My Event Ratings

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

In short: Smooth organisation, enthusiastic Marc
Date of review: July 15, 2012

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

In short: Big Hill with superb organisation, great marshalls, friendly locals, generous goody bag
In full: Very well organised and ample friendly, encouraging marshals.

The route is predominantly single lane track with some shingle bridle track: Road shoes are ideal.

For such a small field of runners (76 this year) the local support was very encouraging and helped raise a smile on the way up the 2 mile long, 400ft climb.

The view from the top is understandably at the mercy of the weather and we were sadly shrouded in mist for most of the morning, but on the plus side that kept running conditions cool!

The medal was lovely and the goody-bag generous considering the measly entry price.

And it's the first race that I've done that eschewed the Isotonic Sports Drinks at the end and put on a delightful Summer Ale courtesy of the nearby Crown & Garter pub.

It would have been simply rude not to accept their invitation for an after-race drink and bite to eat!

Thanks to all involved in making it a fun day!

Date of review: June 2, 2012

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

In short: My First Marathon: Hardest I've done, Hardest I'm ever likely to do!
In full: The location is fantastic. The hills are diabolical.
This was the first year it was run so attendance was very small. Only 59 marathoners started. It wasn't too bad for the first 13 miles whilst sharing the course with the half marathoners, (not sure how many there were) but once we'd separated I was pretty much alone for the rest of the course. This adds its own mental challenges.

The few spectators there were offered good encouragement for which i was extremely grateful.

I do hope this event takes off, it'd be lovely to see more spectators along the route and a few more competitors to try and catch/stay in front of.

Nearly a week later and I've changed my mind from "never again" to "maybe".
Date of review: September 9, 2011

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