My Event Ratings

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

In short: A once in a lifetime experience
In full: A personal challenge: to run my first marathon at 50 and raise some money for two great charities. I enjoyed it so much more than I thought I might just have to do it again.

As others have said, great organisation with so many little things coming together. It was great that the marshalls had a word of encouragement when you collected water -- how many thousand times did they do that? So much encouragement and entertainment from the crowd.

Thanks to the RW pacers at 10 mins per mile. They stopped my from going off too fast and I kept with them to Tower Bridge when I lost them in the crowd and settled to a slower pace. Managed 4:38 with which I was really pleased given the heat. Have little recollection of miles 21 to 25 --we were all finding it tough but Big Ben to the Mall gets you going again.

The finishing line arrangements best of any race I have done, I was through in no time but Horse Guards Parade was congested. I doubt much can be done given the numbers, but I had a miserable 20 minutes until I found my family.

Date of review: April 20, 2011

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

In short: Welcoming atmosphere and a small, serious field made a good way to end the year.
Date of review: November 21, 2010

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