My Event Ratings

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

In short: Great race ,one massive hill ,
In full: Love this race series ,no spectators but great comradely between the runners.Great to have chip timing at such a small event .The hill is a real challenge , but once completed this is a most enjoyable race.And a packet of sausages to all competitors at the finish.Looking forward to completing all five races in the series.
Date of review: October 30, 2012

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

In short: flat course ,pb potential
In full: Well organised event .Mixture of terrain ,terrential rain last few days made it muddy in parts which slowed it down a bit . Definitly worth doing ,and real PB potential in better conditions.Nice medal.
Date of review: July 8, 2012

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

In short: room for improvement in the organisation but brilliant local support
In full: Considering bad reviews in previous years ,I was pleasently surprised . The course itself gives you the feel that they want to get you out of the city ASAP. The local people who come out to support are the best anywhere,and their support with hose pipes and pop up water stations was fantastic . Thankyou Edinburgh
Date of review: May 29, 2012

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

In short: A good race ,well organised
In full: Nice race,well organised and a good mix of runners .Good support on the route and well marshalled,plenty of water stations .Only negative was the poor quality tee shirt ,I will definitly do this race again
Date of review: May 13, 2012

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Overall score		100%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		100%
PB potential		20%
Atmosphere		80%
Organisation		100%
Value		100%
Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: the best race i have ever done
In full: If your looking for a big city Marathon with loads of support and all the trimings then forget this . If you want to try something different thats well organised and totally unique try this , pb No,Challenging YES ,YOU WILL REMEMBER THIS ONE!Thanks to all the walkers who started the walk much earlier ,the support aw we passed them during the second half was superb ,get on this one before it gets too popular. I will remember the finish at STONEHENGE as one of my best ever running memories
Date of review: May 7, 2012

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Overall score		80%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		80%
PB potential		20%
Atmosphere		40%
Organisation		80%
Value		80%
Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: ICY CONDITIONS MADE IT VERY CHALLENGING
Date of review: February 18, 2012

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

In short: total let down
In full: I have just read the comments by the poor guy who got disqualified after winning the race. My experience today was not as bad as that .I checked the race website for all details for this race . They were quite clear ,if you were there by 10.30 you could enter on the day .The instructions were to go the back route in to the colledge ,which I followed . I lost several minutes due to another event that was on at the colledge , which meant that I came across several groups of horses on the single track lane to the event ,and then due to the othere event taking place I had some trouble parking . Hands up I realise I was late but I walked up to registration ,fully ready to run at 10.31. The guy there ,removed the registration forms and said that I was too late . His co workers looked shocked and bemused ,It just seemed that the guy was on a power trip ! He went off to start the kids race ,and he looked like he could,nt wait to use his loud speaker to bark his instructions out to a handful of kids and parents . I left before the start of the main event but it does not surprise me one bit that it was such a farce ,especially if the same person was organising the start.Its a shame because I have entered other races organised by these people and they have been ok
Date of review: December 10, 2011

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Overall score		100%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		20%
PB potential		100%
Atmosphere		40%
Organisation		80%
Value		100%
Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: if you want a PB do this
In full: flat,fast,and well organised.
boring course but worth it if you want to go for a Pb
Date of review: November 19, 2011

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

In short: too exspensive
In full: This was a really dis-appointing race .Really exspensive ,not enough toilets ,bad transport to start .NEVER AGAIN
Date of review: April 10, 2011

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Overall score		40%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		60%
PB potential		80%
Atmosphere		60%
Organisation		20%
Value		40%
Beginner-friendliness		100%

In short: poorly organised and not as advertised
In full: This is an ideal race for people new to running,with multiple traffic free laps and a virtually flat course. For the £14 entry free I would have expected to receive my running number by post . It was a pity that the race could not start in the athlectics stadium as this would have been a little less boring and also would have eased congestion at the start.
No mileage markers either .Would do again however and if it starts in the athletic stadium next year I am sure this is a race with Pb potential .
Date of review: November 7, 2010

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