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2013 Marathon of the North
 | | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Good alternative to London for a Spring marathon
In full: Not as flat as London but generally flattish with a few undulations. Coastal in second half or race so wind can be (and was!) an issue.
Route has lots of loops which was a little annoying as a runner but did make it easy for spectators to spot at several places without going far, also quite nice to see how friends are getting on as there a plenty of times when you see the faster & slower runners going in the opposite direction.
Great atmosphere & organisation pretty good.
Date of review: May 1, 2013
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2012 Meltham 10K
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Tough but satisfying!
In full: Great conditions for the race today - the absence of wind was a treat!
Challenging course but I have done worse (Stainland 7 & Guy Fawkes 10 to name a couple!)
Make sure you bring a pound for a cup of tea & one of the lovely homemade cakes!
Date of review: January 29, 2012
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2010 Brass Monkey Half-Marathon
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 100% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Fastest & Best Half marathon I have done!
In full: Great location - loads of toilets & other facilities available at the racecourse. Amazingly well organised. A PB course!
Date of review: January 26, 2010
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2009 Worksop Half Marathon
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Very well organised & surprisingly fast course.
In full: Superb organisation - collecting the chips & numbers went very smoothly, plenty of marshalls & drinks round the course and no bottle necks or queues at the finish!
The course is undulating all the way round but all the hills are quite gentle and none longer than about a mile, the hardest bit is between 10 and 12 miles so the downhill finish was very welcome!
Well done Worksop Harriers
Date of review: October 25, 2009
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2009 McCain Yorkshire Coast 10K
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 100% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: A brillian event!
In full: Perfect weather and great organisation. Really hoping that this becomes a regular event.
Date of review: October 12, 2009
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2009 Eccup 10 Mile
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Harder than I remembered!
In full: Very well organised & well marshalled race. The route is undulating with quite a tough final third. Nice souvenir. Plenty of water stops which were needed today! Thanks to Abbey Runners.
Date of review: July 12, 2009
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2009 Kirkbymoorside 10K
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Excellent Bank Hol activity!
In full: Great course, faster than you'd think considering it starts with a 3 mile hill! A bit windy today though. Great atmosphere & scenery. Well organised & nice mug too!
Date of review: May 3, 2009
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2008 Clowne Half Marathon
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Very enjoyable despite the weather!
In full: Undulating race, on fairly quiet rural roads. Very well marshalled - the poor marshalls must have been frozen so a big thanks to them!
I did better than I expected so left very happy.
I was well protected from the weather with hat, gloves & coat - certainly not a race for vest & shorts!
Date of review: November 24, 2008
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2008 BUPA Great North Run
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 40% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 40% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: Amazing atmosphere mainly makes up for the negatives
In full: Back for the third time. Positives are:
- electric atmorphere
- red arrows
- great crowd support
Negatives for me this year were:
- too many slow runners in the Orange zone this year, I was put in white zone E this year but passed 1000's of slow runners (& a few walkers!) in the first few miles.
- Family reunion area on the grass was inadequate, not enough space & couldn't sit down because of the mud
- the price...I still can't work out why it has to cost so much!
Date of review: October 6, 2008
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2008 Penistone Show 10K
| | 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 satifying!
In full: Well organised & mainly on quiet roads although the last km is busy with cars & pedestrians.
Parking tricky, I would recommend coming on the train if you can.
T-shirt a rather horrific shade of yellow.
Date of review: September 13, 2008
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