My Event Ratings

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

In short: Deserves the positive comments it gets, not an easy run but do we do run because it's easy?
In full: First of all thank you to the organisers, marshalls (especially the ones - Children with Mum- by the Blue Van who saved me with a water bottle late in the race), and supporters.
Having run a good few marathons, I considered myself experienced but still messed this one up a bit. I should have guessed from past times that this was not a breeze. I live too far away to recce the route and do not know the area, I do now! Not Hilly in terms of Yorkshire, Derbyshre but still a good challenge. This was overall fun (if I take out the pain at the end - my misjudgement)and I think worthy of its 'special event' acclaim. It's a great race and as many have described already, scenic, well organised, friendly and ceratinly worth doing but plan for a bit of a challenge especially if hot. For the orgainsers the only criticism was the water cups rather than bottles I would pay a little more to ensure I got enough fluid early on in a marathon. If for any reason bottles cannot be done ( I know the clear up is a pain!) and you are reading this considering to enter 2012, USE THE SPECIAL DRINKS STATIONS provided, I didn't BIG MISTAKE! Those that did - good planning!
Date of review: May 9, 2011

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

In short: nice course. Well organised, friendly hill tough at half way, bottle of beer at the end dodgy!! Will do again asl long as I don't drink that bottle. Popoular with my club.
Date of review: May 24, 2005

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