My Event Ratings

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

In short: Much improved route
In full: Much safer route than prior years. Well organised and a good challenging route with the climbs in the first half of the race
Date of review: December 2, 2012

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

In short: Very enjoyable
In full: Great orgainisation and crowds very suportive. Only grip would be the very small bottle of water handed out at the finish was not enough - it would have been good to have been able to have a refill or more than one provided (given the entry fee and the rather empty goody bag!)
Date of review: March 28, 2012

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Overall score		40%
Would you do it again?		No
Details:
Scenery		80%
PB potential		60%
Atmosphere		20%
Organisation		40%
Value		40%
Beginner-friendliness		40%

In short: Poor organisation
In full: To sum this up I would say the organisation seemed to be lacking in a few areas - I ran the 20 mile route (which was further than 20 miles), there was not enough water on the course available. There was not an advertised place to wait for the bus back to the car park and as such was just a free for all when the bus turned up. Coming into the finish at the end of a long hot run you had to dodge cars and spectators who had little consideration for keeping a route clear so runners could finish.
Date of review: March 12, 2012

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

In short: Shame about the toilets and water running out!
In full: Could have done with more toilets as the wait was nearly 20 minutes. Also, it was not really good enough that they had run out of water at the only water station on the course. Would have preferred a medal (especially as I droppped the carrier bag that the mug was in when running back to my car in the rain and broke the mug!!!!). Also a banana/cereal bar is always appreciated
Date of review: December 13, 2009

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

In short: Good course - shame about the start and malfunctioning chip
In full: In response to Buts who mentioned the chip vs gun times and that slower runners had started on the front row - my chip did not appear to work at all as my gun and chip time were the same despite being near the back and taking several minutes to cross the start line - very disappointed with this as I think it may have been a PB and will never know now - not really good enough as you expect this to work.
Need to sort the access to the start out and goody bag was very disappointing.
Date of review: March 18, 2008

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

In short: Good challenging run
In full: Pretty well orgainised and overall I enjoyed this run. However, would be good if they could do something to make it a bit easier for the slower runners to finish - i.e. so that they are not having to run & swerve around faster runners & spectators who are making their way back to the start - it amazes me how selfish some people can be!!!
Date of review: December 9, 2007

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

In short: Good morning out
Date of review: March 18, 2007

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

In short: Brilliant - well organised and fantastic traffic free course with cheerful encouraging marshalls - will definately be back next year
Date of review: March 11, 2007

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

In short: Excellent
In full: Despite the weather I really enjoyed this - amazing how much better this is compared to the great north! Also ran a PB by five minutes - brilliant!
Date of review: October 22, 2006

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