Tabor Farms - Shopland Rd, Rochford SS4 1LH
Shannon Sharp
Would'nt personally do again but was good
Felt like the email stressed you needed to be there quite early and then there was nothing to do but stand in the freezing cold til gone 9.30. Wasnt really much of an atmosphere definitely wouldn't recommend going to this event on your own. Getting out of the car park was an absolute nightmare my car got stuck because it was just on a field that became boggy very quickly. I also don't agree with the fact you wont refund if you cancel... and was difficult with the roads being open as you couldnt get around cars meaning you were losing precious seconds if like in my case you were going for a pb however the medal was worth it as it is a really really nice one so i probably would recommend just for the medal
Anonymous
Race day perfect
A thank you for the organisers , volunteers , and the ambulance people ! And a special thank you for the lady with the gold trilby and pom poms who encourged myself and hopefully other runners for her support !
Alex Berwick
Lovely, well organised event
As it was a cold day, it might be nice to have a charity collection point for old tops so that we could queue up in those tops. Great event though!
Katie Baldwin
New to running only 2nd race and I really enjoyed it
Daryll Chase
Great event, with a great medal
Lynsey Byrne
Excellent Race
Wendy Deeprose
Absolutely brilliant
A huge round of applause for the organisation, route, Marshall’s and the event hosts
Well done everyone x
Tracey Blackman
Great event. Highly recommended
Sarah Parker
Fantastic event very well organised and beautiful route
So well organised from start to finish! Plenty of parking very well organised, friendly and encouraging marshalls, a great scenic route, lovely medal and treats at the end. There was such a lovely atmosphere from everyone. Would definitely run it again.
Peter Binns
An excellent out and back course with different terrains which I hope becomes an Annual Race.
I personally liked the race route with the farm tracks,private roads and a small amount of road with traffic which was very well marshalled .Plenty of encouragement all around the course.
Sue Adcock
Cannot fault this event!
Ray Coulson
Nice friendly beginner event
Would be great to have the start/finish line at the end of the driveway up to the farm (not near the road), think that would be a lovely finish to the race with spectators along the side. I think for next year expand the catering options. We would have stayed longer and had a hot drink and something to eat, but with just one small catering van for over 500 people it just took too long.
Overall though, a really good local event, with a nice run through the country side, will definitely do next year. Thanks to everyone for organising.
Anonymous
The event was okay
I did like the event but I do think the main road that we had to run on at the start and finish should of been closed at the beginning and end of the race or for 2 hours to cover the runners up to the cut off time. As a slower runner I felt uncomfortable with the amount of cars coming past me and forcing me into the hedge further, also once the runners had finished the slower runners were asked to stop to let cars out when they were still completing the event.
Keith WEAVER
Brilliant race
This was my 1st race in 9 years and was happy I chose this event for my comeback, well organised, friendly, good facilities and a good route for all abilities.
Dominique Price
Very flat and nice route
I feel the road being left open was a bit dangerous. We were asked to run towards the traffic but this wasn't possible due to cars being on the road and marshals asking us to cross the road running in the same direction as the traffic. Once off the main road it was really nice only passed a few cars that were very thoughtful.
On the way back on the main road you had people exiting the car park although there was a marshals runners where asked to stop to let traffic out and there was traffic build up on the main road which was a bit frustrating for some runners as the cars would go round and then pull right in close to the hedge which then ment runners were slowed down or had to go into the middle of the road to pass them.
My suggestion would be to close the main road for the duration of the race as it is a timed event of 2 hours.
Tracy Barron
Superb
Well organised. Great route.
Susan Bannocks
Well-organised - flat but fun!
Excellent race for getting a consistent pace going.
Marshalls were friendly and encouraging.
One small thing is race category reporting - usually the age you are over not under? - I’m 66 so I’m normally running V65 whereas you have it as V70 ?
Bethany Davis
Amazing!!
Another great event, smoothly ran and organised. The Marshalls are so supportive and always smiling and happy. The course was a great course, thoroughly enjoyed it. It went smoothly and it felt safe running on the road. The medal is also ACE. One of my favourites. Will definitely do it again next year. Its a PB course for sure