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2010 Canterbury 10
 | | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 40% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 40% |
In short: Breathtaking scenery, nice course, one killing hill and please organisers: miles and kilometers are NOT the same thing!
In full: Lovely scenery! Only for that I'd do it again. We were very lucky with the weather, yes it was cold (it was January after all) but the sun was shining beautifully all along. I have to say I was dissapointed with the distance markers. You would think the organisers would know by know that Miles and Kilometers are not the same thing and yet they insisted in putting up markers that read "8 Miles/Km". What was that all about? Water stations were too few in my view but volunteers were really nice and friendly. The organisers have to make sure that the finish line is free of runners who are de-chiping please...
Date of review: March 16, 2010
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2010 Sussex Beacon Half Marathon
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 40% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: Rainy and cold weather brought the best camaraderie among runners, good water stations, distance markers have to be improved
In full: I had never been so well hydrated in a race! And no, it wasn't because the rain drenched me but because the water stations where plentiful and well manned by volunteers. I want to give a big thank you to those volunteers who stayed there for us even in that hideous weather. The organisers need to put better distance markers next year though. It was not a race to achieve a PB and I was shivering for 45 min after I finished but I think I would do it again. It made me feel like a hardcore runner (I'm only a beginner, this was my first half-marathon ever) but it shows you that if you can survive being soaked and cold for over two hours you can achieve many other things in life! British people really love misery and bonding amongst runners was a very uplifting feature of this race. I loved receiving a text message with my times right after I finished. Website with pictures and video of our finishing moment were also great.
Date of review: March 16, 2010
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