A very busy year for the Standalone 10K with it being its 30th anniversary.  This was reflective of the amount of runners, a total of 1353, the highest amount in the history of the event.  The race attracts many local clubs so there are a number of more ‘elite’ runners present.  

Parking is sufficient and the race village is well stocked with refreshments and local suppliers offering running shoes and apparel. Toilets were an issue with a lot of runners waiting in line...runners still in line were hurried up by race organisers due to a very slight delay to race start timings as they were still waiting to use the toilets.

The race start can be best described as congested and although there were attempts at penning for overall race times, signs were not clear due to the amount of runners.  This led to runners starting in wrong pens leading to a slow get away and the need to weave through the traffic of runners.  

The race was a mixture of part road closures, then in areas where roads were open, cones were laid out allowing runners a traffic free lane to run along. 

The course can be best described as hilly and certainly not a PB course. Water stations were provided but cups and not bottles. Some water stations proved difficult to locate cups due to poor lay out and lack of water marshals.

The route is tarmac throughout apart from the last  300 meters sprint finish which was on grass. This was extremely slippery due to recent poor weather and became very churned up and bordering on dangerous as the race progressed with the total amount of runners. 

A decent goody bag is provided with a tech t-shirt and for the first time in its history a medal.