My Event Ratings

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

In short: Great support in the rainy south
In full: Really enjoyed this. Weather appauling, but fellow runners great fun at the line up, support ace - despite the awful weather. Car park exit was very good from the race (much, much improved on last year). Cried like a baby as I got a good PB. Apologies to all those witnessing the pathetic blubbing - it comes off the back of a horrid half marathon/cold and desire to never run again.
Date of review: October 26, 2008

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Overall score		40%
Would you do it again?		No
Details:
Scenery		60%
PB potential		80%
Atmosphere		40%
Organisation		20%
Value		20%
Beginner-friendliness		80%

In short: Fairly shambolic
In full: It has been said here by everyone else.. . .
Date of review: October 5, 2008

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Overall score		40%
Would you do it again?		No
Details:
Scenery		40%
PB potential		60%
Atmosphere		20%
Organisation		40%
Value		20%
Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: boring and agony
In full: Apologies to the 2 runners I tripped one mile in. Not sure about hitting the wall but certainly hit the pavement. 6 miles till the nearest ambulance - a painful, walk jog to the finish line.

Boring race with no support. No goodie bag. Not one to repeat.

My view may be jaundiced due to the "character building" nature of it.


Date of review: March 3, 2008

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

In short: Good organisation, fast and friendly
Date of review: October 15, 2007

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

In short: Too many walkers, needs a staggered start
In full: Naughtily, and remembering starting at the back last year due to adherance to the rules, I jumped the queue to get to the start this year.

Even still, despite being pnly 250 yards from the start line and elite runners, I passed walkers were toddling up the street, about 450m into the race. They must have been on the front line-up.

Although I suffered horribly with my asthma due to the weather and an over eager early pace, I was able to clock a more or less respectable time due to the majority of people moving out of the way, or allowing me the space to jump off course, puff inhaler/wheeze, jump on course. This was not the case at the rear.

As usual, the scrum for goodie bags was silly, but I felt this was a million miles from the badly organised 2006 fiasco.

Still too expensive and should be chipped.

Date of review: July 2, 2007

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Overall score		40%
Would you do it again?		No
Details:
Scenery		80%
PB potential		40%
Atmosphere		40%
Organisation		20%
Value		20%
Beginner-friendliness		80%

In short: 30 mins to get to the start line, entire route surrounded by walkers, 31 degrees and no water (as we started so late), bags/finish/medals shambles. Never again.
Date of review: July 3, 2006

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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 first 10K, great fun, very friendly
Date of review: June 30, 2006

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