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2008 adidas Breakfast Run 16
 | | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 40% | | Organisation | | 40% | | Value | | 40% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: Overall a good race, but not the best I've ever done
In full: Organisers need more toilets - I know this gets said at every event but this was crazy. About 20 toilets for 4000 people - there were so many people that missed their start time because they were in the queue for the toilets - I was in the queue for 25 mins!
Date of review: March 30, 2008
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2008 Brooklands 10km, Wheelchair 10km & 1.5km Run for U-15's
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 80% | | PB potential | | 100% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: Great to run on a race track, but no distance markers.
Date of review: March 2, 2008
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2006 NSPCC Milton Keynes Half-Marathon
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 100% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 100% |
In short: Just another race in the calendar
In full: There was nothing special about the race. Too bad about the hot weather. They should have had more water stations - 4 stations on a half marathon course with heat and humidity. Course is a little boring. Would I do it again - maybe if I am looking for a half marathon to do next year at this time of year and there are no others available.
Date of review: July 24, 2006
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2004 BUPA Great North Run
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | No | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 40% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: too many people
In full: I know that running with 50,000 others is a great atmosphere but it just far too many. During the whole race I never had more than a metre of clear space in front of me. They are focusing on being the world's largest half marathon rather than being a decent run. The Bolder Boulder run in Colorado, USA sets a good example - with 35,000 runners everyone is split into groups of 1000 and groups set off with about 5 minutes in between, which worked fantastically well.
Date of review: October 1, 2004
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