My Event Ratings

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

In short: mis-labelled as multi-terrain yet nealry all on road, including a long stretch along a very busy main road with no pavement.
In full: I felt cheated by the route, as it didn't use any XC footpaths, as advertised, and the woods section was all over in a few minutes. It's basically a road race.
Date of review: March 5, 2012

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

In short: Great challenging route but disliked the hill on the road we had to do twice. 'Small' Tshirt huge on a slim woman - as usual, my partner gets one for the gym!
Date of review: December 5, 2011

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

In short: Challenging yet friendly with some great downhills as well as the ups. The marhsalls made you feel as if you were the winner!
Date of review: September 13, 2011

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

In short: Horribly hot and some challenging hills but very enjoyable. Steve and Julie outdid even themselves in the flawless organization.
Date of review: June 29, 2009

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

In full: What a contract from last year, when all I wanted to do at the end was crawl into a hole and die like a drowned rat! This year I wondered what they had done to hide the wind - truly magical! Great organization and
superb cakes.
Date of review: June 1, 2009

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Overall score		80%
Would you do it again?		Maybe
Details:
Scenery		80%
PB potential		20%
Atmosphere		40%
Organisation		40%
Value		40%
Beginner-friendliness		40%

In short: Please provide more biscuits next time - all I got was crumbs.
In full: I didn't enjoy as much as 2007. The water obstacles were just too extreme for a shorter person - had to swim through the last one - and it was hard to maintain any speed or rhythm.
Date of review: November 3, 2008

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

In short: not as hard as i had hoped! ran fast to get into the sea ASAP.
Date of review: September 15, 2008

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Overall score		40%
Would you do it again?		Maybe
Details:
Scenery		80%
PB potential		40%
Atmosphere		60%
Organisation		20%
Value		40%
Beginner-friendliness		40%

In short: Good fun but very disapppointed not to run whole 16 miles.
In full: I too was disappointed not to run the 16 miles - the finish took me completely by surprise! Otherwise it was good fun and great running weather (not too warm - I mean that). Was delighted to receive a £20 voucher as 3rd female vet in spite of the small numbers. Otherwise I would have felt ripped off in view of the poor organization and Spartan facilities.
Date of review: March 25, 2008

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

In short: Good mid-winter tester, the only boring bit being the gravel at start/finish.
Date of review: December 10, 2007

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

In short: One of the few real XC races with plenty of mud but no bottlenecks and a wonderful downhill final mile
Date of review: November 26, 2007

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