My Event Ratings

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

In short: A really fantastic event. I did the half option, and even though it is uphill overall I had a great time. The hills were challenging rather than killers and the marshalling was great!
Date of review: October 6, 2009

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

In short: The hour long delay was not good, completely messing up everyone's pre-race preparations especially when there was nowhere to shelter. There were also massive delays at the end. But at least we got a t-shirt for the increased entry fee #
In full: It's always difficult when the weather is bad. But when everyone has travel plans and race strategies an hour long delay is far from ideal. The runners' village would normally have been a good bet in such a situation, but was a complete quagmire this year, which meant that I decided it wasn't even worth using the bag drop. The 2 separate starts did ease congestion slightly at the start, but the 9 minute mile pacer from Runnersworld decided to run at the same speed as the 8 minute runner, which confused quite a few people.
The entry fee this year was extortionate, but getting a t-shirt made up for it slightly, and green&blacks biscuits were also pretty welcome.
Water stops were frequent and well-stocked and manned, supporters were good despite the weather and overall I had quite a good race, but that hour of waiting in the cold and rain definitely made my day a lot worse.
Date of review: March 17, 2008

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