My Event Ratings

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

In short: An excellent race
In full: Well organise . Crew were fantastic, friendly and not "Jobsworth" as at the GNR. More water stations in the 1st ½ please. The water staion at the turn arounsd point was an accident waiting to happen. Very congested with people stopping & turning. Move it to the park entrance. Signage not very good at start & finish. Why are the baggage lorries at the furthest point from the beer tent?
Date of review: May 29, 2013

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

In short: Top notch organisation. Definitely Gold Standard
In full: Top notch organisation. Marshals friendly and gave encouragement. Efficient feed stations. A great atmosphere over all.
Date of review: April 24, 2013

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

In short: Brilliant organisation. Such friendly marshals despite atrocious conditions.
In full: So well organised. Excellent Sports Hall facilities. Marshals were stupendious. This race usually has bad weather, so nothing new.
Such a friendly race. Well done yet again BBDRC. See you at your marathon & ½ marathon in April.
Date of review: November 5, 2012

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

In short: Well organised. Marshals "walk on water"
In full: Please do it again. Thanks to those brave marshals who stood in the rain for 6hrs. At least we were moving. They were chatting & joking despite the wet & wind. Organisation excellent.
Date of review: October 23, 2012

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

In short: Another good race. Organisation needs sharpening up. T shirts were promised. Told all my fellow runners that you get a shirt with a Lancaster on it.
In full: You can't advertise a T shirt for every 10k finisher & then not have any for the majority of runners. Putting them in the public area doesn't help. Where are the results, promised for the evening of the race? Would also like to see the fun run results
Date of review: June 11, 2012

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

In short: A challenging race with excellent organisation
In full: Escellent site management with good signposting & indoor facilities.Showrrs were lovely and hot, even for a late finisher. Marshals friendly and encouraging. Water stations very efficient. Chip management at start & finish was well organised. Goody bag, well thought out & bottle of beer very welcome.
A generous range of prize categories.
A challenging course, but no hail & rain this time. Well done BBDRC
Date of review: November 7, 2011

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

In short: Needs a Running Club to organise it. 20 minute delay in full sun was not acceptable
In full: Budget medal & pointless goody bag, sum up most runners feelings, notwithstanding that we do not do it for these reasons. Bearing in mind that the race booklet said that if you turned up late you would be allowed to still "start up to 10.40" Why did we have to stand 20 minutes in blazing sunshine. This is criminal. This race needs organising by a Running Club as the Cardiff ½ (Another, even larger, charity race) eventually was. Description as "flat & undulating" violated the trade descriptions act. 2 water stations within a few hundred meters of each other, after 4 miles without one, was also "cruelty to runners" and could have had serious consquences in that heat. This race has potential but someone must take a grip and bring it up to Gold BARR standard.
Date of review: October 7, 2011

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

In short: Great as usual.Work still needed on the "Wave Management" & still more troilets at the startrt
In full: My 7th copnsecutive GNR. Dfinitely back next year.
BUT.... Why di I pas pink, green & white runners after one mile. Are The "Wave" marshals clourblind or turn a blind eye.
New runners without a certified time should go at the back. We need Large Signs asking people who are walking (Lots of them) to go on the left. I know it's in the book but they obviously don't read that.
Great support & music all the way, Thanks to all the Marshals on the course.
Date of review: September 19, 2011

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

In short: Did not need to be any warmer with the late start of 12.30
In full: Excellent organisation. Friendly & very efficient marshals. Would prefer water bottles instead of cups. Good facilities on site with excellent commentary. The ½ marathon warm up was brilliant.
Date of review: April 13, 2011

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

In short: Brilliantly organised & superb marshals
In full: The 28th Bungay Black Dog Marathon, Half Marathon & Fun Run. So well organised with nothing left to chance. Excellent and cheerful Marshals helped to spur you on. Friendly BBDRC can even organise the weather. Much more of a challenge than flat London.
Date of review: April 19, 2010

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