My Event Ratings

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

In short: Super friendly, fun, hilly, muddy cross country 10K race!
In full: A really lovely, well organised event, with a super positive vibe, that I'm sure experienced runners & beginners alike will enjoy.

Yes it was pretty hilly in places, but it gives you something to attack, and what goes up must come down. The mud and few puddles added to the interesting course.

There was a long section of uphill in the 2nd quarter of the race, but the flipside was one of the longest continuous downhill sections I've raced in ages. It felt like I was flying!

My only small request, is that the hold the race on a Saturday not a Sunday (like many other off road races).
Date of review: February 4, 2013

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

In short: The muddiest boggiest most brilliant BrutalRun yet :-)
In full: I love a bit of Brutal10K action. One of the friendliest races I know. Woolmer 2013 was a particularly wet/muddy/boggy affair which just added to the leg burn, and ultimately to the fun!
Date of review: October 22, 2012

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

In short: Muddy, Boggy, Brackeny, Tussocky, Up, Down, Thrilling Awesomeness :-)
Date of review: November 14, 2011

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

In short: Great race!
Date of review: April 14, 2011

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

In short: An awesomely fun & exhilarating race... especially if you're a bit of a sadist ;-)
In full: Mud, Hills, Watery Bogs & Frozen Ice! What more could you want for a good days running ;-)
This is not a place to set any normal kind of P.B. But the organisation is excellent and the participants & crowd absolutely fantastic! Get stuck in and have a blast and you will love this event. :-D
Date of review: November 30, 2010

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

In short: Correctly advertised as more of a fun run than a race - but very enjoyable :-)
In full: Firstly I want to say that I found the overall experience very good and enjoyable. It was billed as a fun run and being held in a busy public park I knew to expect a non-race atmosphere! I thought the organisers did a pretty good job and the marshals were ample, friendly & entertaining (thanks especially to Mr Tooty-Horn man on the 5th corner ;-)

Yes, as many have written, the course was significantly over distance (my Garmin 305 recorded 16.12 Km). I'm guessing they were sloppy with the measuring or restricted by the paths. Probably should have been billed as a 10-miler!

And I am quite disturbed that the event web-page seems to have disappeared with no results page visible. Is it unreasonable to expect this with 24 hours?

If it had been an amateur race, I'd have rather the fee was under £10. But as a charity organised event I didn't mind spending £15 and appreciated the chance to run in a central London park!

By no means a perfect event, but plenty of positives and I had a good time!
Date of review: November 15, 2010

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