My Event Ratings

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

In short: Worth entering - Fast course
In full: 2nd time ive entered - dismiss the negative comments from 2009 - organisation good - plenty of portaloos - nice medal - good flat route - very fast course for PBs - good value for money - this is a good 10k.
Date of review: November 20, 2011

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

In short: The mother of all marathons
In full: The weather was dreadful on race day but a good turn out of runners none the less. At the start it was windy and rained hard and stayed that way for the next few hours. The route through the island was nice although not traffic free so high vis clothing recommended. Plenty of water stations - water only given in cups however the organisers will place drinks and food at stations for individual runners if requested. Well marshalled, probably as many marshalls as runners! The route is hilly and very hard and I was very glad to see the finish line. Got the usual cheap medal with no ribbon, however once youve run this route the medal feels like youve won the lottery. I will be back next year to beat my isle of wight marathon PB (which is 45 minutes behind my usual marathon PB!).
Date of review: October 5, 2010

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

In short: Good race, well organised.
In full: Plenty of parking for competitors at the rugby club. The race was very well organised with plenty of pre race instructions through a PA system. Slow start due to lots of traffic but once the field spread out a good run through the countryside. Loads of encouragement from locals, marshalls and faster runners who had already finished! The downside being the race wasnt chip timed. I would happily have paid more to cover the cost to do it - It took some time after the gun to get over the line. I will be running next year - fingers crossed for chip timing and a cheap medal though!
Date of review: August 9, 2010

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