I travelled down to Brighton from West Yorkshire for this race.

Train fares, hotel & race fee made it an expensive race to do.

There was a great atmosphere at race village the day before the race. I still don't know why they don't post race numbers out, rather than having the hassle of collecting day before but never mind.

Number collection itself was pretty straight forward with minimal queues.

Race was overall, very good. A few hills in early on but not too bad thereafter. Course was at times, very scenic.

Now for my complaint -

Organisers need to look again at the water stations. Race took place on a very hot, sunny day. Tiny half filled cups of water were totally inadiquate. I have been told that some of the water staions actually ran out of water. This is totally unacceptable. I saw many runners collapse late on. Organisers need to hand out bottles water, not flimsy cups.

Finishers were rewarded with a brighton Marathon bag, lovely medal, shirt and a few other bits n pieces.

There was a good post-race atmosphere. Baggage collection was straight forward and toilet queues weren't too bad.

My abiding memory of the day was the amazing crowd support. It is by far, the best I have experienced. 

Would I do this race again? Yes.