My Event Ratings

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

In short: Fantastic race, great support and well organised
In full: This was my second year of this race. This time there were around 4000 runners. Generally well organised. Frustrating at start, I positioned myself at 40 minute mark, yet when we got going I was overtaking 100s of runners who had obviously ignoring the signs. Next year I am chaing tactics and just going up front. This year having to navigate past 100s of runners lost me at least 3 minutes off my chip time, and around 7 minutes off guntime.
Also, chaos at the end when we had a disorganised scrum, to get on the very delayed buses back to Warwick Castle. It really was very man for themselves! I would however do it again, one of the highlights on race calendar for me!
Date of review: June 10, 2013

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

In short: Fab way to spend a mid Summer evening
In full: Fantastic race again, well organised and very family friendly. Thankfully the weather was good. However,with the recent heavy rain made the course very slippy. A great race, see you in 2013 for my 4th Bolt!
Date of review: June 27, 2012

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

In short: The best 10k I have ever ran, by a country mile!
In full: Superb race between Warwick and Kenilworth castles. Very well organised, fantastic scenery, and great, friendly support from the local communities too. See you next year!
Date of review: June 27, 2012

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

In short: Lovely race in Warwickshire countryside
In full: This was the first time I ran the Arden 9. Having just done the Blakedown Bolt 2 days previously, it was a close call! Glad I did it, superb race, well organised, and nice distance too.
Date of review: June 27, 2012

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Overall score		80%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		100%
PB potential		60%
Atmosphere		80%
Organisation		40%
Value		60%
Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: Great scenic course, a water station would have been nice
In full: Enjoyed this one, all offroad, great countryside. No waterstations though which was only disappointment on a very warm sunday morning. Otherwise thoroughly recommend!
Date of review: March 27, 2012

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

In short: Great scenic course, not good for PB, more water stations needed
In full: This was the first time I have done Bugatti. The arrangements were a little strange, park your car, then walk 1 mile to Race HQ for toilets, then walk back from where you came to the start line! Already done 3km before starting!
Good organisation overall, plenty of marshalls and very friendly race. Liked the beer and sandwich at the finish line.
Quite a tough course but very scenic, hilly in places, all on road.
One significant improvement would have been more water stations. 1st and only water station was 6km in, on one of hottest nights of the year I was really flagging at one point due to the heat.
Overall liked it and would definitely do it again.


Date of review: August 4, 2011

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