My Event Ratings

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

In short: I’d certainly recommend anybody try this event at least once.
In full: It's a good if you're after a big/busy event. The scenery might not be the best but the atmosphere pretty much all-round the course is really very good (I'm sure even better in normal weather conditions) and there are only a couple of hills to climb. Finishing into the stadium really gave me (& my spectating wife) a real buzz to leave the event with.
On the negative side, at £31 entry I'd expect a T-shirt or memento along with the average medal awarded. Would also be good if the final 3 miles could be reviewed somehow, running two miles on duel carriageway up to the stadium door, then taking a dog-leg right for half a mile, u-turn back to where you were a mile ago is a bit of a shame (though obviously soon forgotten as you enter the stadium to mass applause).

Date of review: March 26, 2013

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

In short: Good busy event, but poor value for money
In full: Good event definately worth trying, but too many people in the available space & queues.
Shocked to find that despite £39 entry, all the finishers T-shirts were 'Large only'. To small for me & too big for my wife.
Date of review: March 22, 2013

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

In short: Good, mostly flat half-marathon
Date of review: January 6, 2009

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

In short: 3rd year in row & I'll be back for the 4th :-)
In full: Very enjoyable event despite 'the hill', it somehow suprised me yet again this year... When will I learn to save something for the hill?

Date of review: May 19, 2008

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

In short: Good race but lots of small ups & downs all the way round.
Date of review: May 19, 2008

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

In short: 2nd year I've done it & I'll be back next time too!
In full: Very good race/day. One to bring the whole family along.
Only slight down side was the course still being short of the advertised 5m (despite being lengthened this year)...
Recommend trying this one out.
Date of review: May 19, 2008

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

In short: Good Midweek Run
In full: Nice route with plenty of ups & downs all the way, but managed to break my PB, so chuffed with that.
My only grumble I can think of about the whole event, was the amount of cars going down the country lanes. It was quite surprising. But certainly not enough to put me off & I hope to be back next year.
Date of review: August 2, 2007

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

In short: Well organised, loads of marshals, flat course.
In full: 1st 6 miles were tough into the wind, but once 'that corner' was turned, it was happy days. Managed to knock 8 minutes of my PB, so it must be an easy course!
I marked it lower on beginner friendliness because in the race info, it says the course is only open for 2.5 hours, which I think would put of some beginners.
Good race, see you next year.
Date of review: April 2, 2007

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

In short: Decent small event worth doing
In full: Very good value event, with a T-shirt, banana & water waiting as a reward at the end. Why do other event fail to meet that standard for much higher entry fees?

Some of the marshals were doing an excellent job of marshaling (keeping runners safe & showing encouragement), a couple of them on important junctions were maybe busy thinking about something else?

Good crowd support at the start/middle/end point.
Date of review: March 27, 2007

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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		80%

In short: I'll be back next year.
Date of review: March 12, 2007

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