signed up with two friends and my teenage daughter. Joined in the group warmup which was a little chaotic but fun and eased any nerves my friend had who was completing her first race. The start was uneventful and enough toilets to avoid long queues. The race consisted of two laps which is always a little frustrating. The marshalls were really encouraging and friendly and other runners were friendly and encouraging to others too along the way. The course was picturesque and a little lumpy. The visiting circus meant large power cables were across the road. It would have been sensible to have had a Marshall at that point. Despite everyone seeing it the first lap people still tripped and fell over it on second lap. Good size water bottles and ample rubbish bags situated to deposit them afterwards. The finish area was encouraging and women hung around to watch the others come thru the finish. The medal is nice and chunky and the goodie bag was useful. The boobydoo stand were really helpful and chatty, not just giving hard sell which is lovely. Another goodie bag and t shirt from them. They gave great customer service and I purchased a sports bra for my daughter. Would definitely do it again if it was in different location next time. Tend not to run the same location twice when it has laps as I've already seen the route twice already.