My Event Ratings

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

In short: Brilliant event, atmosphere - marred by chronic disorganisation at 'meet and greet'
In full: My third London and in terms of the race it is the best organised large marathon there is. The only BUT is the chaos then ensued in the meet and greet area, where thousands of relatives attempted to cram into what became a relatively small space - and then attempted to leave through exits that became severe bottlenecks. I ended up standing still for about an hour and rapidly cramped up and cooled to shaking levels. I reckon that there are around 4-6 supporters for each fun runner, which makes for a massive assembly at the end. This aspect of the event needs to be reviewed.
The only other gripe is the'one size fits all' finishers t-shirt. This has meant that big chested folk like me with lots of 'muscle' cannot wear it, which is a big disappointment.
Date of review: April 28, 2012

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

In short: A great course and very special when the sun shines
In full: Overall a great event - mainly due to a very attractive and forgiving course, with surperb sea views. Organisation pretty good as well. The only blot concerns the logistics of getting in and getting out - long queues both ways, which meant big delays in people getting to start (at least they pushed back the start by 10 mins). I have done all 5 Llanelli half's and as they get bigger each year, so the organisers need to think about how to cope with the increasing transport problems.
Date of review: March 7, 2010

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

In short: Hurricane made it much tougher than usual. Poor goodies at end.
Date of review: March 15, 2009

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

In short: Well organised, good atmosphere though course congested
In full: My fifth race and another year, a new route - this time missing out the barrage (due to works) which meant a few more twists and turns and overall a generally fiddly course with quite a lot of congestion. No energy drink stations was surprising, which would have been expected for a race of this length. Start and finish much better orgainised than last year.
Date of review: October 23, 2008

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

In short: Great course but need to get finish better organised
In full: A flat, fast, scenic course with a good start area but finishing in the castle was a mistake (castles, funnily enough, were designed with very few entrances and exits!). Apart from the finish, it was pretty good. I'll do it again.
Date of review: October 18, 2007

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

In short: Scenic, flat, well organised.
In full: An improved course from 2006 and better organisation and facilities as well. Hardly touching any roads/traffic is a definte plus and there always some glorious coastline in sight.
Date of review: March 12, 2007

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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: Great seasonal event - even if a bit damp and windy
Date of review: December 11, 2006

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

In short: An excellant event which will grow in popularity
In full: Very pleasant run along a generally flat landscaped coastal park with great views on the Gower penninsla, distant Atlantic, estuary and beaches. The 'up & back' nature of the course could annoy some and would mitigate against a very large entry (this was limited to c 250). The wind will always be a factor in this location which will make parts tough when strong.
Date of review: March 5, 2006

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