My Event Ratings

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

In short: Quite challenging, the start was very crowded and slow for a couple of miles
Date of review: February 24, 2008

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

In short: Pretty tough, but very beautiful and well organised
In full: Pretty undulating, which made it quite tough.
It was my first race over half marathon, which may not have been the best choice.
Didn't like to have the water handed to us in glasses. It's v hard to keep on running whilst drinking.
In general very good marshalling, but km 11 mark was in the wrong place and a few markers had gone missing.
We had very nice weather conditions and the scenery is very pretty.
Date of review: February 10, 2008

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

In short: Good race and marshalling. Very flat but very windy this year.
In full: The only thing I didn't like was the water stations with plastic glasses. You cannot really keep running properly with those.
Also some showers were advertised in the information pack, but at the end could not find them anywhere and nobody seemed to know about them.
Otherwise quite nice race, got PB, but only my third HM.
In general would recommend it.
Date of review: February 4, 2008

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

In short: More challenging that I had thought due to the ondulating course
In full: Marshalls were very good. I didn't like to be handed water in plastic cups though. Very difficult to drink from, bottles would have been a lot better.
Found a bit depressing to have to go back on myself, would prefer route that does not go back on itself.
I thouhgt the course was more hilly than expected from the information and other year's comments (I know it's a new route...), so found it quite challenging and I'm not big friend of hills...
Long-sleeve t-shirt is very nice!
Date of review: November 21, 2006

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