My Event Ratings

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

In short: a great race that survived where others got cancelled
In full: a great effort by the total buzz events crew for getting this race on despite the weather and -3 windchill.nice start outside yeovil town fc's stadium and plenty of variety en route of hills, lanes, industrial estate, town centre and the king of the hill competition.very good support all the way around and the king of the hill competition was a nice side issue to complete.great marshalling and medal!
Date of review: March 25, 2013

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Overall score		60%
Would you do it again?		No
Details:
Scenery		40%
PB potential		80%
Atmosphere		40%
Organisation		60%
Value		80%
Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: running around a f1 race course
In full: flat course with pb potential but not a favourite of mine due to atmosphere and scenery.nice medal and tshirt tho.nice price for a half.glad iv done it but other races on same day such as llanelli and bath
Date of review: March 19, 2013

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

In short: can see why this race gets so well rated and scored!
In full: from registering for this race the race team were great in keeping everyone updated with info on the day regarding the weather and what to expect.considering the snow putting the race day in doubt constant tweets, facebook updates and emails kept everyone in the loop.
fortunately the race went ahead and everything was very well organised and had a great feeling to it from the other runners and supporters.the marshalls were very friendly and helpful and crowd support around most parts of the course kept the spirits up and helped motivate me up 'that' hill around mile 7!the goody bag was packed with useful magazines, foods and drinks and the medal was a special 30th anniversary piece of bling that has brightened up my medal collection!great scenary and ran like clock work.finished with a good time (for me) despite the hills and mdals were handed out by the mayor and olympians which just added to the glory i felt at the end.would love to do this race again and its one that all runners should complete.great stuff and best wishes to all involved
Date of review: February 26, 2013

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

In short: an awesome run by the sea!
In full: This was my first brighton half and wont be my last.weather was glorious and sunny but cool enough for running.plenty of great scenery en route from the pavillions,pier,coastline and big wheel.crowd support thru the city and seafront was great.lovely chunky medal and nice goody bag.equalled my pb and now one of my favourite half marathons.great work guys!
Date of review: February 19, 2013

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

In short: loved it, loved it, loved it
In full: this was my 3rd bupa run this year following the great north and great birmingham and was one of my favourite runs of the year.weather was kind considering the forecast and great crowd support along the whole route.lovely scenery running round hms victory and hms warrior and along the sea front on the last 2 miles.definate pb potential if you get in the right wave.is expensive but a great goody bag with powerade, water, space blanket, tshirt, plenty of food and the all important medal.bit dissapointed that the medal was same 2012 design as great north and great birmingham (and after a bit of research.. the same as great manchester and great yorkshire 10k's).will definitely be back tho.very highly recommended
Date of review: October 30, 2012

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

In short: a great race on an awful day of weather
In full: on a day that had weather forecasts expecting apocalyptic conditions getting out and about in the new forest made the journey and day well worth it.as this was the 30th anniversary of this race i didnt want to miss it and was my first go at the new forest half.weather lashed down virtually thru the whole run but with the race starting in the middle of the town there was great support at the start and end of the race with scatterings of support along the route which went along moorland and windey roads.very scenic and loved the supporting messages as you run up 'the hill' which was great to encourage all to keep going.foil blankets at the end were worth their weight in gold and the medal was worthy of a 30th anniversary.surprisingly manged a pb in the conditions so on a fine day would expect pb's to be smashed as just enough inclines to keep runners from being bored.highly recommended.
Date of review: October 19, 2012

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

In short: BRILLIANT RACE!
In full: this was my first half in bristol and thoroughly enjoyed it.race started just down from the aquarium and was well signposted and hard to miss.ideal cool running conditions.the start went out and under the suspension bridge and i nice scenic view up the river and looped to come back under the bridge and into main bristol city centre.well marshalled and organised.nice friendly atmposphere with other runners encouraging walkers to keep running.nice goody bag at the end with nice tech tshirt and brilliant medal.ran like clockwork and will def be back to bristol to run again.pb potential for sure as was only a couple minor inclines.also lovely to see ss great britain.well done bristol
Date of review: October 19, 2012

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

In short: first cardiff h/m and will definately be back
In full: thought i needed to add my review of this race after reading the strange previous 3 reviews which contradicted every other review iv read on this race and was very harsh on this race.weather was cool and ideal for running.was a nice scenic start in the middle of the city next to the castle.welsh national anthem being sung at the start was a nice touch.maybe a big screen wouldv been useful to see who was being interviewed and who sung the national anthem.running pens and baggage area was clearly labelled so didnt have any problems.run had plenty of support around the course even out at cardiff bay area which was very scenic and a lovely view.only a few minor hills made this a pb potential course and sounds like the organisers have made great strides to the previous years.very nice medal and a tech tshirt was great.some food would have been nice in the goody bag but as your in the middle of a major uk city and food outlets a few feet away wasnt a problem.my 29th race of the year and enjoyed it.gels and water passed out regularly and nice friendly atmosphere.well done cardiff!
Date of review: October 19, 2012

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

In short: its called great because it is!
In full: This was my first gnr and it definately wont be my last.iv wanted to do this run for decades but was never fit enough and wasnt dissapointed.weather was ideal for running.plenty of powerade and water stations.lots of support all along the route that help when you gotta dig deep.lovely uplifting feeling running aling the tyne bridge.great to finish by the sea in south shields.red arrow display was incredible.good goody bag also.this is a special race and of my 26 races this is the only one iv gotta do again.loved it
Date of review: September 21, 2012

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

In short: superb value half in cornwall and best medal outside the olympic village!
In full: very enjoyable half marathon that was well worth the trip to cornwall.very warm humid day but plenty of water stattions and scenery.mostly on trails with inclines on the road parts.pb potential could be on the cards also.great to see people cheering us on and the sight of the animals along the way and hearing the brass band playing was great to break up the run in my mind.would definately do it again and as most years received an awesome medal on a par with the olympic gold medals in size and quality.great way to celebrate the olympic year was doing the 30th year of the indian queens.highly recommended.
Date of review: August 6, 2012

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