My Event Ratings

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

In short: Flat-ish course, well organised, nice atmosphere.
In full: My first Swindon 10k, run with my daughter (first 10k!). On arrival, car parking was tight, but well directed/controlled. Paid on the day so arrived early - bit of a queue at registration, but processed fairly quickly. Got changed next to car in car park. Bit of a queue at the Portaloos pre-race, but there were plenty of them and didn't have to wait long. Refreshments facilities were welcome as my wife also came as a spectator and had to keep our two young grandchildren entertained during the race. The start location was a bit further away from the race HQ than we had anticipated and had to jog (fast) to get to the start on time. Weather on arival was a bit cold and foggy, but this cleared to thin low-level cloud for most of the race and the sun popped out briefly (once). Wind was slight and probably nothing like some of the stories from previous races. Course was 2 laps, fairly flat, with a few gentle inclines. Knowledge from the first lap was of great benefit in 'planning' for the second lap. There was a bit of mud in places, but generally running surfaces were hard and firm. Roads were open to normal traffic during race, but road traffic seemed sympathetic to the running event and did not cause any problems. Liked the very prominent 'km' markers. Marshalls were very efficient, cheerful and encouraging. Liked the jelly babies at the drinks stop and race end (so did the grandchildren - sorry!). Nice medal at the end and prompt race results. Overall, very pleased we did the Swindom 10K this year - would certainly recommend it to new runners.
Date of review: November 21, 2011

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