I have to be honest and say not my favourite races!
Was only running this one as the run from Dec had been postponed because of the snow (rightly so). Mileage changed from 20k to a full half but hey ho, not a problem.. There was a slight mix up in that some of those who transferred to this race had not had their race numbers or details transferred across. This was amended and an apolgy was made so all was well.
Plenty of car parking spaces however, it was not all that easy to get to. There was a car boot going on at the same time and no signs potining to the race carpark and so we had to have a bit of a drive round to find it. We got there in the end though.
The route itself I was not too impressed with. Much of it was around Stoneleigh business park which as you can imagine is bland. Lots of tarmac and buildings. There was some trail which was nice. Scenery was nice but nothing spectacular. 4 Laps is a mental work out that is for sure. Quite a hilly route, if only one or 2 laps it would't be so bad however 4 is a little too much. You do get to pass Stoneleigh Apiary though which is ace - fab if you like bees!
There were plenty of toilets however we were told that they weren't allowed to turn the water on and so it was pretty much one flush per toilet.. Not so great.
There were plenty of marshalls around who were all super friendly and encouraging. These folks are great as we would not be able to run these races wthout them. Water station at the start of every lap with water either in cups or bottles depending on what you prefer. Also buckets of gels for you to help yourself to. Much appreciated.
The medal was lovely and there were lots of goodies handed out at the end. Water, sweets, running water bottle and jaffa cakes!
Also a food van where you could get a lovely cuppa.
It was a beautiful sunny day, the atmosphere and comraderie between the runners was as usual, wonderful. Managed a HM PB so made me very happy. The organisers were great and so, we had a good day.
I would definitely book a race organied by Stuweb again however, just not this one.