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2013 Brighton Marathon 2013
 | | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | No | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: third brighton - would love to do again but only if race # gets mailed out
In full: Lucky with the weather!
Nice race ; great support (other than round power station).
But won't do again if organisers force us to pick up race packs beforehand. Meant two trips to Brighton rather than one. Not worth it.
Date of review: April 15, 2013
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2012 The Harvel 5
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Nice run
In full: And I got to pee on the race director's face! (You need to have been there to understand...)
Date of review: June 7, 2012
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2012 Sevenoaks 7
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Tough but great race
In full: Fantastic scenery. Great marshalling. First time with timing chips this year but no problems. Lots of tough ups & downs though all pretty short. Great race & thank goodness wasn't last weekend!
Date of review: May 13, 2012
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2012 Tunbridge Wells Half Marathon
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Good with a tough hill
In full: It's quite long that hill. But nice course.
Date of review: March 2, 2012
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2011 Saxon Shore Marathon - EVENT FULL
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Good time at the seaside!
In full: Great race. Small, friendly, good for those at the front & the back. Probably the best goody bag I've ever got - included huge toblerone plus a can of strongbow! And really nice slate coasters for those doing the double. Lucky with the weather both days - there's nowhere to hide next to the sea if the rain really hits.
Despite having to turn around every three and a bit miles and go through a gate each lap, time wasn't bad - was within a few minutes of PB.
Date of review: December 12, 2011
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2011 Centurion North Downs Way 100
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Great race but so, so hard
In full: Fantastic route, great organisation, fabulous tshirt plus medal plus belt buckle. All round very very good. But those steps at box hill. I hate the steps at box hill. And with the 100 you need to do them twice! Aaahghgh!!
But if you want to run a 100 (or a 50 or probably a trail marathon as well) then do thiz one.
Date of review: August 15, 2011
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2010 2009 PUMA HellRunner: Hell Down South
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Really hard but great fun
In full: I knew about the bog, but somehow didn't realise quite how much would be running up hills or mounds and then straight back down the other side - far too steep to run. Mostly a really tough, really good trail run then they throw in a couple of mud baths / lakes just to make things a bit more interesting. Lots of fun, great scenery, great run, well organised, nice goody bag. Good stuff. As that other lot used to say - just do it!
Date of review: November 28, 2010
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2010 Three Forts Marathon
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 20% |
In short: The tough one!
In full: Do you know what 3450ft of climb means? It means 12% of the way to the top of Mt Everest! And the weather this year was AWFUL. But fantastic organisation, lovely biscuits etc on the way round. And for once I was even thinking about doing it next year before I finished....
Date of review: May 2, 2010
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2010 The Brighton Marathon
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: SUPERB EFFORT
In full: fantastic race - great scenery, great organisation, fantastic crowds, perfect weather!
Just one thing - if we have to run through an industrial estate without any supporters (except that bloke with the bike), PLEASE don't make us do it at mile 20+!
Date of review: April 20, 2010
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2009 The 1st Eden Project Marathon
| | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Superb but very, ver y tough
In full: What was great:
- the people
- the scenery
- the challenge (oh those hills....)
- well organised: good start, loads of marshals, loads of people out to cheer us on, goody bag, great medal & t-shirt, pasty & pint!
What was bad
- weather. terrible. But Cornwall in October...
A great race - can't believe it was 1st they've organised - will be back next yr after 12 months of hillwork.
Date of review: October 11, 2009
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