My Event Ratings

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

In short: Not much the organisers could do about the weather, but baggage needs work.
In full: Due to the weather the last 6 miles must have been about the hardest I have had to run. The course is pretty good and PB potential with pleasant residential areas and a country section, unfortunately the weather made this rather hard going. Obviously the baggage storage and reclaim needs looking at but as the organisers have already apologised and will address this for next year I imagine it will sorted. This was the only let down in the organisation. I have seen complaints that it is a rip off but for a traffic race in a big city I think it is fair, check out Brighton if you want an expensive marathon.
Date of review: May 2, 2012

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

In short: Fantastic scenery & organisation. Lots of tough hills.
In full: A hard but excellent race surrounded by glorious views whichever way you looked.The organisation of the day could not be faulted from start to finish.
Date of review: June 13, 2010

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

In short: Challenging but enjoyable. Well done HRR.
In full: The organisation from start to finish was spot on. The course was lovely with a support at quite a few places the whole way round. Best have a word with the council to see if they can flatten out some of those hills by next year.
Date of review: May 10, 2009

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

In short: A fast time is possible but just a really boring course.
In full: The course was pretty flat, but running through residential streets and along the seafront twice made for a pretty dull race. Meeting runners coming in the other direction on the same side of the road, although not intended by the orgainsers was ridiculous.
Date of review: June 8, 2008

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

In short: Great local race, will definately be back
In full: Although you can lose count of hills as you go round I can thoroughly recommed this race to anybody. The friendly atmosphere makes it a race that I will keep visiting.
Date of review: June 1, 2008

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

In short: Challenging but enjoyable. First rate organisation.
In full: First time i have run this and thoroughly enjoyed it, the course was nice and undulating. The organisation was excellent and i will certainly be back.
Date of review: November 4, 2007

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

In short: Excellent course, will definately do it again.
In full: The race was well organised from start to finish, i did not have to wait for water. As the large majority of people are local you could possibly pull the start time forward to 10am to avoid the warmer part of the day, just a thought.
Date of review: July 9, 2007

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

In short: Hard race in warm weather, but will definately be back.
In full: Very welcoming atmosphere. The race had some tough hills in it, especially at the end. I will happily be back again next year.
Date of review: June 10, 2007

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

In short: First run here, but certainly not the last.
In full: The only thing that the organisers did not arrange properly was the weather, but even this did not stop it being an enjoyable event. Will be back to try and beat my PB again next year.
Date of review: June 1, 2007

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

In short: Good for a PB, excellent marshalling.
In full: Could not find a fault with the race, the marshalling was excellent and very supportive. A slight problem at the start and end was that the HQ hall seemed a bit cramped for the number of runners, I guess a drawback for being so popular. Certainly this one minor thing would not stop me coming back again next year.
Date of review: February 6, 2007

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