My Event Ratings

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

In short: Tough course but great race
In full: A tough course but scenic and fun, and anyway you can't say we weren't warned!

Very well organised, road closures much appreciated, a marshalling masterclass at the road crossings, and the marshalls were all voiciferous, friendly and encouraging.

Nice race momento, food and energy drinks at the finish, great value for money.

Well done LBAC, this event can only get bigger!
Date of review: September 19, 2010

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

In short: Good fun despite the inclement weather
In full: A nice and picturesque route, though the Salisbury Plains section was slightly dull. Well organised with plenty of water stops and friendly marshalls. The only downside was the length of the tea/coffee queue at the end, there's really no excuse for such poor organisation at this size of event.


Date of review: May 8, 2010

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

In short: Muddy, wet, cold, Great!
In full: A very muddy offroad course, 3 "Official" water crossings but there were plenty more chances to get your feet wet! :o) Tough hill at 4miles but ok thereafter. Well organised and the marshalls were a credit to the club, all were friendly and encouraging.
Date of review: February 21, 2010

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

In short: Tough course, decent scenery
In full: Tough course, decent scenery. Let down by poor attendance and poor organisation.

Not all prizes listed on organisers website were actually awarded on the day - no reason given that I heard.

Momento t-shirts, although of high quality, were not printed up with race details as detailed on organisers website.
Date of review: November 15, 2009

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

In short: Pleaseant race, not too challenging, very friendly organisation.
In full: A well organised and friendly race, plenty of happy, smiling, friendly marshals and police people. This year was quite cold having to wait around for 30minutes at the 10K start to allow the Half and Marothoners to get away first, as it turned out there would have been plenty of time to get to our start after they had gone. As others have mentioned, the shoe bag momento was disappointing, especially when it turned out to be empty, a chocolate bar or banana etc. inside would have been welcome. However, the race is run for charity so I can at least understand the reasons cost saving.

Note to the organisers: Having entered online months before the deadline, my race number (with sponsorhip form) only arrived two days before the race. If expect people to raise money through sponsorship then you need to get the forms out much earlier next year.
Date of review: October 17, 2006

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

In short: Nice race despite the parking problems
In full: Finding the start line wasn't a problem, waiting 50minutes to park was. Finally I got parked at ten past ten, a short jog to join the large and (by this time) obvious crowd at the start and a few minutes later we were off. A nice scenic route and starting nearer the back than usual meant the route felt relatively easy as I drifted past the slower runners. The camels at the start, in their shaggy fur coats, seemed more interested in the crowds than the sub-zero temperatures, personally though I would have preferred it to be slightly warmer. I'll certainly do the race again but I be keeping my fingers crossed that they sort out the parking problems next year.
Date of review: February 21, 2005

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

In short: Tough but enjoyable run, would prefer not to do laps though. Awful parking - cars broken into and takes ages to get out
Date of review: January 20, 2005

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