My Event Ratings

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

In short: Potential for much better
In full: The good: Running across the Humber bridge. The enthuisiasm of the spectators and marshals. Water stations providing gells. The medal and T shirt.
The bad: The website started off first class, but displayed increasingly less information as time went along. The start was a surprise having had no build up or announcement. Traffic restrictions were not good. One distance marker along the whole route. Some rather depressing industrial sections.
The downright ugly: Running across cobbles after more than 20 miles introduced a level of pain that I was not expecting. The spiral access to the sea front was just too tight at that point in the race. The section of course along the sea front was just wide enough for 3 people at times. This was at the point that a lot of people were run/walking and this caused bottlenecks. Worse was the total lack of marshalls until the turning point at the end. Did some people take the short route and double back on themselves? We'll never know because no one was watching.
Overall there were faults with this race, but it does show promise. It certainly hasn't put me off running in Hull ever again, but I will be looking carefully to see that the points raised have been addressed before running next year.
Date of review: April 19, 2012

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