This is my local event, so it gets my support. Course was easy to follow, sufficient drink stations, plenty of toilets & easy bag drop. Enough food goodies at the end. Medal & t-shirt are not important factors for (t shirt less so unless a decent quality). Shuttle buses from city centre eased parking concerns and were efficient. The route wasn’t to my liking and something the organisers seem to struggle with (no doubt due to road closures). Too much of it was out & back along the same roads & avoided areas where there may have been more support. Pre race emails were limited and mostly in immediate run up to the race, so not on a par with larger races. I’d love to see the Great West run increase in size and support compared to other HMs (see Robin Hood). I’ll be back next year though. Long may it continue.