My Event Ratings

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

In short: Great 20 mile race - hats off to SDRC
In full: My fourth (and slowest) San Dom 20. Not in marathon training, so "just" did it to do a 20 mile race.
A challenging course through the now much greener, historic Taff Valley - that old stone hump backed bridge over the the river always catches me out.
Well organised, with plenty of enthusiastic marshalls and water ststaions.
Good idea to have the early starters - may have to join them next year!

Date of review: March 27, 2012

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

In short: Well organised mass participation race
In full: For such a large event very little goes wrong.
My 6th Reading half now and it is difficult to find fault without seeming to be knit picking. Would have liked to have had the option of a water bottle at 3rd station with a cap and for the first time a lot of people seemed to stop just after crossing the line. Also seemed to be a lot of I-plodders oblivious to faster runners trying to get past.
Liked the 5k timing mats (new this year)
Date of review: March 26, 2010

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

In short: Great event
In full: Well done Bitton Road Runners on another winner. Difficult to add to what has been said already.
Preferred the new course to last year
Date of review: November 12, 2009

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

In short: Excellent race
In full: Third time I've done this one and love it. Closed roads, chip timing, medal and a "Buff" (haven't worked out how to wear it yet)
It is a very tough course so keep something back or practice for the hills.
Not sure how I was nearly 7 mins quicker than last year.
Will be back next year
Date of review: April 30, 2009

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

In short: what a great race.
Date of review: March 16, 2009

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

In short: This is THE race of the year
In full: Difficult to add to what has been said already. Not just a race but an event that cannot fail to make you think at the start with the 2 minuite silence, laugh at others as they slip and slide just before you do the same, gasp at the hills, curse that heavy muddy field, grimace at the water feature and ache and feel and inner self satisfaction for days after.

Thank you Bitton Road Runners
Date of review: November 11, 2008

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

In short: Good course, good cause.
In full: First time that I have done this course - so much better than the ever increasing circles around the Civic centre.
If they can get runners to line up according to expected finishing time it would get a higher rating from me. I got tripped and collided with a bollard at the side of the cricket ground.
Agree with comments about km markers and
water. The T-shirts are in loud colours to get them noticed and hopefully talked about.

Hard for me to say as a Newport boy but a very good race, Cardiff.
Date of review: September 11, 2008

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Overall score		80%
Would you do it again?		Yes
Details:
Scenery		80%
PB potential		20%
Atmosphere		80%
Organisation		80%
Value		80%
Beginner-friendliness		60%

In short: Tough
In full: Well organised and marshalled race by Hogweed Trotters. If you can set a PB here you will blitz it in a flat race. Great value rolls and cakes at the end to look forward to as you pound those hills on the edge of the Cotswold escarpment
Date of review: April 1, 2008

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

In short: a great event - but keep quiet about it or it will fill up too soon
In full: Park and ride worked very well. Only comment is a second anouncement at the back of the field about the delayed start should have been made as I only heard it because I was near the front looking for club mates.
A great cousre, well marshalled and way-marked - I am just wondering why I did Bath half a few years ago instead of this one.

Hope that the guy who collapsed makes a speedy and full recovery
Date of review: March 17, 2008

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

In short: great, well organised race.
Date of review: March 10, 2008

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