I chose this race as my first attempt at a half as it was described as flat fast and was within an hour's drive.
The weather wasn't the best but that's part of the fun. I was under the impression that toilet/parking and coffee shop were all available however this wasn't the case.
Luckily I'd stopped off at nearby popular burger establishment before arrival otherwise I would have been in real trouble. Managed to find alternative parking and put it down to experience, it was for a good cause so who am I to complain.
Registration was friendly and easy, the course was amended because of the bad weather to ensure everyone stayed safe. This was explained at the race briefing and I accept that this can happen.
The start was a bit haphazard as we had to go single file through a gate to reach the line and not all the runners were through the gate when the klaxon went off.
The course was as described for the most part until the diversion onto the trail section during the return leg. This was very muddy and slippery in parts not what I expected.
Goody bag and medal were ok, I've seen better and it was for a good cause.
Marshalls were great, they had to endure some terrible conditions.
Just finishing for me was an achievement but to find out later the course was over a mile short of the half distance really shocked me, I feel totally let down.
I was going to use this as a baseline for future races but that's not really applicable now.
Sorry to say I will not be using these again.