This was my first time doing River Thames half marathon but I felt it didn't meet my expectations! There seemed to be no briefing at the beginning, there didn't seem to be a banner saying start. There did seem to be plenty of toilets which was something.

The race states that it is free traffic but it isn't at all. The race starts on a road, there is no room to run on the pavement. There were cars and buses, I do not think this is safe at all. It wouldn't hurt to shut the road for an hour for the runners!

The route is scenic but I felt there was hardly any crowd support, the race could definitely do with more crowd support. For most of the race it is running on uneven ground and on stones which is extremely uncomfortable on your feet. I was expecting this to be a flat course, even though the route is flat but the ground isn't which makes it difficult to get a PB!

I didn't  think  the water stations were very good. They were in cups and not bottles, they would only give you a half a cup of water which for me wasn't enough.

I thought the goody bag was good and well stocked. Would I do this race again? I don't think I would. It was a nice race but it was really annoying having to run on ground that was uneven and uncomfortable on your feet.