My Event Ratings

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

In short: Great race around Willen Lake - good atmosphere!
In full: All in all a good race. Well marshalled, great atmosphere, and a great charity and family feel, wonderful to see the bananas!
On a minor point, it would be better to have clearer areas at the beginning in terms of finishing times. There were a few moments at the beginning having to navigate people at the start whose pace was slower than mine, but a great race and lovely medal. Second year of entry for me, and won't be the last!
Date of review: October 3, 2010

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

In short: Excellent scenic race!
In full: Second time event for the hubbie and I. Great marshalling, and the start this year avoided the pile-ups at the start. Well run and well marshalled! Will be back next year.
Date of review: September 19, 2010

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

In short: Very well-organised - but more than 'gently undulating'!!!
In full: In brief, a good morning race, with excellent organisation, marshalling and route-markers courtesy of 'Purple Patch'.
The killer hill at the beginning nearly finished me off! The ground was hard, and there were plenty of interesting fox holes and tree roots to fall over, but at 7K I finally began to enjoy the race if that is the word for it! I would consider entering next year, but I'd prefer the big hills not to be at the beginning.
Date of review: July 11, 2010

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

In short: Glorious Scenery - great inclusive event!
In full: Good race located at Blenheim, picture perfect! Great atmosphere not elitist in any way. Slight minor grumble - runner's and their dogs - not a good mix - especially when the dogs keep stopping! Would definitely do again!
Date of review: June 13, 2010

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

In short: Beautiful trot around the Zoo!
In full: Plenty of PB potential! A lovely road race, well marshalled and with plenty of interesting scenery.
I will definitely be doing this race again!
Date of review: June 6, 2010

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

In short: Beautiful scenery, well marshalled lots of encouragement!
In full: A good feel good factor of a race. Well attended, and a good mix of competitors. Parking was good, and well marshalled. Medals were of a good quality, but they ran out of large t-shirts for my husband!
Would definitely do it again!
Date of review: May 3, 2010

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

In short: Great race, well managed and sunny too!
In full: Many club runners, but a fair mix - fine for penguins like me at the back!
Well organised and good use of the 'Slug and Lettuce' hostelry for collection of race numbers and a general warm up! Worth completing for a nice post-xmas glow!
Date of review: December 26, 2009

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

In short: Great atmosphere, shame about the mud!
In full: A good race, and the weather held for the 10K this year, a lot better than last year!
The main issue was the state of the ground, very muddy due to overnight rain. It would have made sense to keep the race to the gravel path/concrete as mucch as possible, as there was clear potential for missed footing or slipping. I nearly slipped early on, and there was plenty of mud flying around. It would have been nice to receive a medal, rather than the boot bag!
All in all a good race with a nice atmosphere.
Date of review: November 29, 2009

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

In short: Great race, not too hot and a good atmosphere too!
In full: A nice event, lovely to see everyone on their yellow shirts, and see the bananas set the pace. A great race for all abilities and ages, very inclusive, good on-site facilities, well marshalled, with plenty of encouragement!
Definitely worth doing!
Date of review: September 13, 2009

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

In short: An excellent race! The weather and atmosphere were both great.
Date of review: May 10, 2009

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