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What you say about our raceA few comments taken from Runner's World... Great Value, Charming and Enjoyable run Not often is the word 'enjoyable' associated with a half marathon but in the case of the Sturminster Half its well deservered. The Route is well laid out, with excellent support in terms of the numerous water stations and comedy marshalls (in a good way: they were wearing themed fancy dress). The route is plesent with a few undulations to mix the tempo up a bit; there are some nice views of the surrounding areas and although the roads aren't closed there aren't that many cars to contend with. The race its self is an absoloute bargain! Very Nice T-shirt and an awesome cake at the finish, non-nom-nom. Excellent event, well worth putting in your calender for next year. I normally go for XC half marathons but this race could sway me back towards some more road runs. 2011 race reviewed by: MATT CAFFERKY Friendly, well organised and good value. It doesn't get much Being a relative newbie to running this race was my first at the distance having only run three 10k races before. The car parking, race admin and facilities were all excellent. The race itself was well marshalled with frequent water stops along lovely quiet country lanes. I will back next year for sure. 2011 race reviewed by: desper8dan Brilliant Event 2011 race reviewed by: Tom Charnock Really excellent race 2011 race reviewed by: AnneS10 My first half marathon, quite friendly first 5 miles but then the climbs begin.feels like a lot more ups than downs. last 2.5 miles consist of approx 2 mile climb and .5 mile fast downhill finish. great race great cakes, thanks 2011 race reviewed by: steve carroll 3 My Second Time and I'll be back again next Year 2011 race reviewed by: Trev Bryan Fantastic route, scenery and value 2011 race reviewed by: Half Marathon Matt Well organised, love the water stops!! 2011 race reviewed by: K Matt Thanks to the Dorset Doddlers Hi, Many thanks to you and your team for organising a fantastic race yesterday. It was my first stur 1/2 and it definitely won't be my last!
Charming - well worth the trip...
If you're looking for a charming low-key half marathon surrounded by lovely countryside then look no further!
Williambloke
Excellent value!
What a great event it was yesterday. It has to be one of the friendliest & best organised races in the country with supportive marshals & drinks station’s volunteers. Congratulations to all those who assisted in the race.....just wish that last hill could be levelled!..... although I keep telling myself it's all good training! Thong Man
Excellent organisation, plenty of water on a hot day and well-marshalled.
First time at this race and enjoyed it... even if the deadly incline from about 11.5 to 13 killed off any hope of a PB. Well done to the clowns (literally) at the final water station for making me smile, if only I'd known why you were laughing so hard! Thanks to the Dorset Doddlers for putting on such a first class event. Clark1e
Well organised event, good finishing area
Can't fault the race for value and organisation and the marshalling and water stops were excellent. I felt the route was slightly 'hemmed in' as most of it was through high-banked country lanes that blocked out the scenery and trapped the dreaded heat. Good hill at the end though, I knew it was coming but that doesn't make it any easier! Through the tree lined path and down to the finish was great. Chesilboy
Great race weather hot, managed a pb though! Well done to Dorset Doddlers, brilliant organisation! elaine falcus
First half marathon My 1st half-marathon, enjoyed the whole race, thanks to - two members of Poole running club who kept me on pace Richie Bridges
The best
organised race I have seen except for maybe the FLM
Suprisingly
tough course that seemed to have more ups than downs made it a hard race (even
in perfect running weather).
It's not very often that the
organisation at a race shouts out unless it's for the wrong reasons but it was
100% perfect with 2 or 3 marshalls where you might normally hope for one if
you're lucky. A great example to other small races!
Captain
Hook
Great race, did
a PB!
Ulrich
Kneifel
Personal best definite potential Very well organised, lots of water stations. T
shirt and homemade cake once you cross the finish
Debbie
Loughran
Well organised. Well marshalled. Value for money goodies. Excellent organisation by a club that
know about running. Water every 2-3 miles, plenty of marshals. Scenic course.
Personally
I find this race tough, despite the weather this year being cool, but I think
its a mental problem following a bad experince in the heat a few years ago.
The
Doddlers orgaisation is faultless. There a plenty of marshals and the goodies
at the end, cake, milk-shake and an excellent t-shirt make this a great value
event.
I'll be back next year to do better!
Mak's
friend
Great - thanks to all who organised and arranged it. I really enjoyed this race, perfect
weather helped. Was on course for a good time and then lost it in the last two
miles!
Running
Bench
FAO Bath, this
is how to run a half marathon.
This is one of
the best organised races I've had the pleasure of doing and the high standards
maintain year on year.
The entry fee
is 1/3 that of the Bath Half marathon and the following aspects have been
consistently better over the years: General organisation, speed of results,
marshalling, goody bag, more accurate mile markers, medical facilities in place
and on time, a baggage collection that lets athletes access clothes should a
shower hit unlike Bath, a race run for the good of the athletes rather than to
make a profit and organisers working their butts off for free and not on a
salary.
Well done Dorset Doddlers.
ChristchurchJon
Nicely
undulating in the first half, pure uphill in the second that required a lot of
mental stamina. The weather was awful, but the organisation was great.
Milos
Some hard hills
and unending lanes
Very well
organised race, with an excellent T-shirt at the end and well marshalled
throughout. This is perhaps an unfair commemt, but this was the most boring
race I've ever done. Endless stretches of narrow country lane with big hedges
on either side, with what seemed like continous long, slow uphill sections,
made this a hard run for me. Look up and you really could have been in mile 1
or mile 13 or anywhere in between. Other than that (and that's probably a very
personal perpective) a well run day out.
Good conditions
and not as hilly course as I had been led to believe!
Craig
Dixon 2
Fun in the
drizzle. Very friendly. shame about hill near the end.
RTBH
Couldn't fault anything in this race. Not the fastest course, but what it lacks in pb
potential it gains in organisation. Well done Dorset Doddlers.
Hilly
Well organised,
killer hill near the end, lovely cake, nice size field.
The hill
between 10.5 and 12.5 is special, nice rural roads with very little traffic,
well marshalled (dressed very interestingly), road camber was quite steep in
places. Good finish area better than 2006 and the best cake you will ever
taste.
Andrew
Barry 3
Nice quiet
country lanes. A few testing hills with good sections of faster flatter stuff.
Very friendly well organised race.
Henry
Szwinto
Very well organised will be back next year Weather much cooler this year 12mins faster than
last year. Well done to all involved keep up the good work.
Adrian
Dyke
Fast Friendly
Well Organised.
Excellent race,
mainly club runners but I felt welcome even though I am unaffiliated. The cool
weather was a relief. A few little hills but nothing too taxing, couldnt be too
hard as I beat my Bath half time by 13min.
Rodney1508
Scenic,
friendly, & well organised.
The weather was
MUCH kinder this year. As a result I improved a good 5 minutes on 07. Well
organised and very friendly - and lots of nice goodies at the end (though the
invite to a 10m given to me as I crossed the line (cream crackered) was not
quite so welcome - there are better times for agressive marketing!) Nice
teashirt. Many thanks Dorset Doddlers.
WardourWill
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