My first time taking part in this event and my first 10K. Overall it was a nice race to take part in and I would look to take part next year. Signing up was simple enough and you get a good bit of bling with water and a banana goodie bag. There is an attempt to split you into groups depending on your expected finish time but that didn’t work very well as you couldn’t see the time boards and on walking to the start line everyone mixes yo again. It didn’t really bother me but I know jostling for space at the beginning can frustrate some. The race marshalling I found to be brilliant with them cheering you on all the way around with claps and smiles, which was especially good as the crowd support is pretty non existent apart from at the finish. The course itself is undulating, there are a couple of hills but they are not particularly steep. It is not based in the centre of Stratford other than the start and finish. Overall I’d look to take part again next year as it was a well organised event with a nice medal and a great friendly atmosphere.