My Event Ratings

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

In short: Poor organisation
In full: Good support from the people of Manchester, but poorly organised all round with the the camels back being broken by the hair that was the dangerous baggage finding situation.
Date of review: April 30, 2012

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

In short: Poorly organised and made worse by the wind / sand storms
In full: Number & race instructions never arrived in the post despite me chasing. Organisation was poor and unhelpful. Route through housing estates and up the promonade was dull. Ran out of T-shirts in correct sizes. Not good.
Date of review: September 1, 2010

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

In short: A good participation event with a few challenging ups and down hillss
In full: Good opportunity to show case what Sheffield has to offer. Maybe not a pb course given the last few hills. Seemed to be a little more than 10k though (?)
Date of review: September 11, 2009

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

In short: Pricey and conjested, but overall pretty enjoyable.
In full: Great idea having waves, however as I did not have an 'official' best time for a 10k, I had to start near the back so any ambition of me acheiving my expected sub 40 minutes went out the window when I ran into the conjestion of the previous wave at the 1km point. My recommendations for next year would be to reduce the cost from £22 and make purchase of the tshirt optional, make the route wider and more scenic by going up Eccleshall Road instead of Abbeydale, and take expected time into consideration aswell as past times.
Date of review: September 10, 2007

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

In short: Unfortunately didn't live up to expectations, but enjoyable non the less!
In full: My main gripes were (despite beating my PB by 31 secs) the course was'nt as flat as expected, the late start was a little annoying, the goody bag was relatively poor with the medal shoved in rather than being handed after the finish (those small but special touches!), and what happened to the free T-shirt!!??!!
Date of review: March 26, 2007

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

In short: Not for the faint hearted but do-able
In full: I was a little confused when I arrived (as a 1st timer) where the start line was & there was no big clock so someone had to let me know my time at the end. The changing facilities were a bit dodgy, however overall the race was very scenic, friendly & (dare I say it) enjoyable. see you next year!
Date of review: May 29, 2005

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