This one is a tricky one for me to review because I had some hiccups with my race number. I'll address those first then get onto my proper review.

My race number didn't arrive. I had to pay £10 for a new number even though I hadn't lost the first. Then it seems that anyone with a replacement number wasn't registered on the system so I don't have an official time and my family weren't able to track my race. This was disappointing.

But, saying that, I had an amazing time at the race.

Pros (in no particular order)

• Brilliant medal
• Great tech tshirt
• Flattish route so good to get the legs going
• Pint of alcohol free beer at the end!
• Utterly brilliant local support all along the route 
• Marvellous marshals  

Cons

• Poor goodie bag - medal in the bag rather than handed to you, a vile health bar thing and tshirt. That was it.
• I wasn't handed any water as I finished
• First toilets weren't until 9k, which I think is a really long way in when you've waited at the start
• Coloured bins but lettered start pens so you had to have looked up what colour corresponded with which letter in advance
• Last pacer was 2:15. I do wish big races would have pacers for us party pace folk.
• Although bag drop itself wasn't an issue, I didn't like having to wear a wristband which irritated as a got sweaty. Much better to have corresponding number to your race number. 

So, overall this was a positive experience once I'd managed to get my race number and get there. But the customer service running up to the race was poor.