My Event Ratings

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

In short: Great race - will be back next year
Date of review: July 3, 2012

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

In short: Great race - would do it again
In full: This was a great race that went through the middle of Cambridge. Very flat course with defininite PB potential. The start pens were too cramped and spent the first couple of miles puching through the slower runners, but I guess that was my fault for starting too far back. Overall a really superb race.
Date of review: March 11, 2012

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

In short: One of the best halfs around
In full: I've done a few half marathons now and can honestly say that this is up there with the best. The organisation from start to finish was excellent. The course was scenic and a great run. The hill half way round is long and drains your legs, but surely this just adds to the experience? I am certainly going to do this again next year.
Date of review: February 28, 2011

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

In short: Great local race
In full: For a local race this is a great event and I will certainly be adding it to my list next year.
Date of review: January 26, 2011

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

In short: Great run
In full: This is a great run and I thought it went well seeing as though this was the first time it took place.
It was quite annoying not being able to get past people on the single track so I'd advise pushing to the front at the start if you want to get a good time. Also I prefer to recce a course prior to race day which wasn't an option as the route wasn't published.
However I had a great time - even on Bison Hill. Will definitely be back again next year.
Date of review: October 20, 2010

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

In short: Big long tiring weary hill
In full: Half the race seemed to be steeply uphill and the other half down again. Shame there were no road closures but will certainly be back next year
Date of review: November 30, 2009

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

In short: Could have been better
In full: The organistation at the start was a shambles with long queues and the championchip timing didn't seem to be working... Stevenage is not known for it's good looks so the race itself was uninspiring. However it was fairly quick and I got a new PB so I'm happy. There are better races around though and I probably won't do it again...
Date of review: November 3, 2008

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

In short: I had a great time...
In full: The tubes and buses were terrible, truly awful... But this is not the fault of the race organisers. The weather was wet and cold. But what do expect from a race in October? I had a great time and thought the course was really good. Considering this was the first ever Run to the Beat I thought it was organised pretty well. Who cares if you didn't get a free T-shirt? Surely it was about the running and not the freebies that attracted you in the first place?
Date of review: October 6, 2008

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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		40%

In short: Brilliant race but the hills are hard!
In full: Great scenery, absolutely lovely area although those hills are a killer... No chance of a PB but I'll definately do it again
Date of review: September 28, 2008

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

In short: This was a concert not a race
In full: Good points - I actually quite like running in the rain and the thunderstorm was fairly dramatic

Bad points - Having to go to Nike Town to pick up the T-shirt & chip (Why not post them?), Having to wait standing up for an hour and a half in the cold for the race while being bombarded with music that I didn't like , my feet aching before the race even began, not having signs for the exit to the tube after the race

Notice that everything Nike had control of fits neatly into the BAD points!
Date of review: September 2, 2008

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