After speaking to friends who had done E24 for the past two years, we were keen to give it a try.  You can pre-register, and then register your team / individually as soon as it opens - I don't know if this was necessary but we were a tad excited!  You can change team members / sizes up until close to the event, and collecting race numbers and goody bags on the day was quick and easy.

We had two teams of 7, of mixed abilities.  We arrived early on the Friday to set up camp and chose to pitch in the larger field (Camp B) as there was no restriction on how much space you take up.  It was only a few minutes walk from the start area, which meant we had the benefit of space, a quieter camp (don't mistake quiet for dull - it was really friendly and good fun, just without the noise late at night); and the walk back after our laps helped stretch legs and stave off stiffness.  Don't let the thought of camping put you off - you can pitch up with a tent the size of a bungalow, or take a camper van, and we had gazebos in the middle of our site for a communal area.  

There were proper toilets and showers in trailers, which was a welcome sight when we had expected portaloos - however,there were issues with the toilets later which may have contributed to some people feeling quite poorly after the event, and which the organisers have assured will not happen again.  I suspect they will be using a different contractor for the facilities next year!  

The race village is situated at the start / transitition area in Field A, and the atmosphere was buzzing throughout the weekend.  There as an excellent food tent offering hot food (pasta, baked potatoes, dirty burgers, etc) as well as the most excellent homemade flapjack.  

The route was multiterrain 5xmile loops - a slight incline up a tree lined road at the start before branching off onto a trail through woodland, and finishing on grass back in the field.  The course was beautiful - lots to see, and every lap was different.  The marshalls were generally loud and enthusiastic, the cabin at 5k served water and Shot Bloks, and there was a camper playing music at the start of Heartbreak Hill.  My night laps were my favourite - I was lucky enough to get one in complete darkness (easily navigated with a good headtorch which was obligatory) and the Dawn Chorus.  The night lap had glow sticks in the trees, and fairy lights and fairy dust in the fairy glade in the wood which was beautiful.   Tip  - take something easily identifiable to wave in the transition area so that the person coming in can see you among the crowd to handover their wristband.  We caught on after lap one and our Hawaiin garland (where did that come from?) did the trick!  

The whole event was really well organised, and the only thing that I would change was the quality of the toilets and showers from day 2, which I am sure will be rectified for next year.  Or team totalled 30 laps, with most of us running further in 24 hours than we ever had before.  We had a blast and are already planning our return next year!