First time at Shrewsbury and it didn't disappoint. Organised by the good folks at UK Run Chat, you'd think they'd know what makes a good event and it was obvious they do!  Despite some horribly wet weather in the run up to this event, apart from a fair amount of water in the parking areas and a (very sensible) slight alteration to the last but of the course, the rest of the route was fine.  It's a hilly affair though. The first half of the route snakes its way through the centre of the town, with plenty of ups and downs, before the second half heads out onto country lanes befre heading back to the finish at the showground.  Apart from the first mile or so along the river, I'm struggling to remember a flat part of the route - it's either up or down most of the way.  Goodie bags at the end consisted of a cereal bar, crisps and banana to go with the good quality medal and tshirt.  Nice to see too that water atthe finish was in cartons and bags were paper, although plastic bottles were still used at the water stations.  My main gripe about a lot of events is the cost of photos, but not at this one as the hotos are included in the cost of race entry - will other event organisers please take note?  All-in-all a cracking event and thoroughly recommended!