My Event Ratings

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

In short: Well-organised but distinctly 'undulating'
Date of review: September 22, 2010

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

In short: Too many runners for the capacity of the organisation
In full: Reasonable organisation until 25.5M; after that embarrassing. The final furlongs on mats were not good, the harrying through the finish poor (oh first aid was back there - where was the bin for the timing chip?), lack of signage or marshalls, the congestion where extra gates were kept locked, the distance to the baggage reclaim and worst of all, the distance to the shuttle buses. Most gave up on the expensive pre-paid buses and paid £1.20 for the public service.
The whole event - "The Lothian Coastal Marathon" - was expensive and poor value.
Good public support though
Date of review: May 26, 2010

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

In short: The Joy of Sox
In full: I have often grumbled about getting yet another hideous T-shirt which soon heads for the recycling bank and wished that I would find something of more practical benefit in the goody bag - at last a pair of quality running socks. Well done, the OWLS
Date of review: September 6, 2009

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

In short: Delightful rural marathon
In full: A real pleasure to run; a friendly small-scale marathon from a small friendly club. Attractive rolling countryside offers sufficient excuses for the occasional walk.

Will do again next year and this time I might even prepare for it
Date of review: May 12, 2009

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

In short: A very posiitve experience
In full: Second time i have done this and a PB by several minutes this time. As race venue is a school, runners can have a shower after plus massages available. Nice to not get yet another t-shirt to put in the drawer but have the opportunity to buy one.
Date of review: September 21, 2008

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

In short: Flatter than a witch's appendage!
In full: I have run it twice and would do it again. Really fast course with only reason to slow being two turning posts. Friendly organisation with pleasant HQ. Excellent value with good goody bag (thanks to sponsorship) but t-shirt is flimsy
Date of review: August 21, 2007

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

In short: A lovely little event and incredible value.
In full: The best kind of small-scale local race and superb value. The (revised) course was more hilly than I had expected but pleased with my time. A pint of beer is much more welcome than another t-shirt or medal.
Please repeat next year and I'll drag along more runners from my club.
Date of review: July 21, 2007

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Overall score		40%
Would you do it again?		Maybe
Details:
Scenery		80%
PB potential		80%
Atmosphere		60%
Organisation		40%
Value		20%
Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: Expensive and poor value. Organisation struggles with numbers of entries
In full:
£14 is steep and made worse by insult of being charged to park on a playing field. (Then they invite you to spend £5 on a shirt).

Strong feeling that the organisers are not runners and have little experience of other races. But at least this year they managed to send me my race number.

"Love the City of Lincoln but not the Lincoln 10K"
Date of review: March 30, 2007

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

In short: Incredible value - why doesn't everyone run this one?
In full:
Showers, t-shirt and massage thrown in for just £5.

Smooth and friendly organisation, a varied route which could mostly be followed and not too wet under foot. A really good day.
Date of review: March 4, 2007

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Overall score		80%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		80%
PB potential		20%
Atmosphere		80%
Organisation		80%
Value		80%
Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: For 15 read 16; for 26 read 28
In full: Done this two years running (and walking and wallowing and wading) and would do it again. Yes, it’s hard but it is also fun.

Time doesn't matter.

I see the Daffodil Run has been postponed because the course is waterlogged; well, so was this course and this race has never been stopped.

There aren't many races where you stop at the water stations for coffee, cold sausages and rice pudding.
Date of review: March 1, 2007

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