My Event Ratings

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

In short: Hilly with traffic issues
In full: Organisation on arrival was below par and not enough sufficient signage. Nowhere to leave bags, ended up using Leisure centre facilities and had to carry giant sized plastic key around course. The start point wasn`t obvious, it was the exit of the car park. If you’re after a PB you need to get to the front as there was no chip. The race was delayed by a traffic incident but this was communicated to us. The course starts immediately into an uphill section which continued till mile three. Then the course undulated till mile seven. Only the start mile was traffic free, after that a motorbike was used to keep the runners on the traffic free side of the road. It was like being chased by a sheep dog. I saw a number of near misses, including a runner nearly being clipped by a cyclist who was travelling at high speed. Also a lorry came to a grinding halt in front of us. I turned into a country lane and was nearly run over by an emerging car. There were no marshals at this point. Also we had to cross a busy road without supervision. I had to try and slow speeding motorists down on numerous occasions. The second half was predominantly downhill before lurching into the race course which had the most hideous race surface ever. It consisted of mud and bark. This was strange considering there is a running track not more than 30 metres away. No goody bag, no medal. Ok I suppose if you take into consideration the entry fee. The race t-shirt would be better if it was wicked rather than cotton.
Date of review: May 15, 2011

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

In short: 3 lap race with hill climbs
In full: The hill climb was a tiring because it had to be climbed three times. The organisation was pretty good; although the end wasn’t that obvious (I would have liked a sign saying 400 metres etc. The finish line its self was confusing because it wasn’t obvious if it was at the start or end of the coned session. I wasn’t offered a mug, not sure if they ran out of them? All in all a good hard training session for London Marathon; with a PB thrown in for good measure.
Date of review: March 13, 2011

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