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2011 Larking Gowen City of Norwich Half Marathon
 | | Overall score | | 100% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 100% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: The best race in the region gets even better
In full: Really enjoyed this race, will definitely be back next year.
Date of review: November 30, 2011
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2011 Norwich Union Trowse 10K
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Well done CoNAC!
Date of review: November 30, 2011
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2009 Nike Milton Keynes Half Marathon
| | Overall score | | 20% | | Would you do it again? | | No | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 40% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 40% | | Organisation | | 20% | | Value | | 20% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 40% |
In short: Absolutely dreadful
In full: Yes - absolutely dreadful!
Ok, so the chip timing was excellent; the results were prompty posted on the web and the mile markers were clear enough.
But with over 3,500 customers paying well over £50,000 to take part and sponsorship from Nike as well, someone's made an absolute fortune here. Because the race budget certainly wasn't used:
1 - to provide enough signs telling people where to park;
2 - to provide enough signs telling people (a) where to leave their bags and (b) that someone would probably have a good rummage through them while we were out running;
3 - to provide any time zone signs to tell people where to line up at the start, or a starting hooter for the poor guy on the PA;
4 - to provide a marshal at every point on the course where the paths of runners and traffic might (and did!) collide;
5 - to provide anywhere near enough staff at the water stations and signs telling us that a water station was ahead;
6 - to provide anywhere near enough staff at the finish to hand out the drinks and the medals;
7 - to provide signs helping folk find their way back to the baggage store;
8 - to provide any sort of traffic management on the way out.
When you do a "big city" race you expect it to be crisply organised and efficiently delivered. Arrangements akin to those made by a scout group for a small-time 10k from the local village hall with a few hundred runners just don't pass muster when the field gets bigger. The race director shouldn't simply do the best he can with the volunteers who turn up - all bases need to be covered.
If this had been a meal in a restaurant I wouldn't have paid.
But then perhaps I should have realised beforehand that it would all be a bit amateurish, as the 12 stage road relay always underwhelms as an event when it's held at the Open University and that's organised by the same crew I think.
And what are Nike doing, allowing a dog's dinner like this to carry their name?
I won't be back ...
Date of review: March 9, 2009
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2008 Nike Milton Keynes Half Marathon
| | Overall score | | 20% | | Would you do it again? | | No | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 40% | | Organisation | | 20% | | Value | | 20% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 40% |
In short: Absolutely dreadful
In full: Yes, absolutely dreadful!
Ok, so the chip timing was excellent; the results were prompty posted on the web and the mile markers were clear enough.
But with over 3,500 customers paying well over £50,000 to take part and sponsorship from Nike as well, someone's made an absolute fortune here. Because the race budget certainly wasn't used:
1 - to provide enough signs telling people where to park;
2 - to provide enough signs telling people (a) where to leave their bags and (b) that someone would probably have a good rummage through them while we were out running;
3 - to provide any time zone signs to tell people where to line up at the start, or a starting hooter for the poor guy on the PA;
4 - to provide a marshal at every point on the course where the paths of runners and traffic might (and did!) collide;
5 - to provide anywhere near enough staff at the water stations and signs telling us that a water station was ahead;
6 - to provide anywhere near enough staff at the finish to hand out the drinks and the medals;
7 - to provide signs helping folk find their way back to the baggage store;
8 - to provide any sort of traffic management on the way out.
When you do a "big city" race you expect it to be crisply organised and efficiently delivered. Arrangements akin to those made by a scout group for a small-time 10k from the local village hall with a few hundred runners just don't pass muster when the field gets bigger. The race director shouldn't simply do the best he can with the volunteers who turn up - all bases need to be covered.
If this had been a meal in a restaurant I wouldn't have paid.
But then perhaps I should have realised beforehand that it would all be a bit amateurish, as the 12 stage road relay always underwhelms as an event when it's held at the Open University and that's organised by the same crew I think.
And what are Nike doing, allowing a dog's dinner like this to carry their name?
I won't be back ...
Date of review: March 9, 2009
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