My Event Ratings

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

In short: Serious and fun runners catered for
In full: Well trodden fast flat Victoria Park 10K course, started off by Sir Ian McKellen sporting a Panama hat, straight-friendly...what's not to like?
Date of review: September 18, 2012

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

In short: Functional
In full: This race is part of our club champ.s and I probably wouldn't do it if it were not. It is flat but quite twisty with much stepping on-and-off-pavements. There is a basic feel to the arrangements - a whistle started us off, without even a "ready" let alone any "set", and it must be one of the last road races still to be without chip timing. On the plus-side: water and a banana is plenty after a five miler. Oh, and the weather was positively mild this year!
Date of review: December 4, 2011

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

In short: Great course, amateurish organisation
In full: Multiple different timings in different sources of info about the race beforehand made for confusion. With 2 minutes to go a lot of us didn't know where the start was (for 5k and 10k race)! Insufficinet marshalling and directions made it easy to cut corners - I ran 4.87k. If the organisers learn some lessons this should be a very attractive race - the course is flat and pretty.
Date of review: September 11, 2010

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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		100%

In short: Fab pre-marathon pacey long run
In full: Laid back villagey feel. The four laps make for bite-sized chunks. Lovely ladies behind the clubhouse tea-bar. One or two marshals lost to chatting after lap 1, but mostly beautifully organised
Date of review: March 10, 2008

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

In short: Lovely fast course
In full: Brings tiny Wokingham to a stand-still. Picturesque flat course on closed roads. Good for both beginners and serious runners after a PB.
Date of review: February 10, 2008

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

In short: An improved flat course
In full: They changed the direction of the laps this year, and the start is better. It's always fun to finish with a lep on the track. Some very slippery bits.
This is not a beautiful course, but it's flat and functional in spite of a few sharp bends.
Date of review: December 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		100%

In short: Don't tell anyone about this lovely little race
In full: In an undiscovered corner of the Lea Valley Park this race takes place largely on tow path and is flat apart from a couple of turns over bridges. A very small field, so don't tell anyone and it'll stay that way!
Date of review: July 8, 2007

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

In short: Lovely country course for a warm, hilly, non-PB run
In full: Liked the improved course. It must be the country, 'cause even the Police help with road restrictions. Super downhill last mile through the city, and friendly marshalls remembering it's good to encourage the field. Nice lolly after - dip it in the water to cover taste of hosepipe therein! Found the Red Bull, was given two, and drove home on a high...
(I wouldn't actually suggest a beginner did a half-M but I know what you mean, and it seems chirlish not to put "yes" for all-time-fave but am unsure how many all time faves one can accrue)
Date of review: June 10, 2007

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

In short: Very flat course around Eton College's nifty little boating lake that'll be in action come 2012
In full: This is an excellent last race before FLM which will get more popular if it keeps this venue and date. There were perfect conditions this year which always does wonders for how you feel about a race. A couple of organisational oddities: racing numbers on a bit of card, and initial results on the day suggested they hadn't started the clock from 00:00:00, perhaps part of it being in only its second year. Lots of car parking and toilets, though, and all very conveniently arranged at this dedicated sports venue on private land.
Date of review: April 8, 2007

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

In short: The T-shirt of the season
In full: Good organisation, including quick posting of results at londonheathside.org.
It's practically all hill though, so great practice for how to run up and down hills, and how to pace yourself over the five miles.
Good timing in the FLM training programme for a bit of a change from the long Sunday run.
Date of review: March 4, 2007

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