My Event Ratings

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

In short: Great support along the whole route and great atmosphere
In full: as with all mass running events, hard to get into a reasonable rhythm in the crowded first 2 miles. Other than that, great race and I got a PB - but the organisers seem to have steepened and lengthened the hill out of Welford.....
Date of review: May 3, 2010

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

In short: Confusion at the start - lots of hills!
In full: The start wasather confused - but I guess that this was down to the building works in the usual start place. Good atmosphere and lots of people obviously out to make the best of the fairly gruesome weather conditions!
Date of review: March 2, 2010

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

In short: Too crowded for a PB for me
In full: Fantastic event, fantastic atmosphere and incredible organisation. I was hoping for sub 2 hours but could never get enough space to stretch out - didn't spoil it though. Next time I'll try to start nearer the front!
Date of review: September 22, 2009

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

In short: Excellent on-course encouragement, plenty of water, great cause
In full: The atmosphere was really good, quite a lot of pre-run banter and nice to have so much support along the way. Not sure (well, my forerunner isn't sure!!) that it was actually 10k though!
Date of review: July 18, 2009

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

In short: Great track side encouragement throughout race - lovely!!
In full: Even the rain at the start didn't dampen the terrific atmosphere. The organisation was really good, the terrain interesting, fantastic marshalling and well worth the trip. There were a couple of places where narrowness held me back a little bit
Date of review: July 14, 2009

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

In short: Good route, never too crowded, doesn't get any flatter does it?
In full: I really enjoyed this race and - despite the heat - managed to beat last year's time (on self timing anyway). I'll be back (again)in 2010!
Date of review: June 29, 2009

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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		60%

In short: My first half-marathon, loved it. Definitely coming back
In full: Fantastic marshalling and organisation. First mile a bit crowded so lost time - I'll start nearer the front next year!! The hill just after Welford was a little impudent I felt... Great race, great encouragement all along the route (including a group of cheerleaders complete with pom-poms at Milcote!) plenty of water. Can't fault it - well done to the organisers who must have put in hours of planning.
Date of review: May 12, 2009

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

In short: Toughest at the start - plenty of climbing. Crowded
In full: Great marshalling, very clear and helpful. Quite a challenging course especially going up around the golf course. Very well organised and lots of trackside encouragement.
My only complaint is that although I positioned myself in the right starting zone (50 - 60 min) it was so crowded that I couldn't get near my usual pace for the first 4 or so km - which is a shame as I enjoy hills. I think I would have got a PB if I could have rtretched my legs more earlier on.
Date of review: April 5, 2009

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

In short: 2008 was my first "proper" race - loved it and got the bug. There is a little hill to enjoy...
In full: I'd only done a couple of 3 mile fun runs prior to this and had completed my first 5 mile training run just 3 weeks before. I started running in Jan 2007 as a way of managing my diabetes but am now - thanks largely to Timberhonger - hooked! At the age of 46 and a "newbie" I doubt that I'll ever win anything but I've entered a few races this season and am enjoying being slightly further away from last place each time...
Date of review: March 11, 2009

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

In short: No hills but headwind was a challenge - but then it is an airfield!!
In full: I really enjoyed this, especially the enthusiasm of the organisers and the clear directions. The final straight was a bit daunting but it's nice to run into a stadium (even if the seats were empty). The last time I did anything competitive at this exact venue was in 1987 when I did the first 1/4 mile in 14.98 seconds on an 1100cc Katana - a bit slower this time round!!
Date of review: March 8, 2009

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