My Event Ratings

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

In short: Plus points - fabulous atmosphere and crowd support. Minus points - not enough loos, and marshals refusing entry to race zones!
In full: My first GNR and I'd probably do it again, as nothing else beats the continual crowd support. A hot day definitely affected people's times, and sad to see so many people suffering from the heat at the end.

BUT I do think it's steep and the goody bags are pretty rubbish. A cotton tee?? and a few money off coupons and sachets of cream?? A technical tee wouldn't have gone amiss.

ALSO there just weren't enough loos. I queued up from 9.45 till 10.20 at the loos near Zone E then left the queue with a bursting bladder, concerned about not being able to get into "E". Then found I had to join another queue to get into E, stood there for 10 mins then the marshalls closed the barrier at half past, saying late arrivals should get in further back. We were fuming - we weren't late as we'd been standing there for 10 minutes!!! Anyway I managed to get over the lower barrier in zone F. So what with a bursting bladder and the bother with the marshall it didn't make for a very good race start and took the edge off a bit.

Oh and why can't walkers keep to the left like they're supposed to??

However I'll never forget runnuing through those tunnels near Manors shouting "oggy oggy oggy!!!"

Date of review: September 22, 2009

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

In short: Nice and flat, well organised, friendly marshals, shame there's no medal though.
Date of review: March 30, 2009

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