My Event Ratings

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

In short: Cold day, but fast course. Thank you marshalls.
In full: For the price of entry to this race, water in cups really ought to be a thing of the past.
Good, fast course, scenic.
Date of review: March 25, 2013

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

In short: Very quick course, decent value.
In full: PB heaven if that's what you are after. Didn't experience too much of a delay, getting in or out considering there were over 1000 runners. Plenty of drink stations and the sponges were a nice touch.
Pleased with a 1.29 dead PB.
Two negatives would be having to sign up for the Havens website AND Paypal to enter; the entry pack had absolutely no info on where the start was, leading to a rushed logon to good old runners world prior to leaving the house.
Date of review: June 13, 2011

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

In short: Nice club race - Welcoming for unattached runners
In full: A flat 3 lap run. Good course for a PB. Friendly runners. Thank you to the marshalls who did a great job at the road junctions.
Date of review: May 4, 2011

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

In short: Well organised - fast - nice atmosphere
In full: Thanks BADAC for holding a relatively local (for me) 5 miler - a new distance for me, so i got a PB :-)
Course is fast - couple of short sharp inclines, but nothing to cry about. Good cheers from a couple of pubs we ran past. Chip timing and a nice t-shirt memento.
Will be back next year to hopefully improve on 36th place.
Date of review: March 28, 2011

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

In short: Very fast course
In full: This is the perfect course if you are lookng for a PB. It was windy, but there are hardly any undulations. Nice and scenic, well organised, would have been nice to get the number ahead of race day, but the race cannot be faulted otherwise. Marshalls excellent. Thanks Bentley Runners.
Date of review: February 7, 2011

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

In short: Good weather, nice route.
In full: Not as flat as i'd hoped for, first 2k are uphill, then rolling for the rest of the race. But hey - still managed a PB :-)

Very friendly bunch of runners at the Striders it seems, this run was excellently organised and there were many many marshalls who all did a great job - thanks to them.

Good memento in the paperweight, that will go on my desk at work - and all for a tenner. Brilliant. I will return next year.
Date of review: November 7, 2010

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

In short: Nice scenic run, couple of tough hills towards the end.
In full: Great organisation, great atmosphere, superb marshalls, and i got a PB. Will be back. Watch out for those sharp rises towards the end.
Date of review: March 21, 2010

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

In short: Great day
In full: There is no doubt, this is a hard race, especially for a runner used to flat roads like me. But the atmosphere and scenery make it amazing. One of those 'must-do' races.
Date of review: March 15, 2010

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

In short: Nice scenic route, basic (turn up, run, go home), could do with one more water station. Marshalls excellent.
Date of review: January 25, 2010

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

In short: Beautiful Dedham - Great Race
In full: Those hilss are a great challenge. The scenery is fantastic. I love this race, one of my favourites.
Date of review: September 27, 2009

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