special thanks to the marshalls for pulling us out of the deeper swamps: I should think that must have been pretty exhausting.

Really good organisation and (happily) a first aid tent to help with bloodied knees after: not that you would notice until after a visit to the tub of love

Mud fest and then some more: most fun you could have outdoors on a sunday morning

Bring on 2013
Date of review: October 21, 2012

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

In short: I ache in places I did not know it was possible to ache
In full: That will teach me for skipping training sessions

Great morning and one of the best off road races imaginable

Plenty for everyone to enjoy and mud and water never far away

Sheep dip was maybe the only thing that did not quite live up to expectation

But really good fun, friendly marshalls, and a deeply poignant two minutes silence.

We must never forget the sacrifice of others, who lost their lives so we our free and can charge around the Gloucestershire countryside covered in crap

Roll on 2012

Date of review: November 13, 2011

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

In short: Shame we did not run through the meadows to Avoncliffe ....
In full: ...as the field did not really have time to get spread before we got to the first stile and there were more hold ups before the A36 was reached than in past years

Very enjoyable and the most local race for me, which allows me to warm up by walking to the start

Zammo there were showers and changing rooms,they were clearly marked
Date of review: November 7, 2010

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

In short: Will a walker please come on this forum
In full: and explain the point of starting in the sub 2 hour pen and walking holding arms with three others in the middle of the road
Apart from these selfish people, who obviously would get a rebate if brains were taxed, this was good fun
Mile markers: were there any. Route much nicer than last time but the last mile was a bit cruel.
How much further up this road do I have to run I wondered. Also crowd seemed a bit quieter than previous years
Oh and it takes a very special type of person to block the entrance to the start line and then moan when asked to move
Will be back
Date of review: October 17, 2010

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PB potential		80%
Atmosphere		80%
Organisation		80%
Value		80%
Beginner-friendliness		100%

In short: 10/10 for the 10/10/10 10
In full: I wanted to come 100th, but came 99th: damn !!
Excellent and well organised
Super course and very friendly
Would definately return if it takes place next year
9/10/11 would have to be the start time I guess !!!
Date of review: October 11, 2010

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

In short: Hard work but loads of fun
In full: Feels more like a half marathon than 7 and a bit miles, and that is on a day when the ground was reasonably dry for the area

Nice local race which deserves more support and a larger entry: did not help this year that it clashed with the Weston super Mare event

Interesting course, flat but difficult terrain with a hill half way round

Will certainly do it again, and thanks to Tina and all the people at Yeovil RC (and anyone else) who give of their time to ensure we go the right way

Can't see there were any problems booking in really, so I had to go from one desk to another to get my number but it is hardly an issue

Lovehearts were different to the jelly baby I had been anticipating..
Date of review: February 15, 2010

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

In short: Well that was a challenge
In full: As an overweight large person who will not see 58 again I was more than a bit alarmed to see so many fit young athletes warming up

Still mud, sand and water is a great leveller and this was great fun. Would recommend to anyone who prefers X country to road running

Lovely variety of mud and the rain (and mini tornado) just made it more playful

Hoping to be clean by a week next Thursday

Date of review: November 22, 2009

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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		80%

In short: Always feels like its all up hill
In full: I always enjoy this race but I also always feel that I am spending most of the time running uphill

I think it is because 4 of the first 5km are ascending and the downhill bits are steep and quick

Extremely well organised, Bath half marathon organisers do worse than speak to CRC about how to put on a good and well run event

Will be back: thanks to all at CRC and everyone else involved
Date of review: April 19, 2009

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

In short: My local half but never again for me
In full: Paying £32 to enter I would have expected to start on time, especially after the farce last year

Every other race I have ever entered started at the published time so it cannot be that bloody difficult

Did not see a mile marker until mile 8, perhaps I spent too much time dodging the large plastic bins pushed into the road

And the stewards: one told me where it would be possible to meet my wife after only for her to be told at the end that she could not go there (but not WHY)

Arrogant headless moronic pillock at the main gate to the rec should stick to being a night club bouncer

Forget it Mr Race Director: I'll take my hard earned cash elsewhere next year
Date of review: March 15, 2009

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

In short: Hang your heads in shame Bideford AAC
Date of review: March 1, 2009

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