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2011 Chippenham Harriers 25th Anniversary Half-Marathon
 | | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 100% |
In short: Very well organised
In full: I seem to be in a minority here in finding the 3 miles of steadyish uphills from 9.5m onwards challenging. I would have called it undulating but maybe it's just because I'm not as fit as I was :-). I'd guess that the course is about 2% slower than Bath. The race is very well organised with an excellent technical t-shirt and I wouldn't hesitate to do it again.
Date of review: September 16, 2011
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2011 Chester 10 and 20 Mile
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 100% | | Atmosphere | | 40% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: Good potential
In full: First running of the race and we were warned to expect a few glitches. Start was 25mins late and I measured it at 19.83 on my Garmin (never measured a course short before) but not something I was worried about.
If certified and moved a week or two further away from London (assuming that most runners here were targeting that) it has serious potential as a PB course.
I'll definitely do it again if it fits in with my plans.
Very friendly organisers!
Date of review: March 29, 2011
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2011 Blackmore Vale Half Marathon
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 40% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Occasionally undulating but mostly hilly
In full: Very well organised. Everything seemed to run like clockwork. Even the wind wasn't as bad a problem as I anticipated as there's lots of shelter on the course.
A very minor gripe was that the t-shirts only came in large and medium and I don't fit into large.
I wouldn't hesitate to run it again.
Date of review: February 7, 2011
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2010 Gold Hill 9.5k
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Toughest 10k I hope I ever run!
In full: Well organised - nice memento, great scenery but hilly beyond belief. Lots of people had to walk up the hills towards the end. Don't think I'll do it again unless I've lost 20kgs!
Date of review: October 10, 2010
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