My Event Ratings

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

In short: Big thanks to the crowds
In full: Enough has been said about the finish and general organisation; I just hope the council listen and give next years race to someone else.

But a very big thank you to the people of Manchester for turning out to cheer us on. The crowds were magnificent given the conditions.
Date of review: April 30, 2012

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

In full: Had expected better.
The stadium finish was good but you were in and then out of the stadium so quick, I can't remember much about it.
The start was a bit chaotic, not helped by the announcer directing us where to go without giving us the important reference point of where he was...
The crowd support was good when it was there, just a shame that so much of the start and especially the final 3 miles were in industrial estates or on dual carriage ways.
Date of review: April 2, 2012

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

In short: Excellent training run for a spring marathon
In full: The 9/6/6 format is a brilliant idea; the last 6 mile section flew past (in the mind only...)
Date of review: March 26, 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: The organisation gets slicker and slicker
Date of review: September 12, 2011

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

Date of review: July 20, 2011

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

In short: Very well organised race
In full: Liked the touch of hearing my name being called out as I finished.
Date of review: June 6, 2011

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

In short: Very well organised
Date of review: March 23, 2011

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

In full: This was my first ND30 and took it on as a start to my Amsterdam training; definately worth the pain...
Date of review: June 21, 2010

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

In short: Great day out
Date of review: October 12, 2009

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

In short: Not for the faint hearted...
In full: The help around the course was great, though on as hot a day as it was, I couldn't understand why runners didn't walk through the drinks stations to load up, especially those doing 2hrs+ like myself.

If I do this again, it will only be because the start time has changed to a sensible time.
Date of review: September 29, 2009

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