My Event Ratings

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

In short: Spectacular scenery with a sting in the middle
In full: Ran the 21K option through some glorious terrain. The climb up onto Apley Terrace was tough but otherwise a very pleasant route. Organisation was rather light-touch - no safety pins by the time I got there, couldn't find any indication of the route on the website or at the event, and the promised finisher's momento didn't materialise - but for a small-scale event like this it was adequately organised, there was a great friendly atmosphere and the run itself was loads of fun. Excellent cake at the finish!
Date of review: February 18, 2013

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

In short: Beautiful, boggy, brilliant fun.
In full: A complicated and interesting route was well marshalled. Lots of enthusiasm and good spirit from runners and organisers. Excellent cafe facilities courtesy of the National Trust. Took some concentration staying upright in some of the boggier and slipper places! Thanks to the Black Pear joggers for organisers - would definitely run it again.
Date of review: November 18, 2012

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

In short: Big Hills.
In full: My Garmin logged 1572 feet of altitude gain during the race, so this is proper hilly. Lots of variety and interest on a twisty route - roads, mud, grass, woodland, stony paths, tracks. Good marshalling, very supportive and friendly. Anyone who can maintain a run up every hill on this race has my respect!
Date of review: October 3, 2012

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

In short: Glorious way to spend a sunny summer evening
In full: Stratford AC run excellent races and this is no exception. Small-scale but very careful preparation and good quality marshalling, fine home made cakes, and beautiful surroundings. The course is mostly flat, but the final climb could give you a nasty bite if you haven't got much left.
Date of review: July 2, 2012

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

In short: Runners rose to the weather challenge - organisers didn't quite
In full: Without seeing the condition of the portion of the Greenway that wasn't run on lap two, it's difficult to make definite judgements on the wisdom of cancellation. I respect that it's a difficult decision - personally I'd have appreciated strong advice to just do the half, but still have the option to complete. The website, is after all, full of disclaimers that you run at your own risk, etc etc. The very late and casual announcement was poor, though. Just half an hour earlier and word would have got around, and people who thought they were running a marathon wouldn't have had the awful experience of finding out it was all over. The bad weather was no surprise and contingency plans should have been in place. And at the finish, some space blankets would have been a godsend.
Date of review: April 29, 2012

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