My Event Ratings

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

In short: Great fun and bargain entry fee
In full: Very well organised race and where else do you get a free feed afterwards. Very friendly encouraging marshalls. Not the quickest course in the world - theres not a great deal - but a good fun morning out. Thanks DDT - great to see a small club be able to put a good road race on.
Date of review: December 16, 2012

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

In short: Great race - highly recommended
In full: Very well organised race and a good sense of fun - the "John Motson" style announcer was a hoot. Brilliant marshalls and very well organised. Had an problem with the chip timing and was initially missed off the results but the scarily efficient race director soon got that sorted and arranged for Power of Ten to be updated. He even personally handed over the prize I should have got on Monday evening - hows that for service! I could probably manage without the meal worms in the goody bag so that would be my only request for next year - less worms and more chocolate.
Date of review: December 11, 2012

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

In short: Good race but issues with the chip timing system
In full: 3rd time running this one and I will be back again next year. Well marshalled course and can't blame Barnsley AC for the roadworks near the finish which must have caused them a few headaches. Think there were problems with the chip timing system. I was missed off the results completely to start with and then given a time which was 10 seconds slower than I actually ran. Looking at the results, there would seem to be something strange going on as lots of chip times are slower than gun times. Surprised by how many were running with ear phones in listening to music which is dangerous on a course that is not traffic free.Maybe race referees need to start getting tough on this issue and banning ipods and the like.
Date of review: November 20, 2012

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PB potential		100%
Atmosphere		100%
Organisation		100%
Value		100%
Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: Brilliant day out
In full: Cant recommend this one highly enough. Unusual distance but nice and short so the pain is over quickly. Village Fete is charming and theres a fell race as well for those who fancy it. Bargain entry fee and generous prizes. Great tea and cakes in the village hall What more could you ask for?
Date of review: August 12, 2012

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Scenery		60%
PB potential		80%
Atmosphere		80%
Organisation		20%
Value		20%
Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: Total rip off - UKA please ban these people ever putting a race on again !
In full: £42 - to enter + £3 admin fee......oh then £5 to have your number posted!!!

Total rip off ....
Date of review: May 1, 2012

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

In short: Only thing wrong was the weather
In full: Nothing to moan about - well organised race. Good course and virtually flat compared to what I am used to! Thanks to all the encouraging marshalls who stood out in appalling weather. Extensive prize list and good facilities at the school pre and post race. Also thanks to the organiser for bringing the prize giving forward a bit - everyone was a bit wet and cold so it was good not to have to hang around afterwards.
Date of review: March 5, 2012

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Overall score		20%
Would you do it again?		No
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Scenery		60%
PB potential		80%
Atmosphere		40%
Organisation		40%
Value		20%
Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: Very poor organisation
In full: First off this is a good flat course and good for PB(if not windy) Blackpool sea front is Blackpool sea front. I was staggered at the amount of dog dirt on the front - however all of that is outside of the orgnisers control.

What is in their control was the total chaos at the start by bringing all the runners to the line through the start meaning many of the slower runners could not get to the back. I last did this in 2010 and then the loop towards the tower was midway through the race not at the start. This lead to lapping many runners over the last 3 miles. No instruction was given at the start for lapped runners to stay left and not impeed the faster runners. The worst culprit for this was the runners world pace group blocking the whole course. However one thing that did plesantly surprise me was the number of runners lapped who shouted encouragement after i passed them - thanks to all of you - I found all marshalls and the chip collectors friendly and encouraging that however can not be said of the staff at the Hilton who appear to have been on a "how to be rude and aggressive to potential customers" course prior to the event. Having paid £20 to enter why cant numbers and chips be posted ? I am not to bothered by goody bags full of flyers that go straight in the bin, but I just dont get a pair of 50p non running socks ! What was the point in that ? The medal was a vast improvement on the one given in 2010

This could be a fantastic race but it does leave a bitter taste for the price charged you do come away thinking it was organised on the cheap .
Date of review: March 3, 2012

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Would you do it again?		Yes
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Scenery		60%
PB potential		60%
Atmosphere		100%
Organisation		100%
Value		100%
Beginner-friendliness		100%

In short: Who knew Stockport was so scenic?
In full: Very well organised race. Generous cash prizes to attract the elites plus interesting goody bag, long sleeved technical tee shirt, spot prizes and unique soap on a rope medal for the less fleet of foot. Shame on the scrotes who knicked the water station but top marks for arranging alternative supply at short notice. Special mention to Tony Audenshaw for the very funny commentary. Oh and thanks to the marshals especially the nice looking one outside Pear Mill who was doing a great job directing traffic.
Date of review: December 13, 2011

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Overall score		80%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		100%
PB potential		20%
Atmosphere		80%
Organisation		60%
Value		80%
Beginner-friendliness		40%

In short: Tough race made even tougher by the rain
In full: What a shame about the weather! The torrential rain did not make the off road section much fun. Tough hilly course makes this race a bit of a challenge but enjoyable. Nice to be able to look round the show before and after and lots of good stuff to eat and drink. Accurate mile markers, plenty of water stations and marshalls where you needed them. I wasnt very happy being kept waiting on the start line in torrential rain waiting for last minute entrants to arrive - if you are going to enter on the day you need to get there in good time. People had to hang around for the prize presentation for an awful long time which sounds a bit ungrateful and I am not - they were good prizes - just would have rather got away home and dry a bit quicker.
Date of review: July 22, 2011

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

In short: Highly recommended - but not a PB course.
Date of review: July 7, 2011

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