2 laps wasn’t fun, there are plenty of ways to extend that run to do one lap albeit appreciate there are roads to possibly cross.

The start/finish line should not have been squashed in the corner. The chaos at the end waiting to get the free beer needed to be managed better we waited 40 mins at least.

Saying that, it was the first one so I’m
Sure improvements will come next year. The Marshalls were fabulous, the medal was great (glad I got one) and it was a lovely day for it, will sign up next year!

a great race. Hopefully it will be a regular event.

I had to wait 2 minutes for water at the 5km mark because there weren't enough people/jugs.

It also took 20 minutes to get a drink after the run. Given the numbers, there should have been more people serving drinks during/after the event.

Having a race that goes through 4 gates (creating a bottleneck) is not a great idea.

Well organised, nice amount of toilets at the start. Great marshals along the route. Sunshine and beer! Stunning

Pros: Beer
Cons: Queue for beer, no hand san at men's urinals, not enough water at finish.

Lovely though the medals are I’d have been happy with the glass from siren and more water stations en route (it was quite a warm run!)

Just my opinion, but I didn’t like the 11am start time. Appreciate that there had to be a route change but my preference would be 1 lap not 2. Varied route had something for everyone, but the unmade path had many bricks sticking out and could have been nasty if I’d fallen. Water station at 5k was awkward as we had to wait for water to be poured, which added time. Very tight at the start/finish; the queue for beer/glasses was long and impacted on getting across the finish line and over to get back to the bag drop. Great atmosphere though, helped by the fab marshals, especially the ladies at the 5k/turn back into the industrial estate at Hogwood Rd, and the weather (too hot for me!)

Really fun day out with friends. Great atmosphere but the finish could have done with some more organisation as the queue for the free beer was a bit long and ran out towards the end.

A little more organisation needed at the finish line, we were all so desperate for our beer it became a bit chaotic.

Busy at the end, move start/finish line.
Would’ve preferred an earlier start time, as too hot.

The queue for beer afterwards needs a bit of thought, but the rest of the day was awesome!

Enjoyed the run but the organization after the event poor. After queuing in a very disorganized way for about 30 mins after finished, we were told the brewery had run out of beer! We got our free beer in the end after about another 20mins waiting. I think the winners completed the 10k quicker than it took us to get served. Given the number of people running, surely there could have been more bar staff (and beer!)

One other small point was that we were told no headphones were allowed. This was changed just before the run. As a consequence I could have used my bone conducting headphones to give me feedback on my pace, but I didn’t have them. What’s the point of rules that get changed at the last minute?

It was great there were so many happy marshals and the route was clear. You can’t help the poor scenery if there are building works or location is a housing estate. There are several things for me that could be improved:
- signage from the car park (if you’re not local) it’s a lot to take in and wasn’t obvious in a public car park.
- the start time, was fairly late in the day in comparison to a 10k I ran in Essex, 2 weeks ago. Which meant the day is impacted more.
It also meant that it was hotter (and I know weather can’t be predicted) but an earlier start time would have helped.
- the post finish. It was hard to find water and the queue/ bar aspect left a lot to be desired given the number of runners, location and service time. It might be advisable to give cans away next time.

I would recommend attending a Hare and Tortoise event (Essex based) as they have a great set up and could help with ideas.

Queues for water and beer. Possibly could have prepoured beer

The marshalling at the start and all the way around the course was so good, then the queue for the longed-for beer was unmarshalled with no queueing system and utter chaos.... then the beer ran out.