MartianRace
Horsell Common, Surrey
Horsell Common, Surrey
An excellent and very well organised event with supportive volunteers.
my favourite 5k race
A brilliant day out!!
I can’t fault this event, the organisation was first class, so well organised. Everyone was so friendly. The course was very scenic and very well marshalled. One of the best races I’ve ever run. A perfect Father’s Day race!!
Well organised race on a challenging but beautiful course
It was very hot! But I still really enjoyed this route and the event was incredibly well organised.
Beautiful course, wonderful people. What’s not to like?!
Super event - very friendly and inclusive atmosphere, very well organised and everyone was very encouraging. Thank you for the water stations too!
Amazing day, amazing people organising and running the event. Loved it.
Only suggestion is to add what time the running bibs would be available until on the Saturday as I travelled to Woking to pick them up but they had already been taken. But no issues at all picking it up the morning of the event, all smooth and volunteers super helpful.
loved it coming back next year
Excellent event
Outstanding friendly event!
Really well run event and the volunteers were amazing
Exciting for runners with changing landscape & history (with McLaren & H.G Wells)
It is a shame that the results order is done by gun time and not chip!
I shall speak to the timing/results people. I have had a response from the timing people and I have updated the FAQ’s to show their answer. Added here as well. Both gun time and chip time are available to view. The primary results are listed with gun time as this is generally the standard for a mass start race, ensuring the person who crosses the finish first is the actual winner. Chip time is available in each athlete's individual record, viewable if they click on their name. Chip time is sometimes used for primary results when an event has rolling or wave starts, for example. It's a question often asked and there are many articles online which explain the reasons and the debate behind this. But the most simple one above is that first across the line wins which is generally considered fairest and clearest. Also the start line is the most likely time for a chip read to be missed due to the density of bodies. Gun start also eliminates any disadvantage from a chip not getting read at the start. Hopefully that makes sense but as I say, lots online about this.
Something for everyone.
A great morning. A Well set up race village. Amazing volunteers and a friendly atmosphere.
Very well organised and a great run to do for any age or experience.
Brilliant as ever
Superb
Last year, there were "distance" markers which would allow you to understand how dar you have run / have left. Didn't see them this year. Please bring them back. Thanks.
The issue with the distance markers is that the 3 adult distances split in the middle of the common; 5k goes right, 10k straight on and 21k left. That was done to keep the 21k in the shade of the trees for longer but from the water station onwards the 10k and 21k on lap 1 are at different distances. We will look at it but we are a very small group and with some things we just run out of time.
Lovely trail race mostly in woods which helped in the heat!
Lovely setting for a very well organised 10k trail race mostly in woods which really helped in the sweltering heat. Marshalls were plentiful and very helpful and friendly. One downside was no kilometre or mile markers. It would be great to have even just one at half way and with 1 kilometre to go?
I have explained to others that the races split so half way is not the same. Possibly 1km to go but we are a very small team of volunteers and we just run out of time.
Very well organised event with plenty of friendly marshals and ample water at water stations.
Easy to pick up race number on arrival at the event village. Plenty of toilets. Shade from the sun available at the event village. Coffee and ice cream vans on site; and post-run massages to help with recovery. Adequate signage and lots of encouraging marshals to keep you going in the right direction.
Great run in a great place.
Thanks to all the organisers and marshals for making today happen.
Friendly
Excellent event, well organised and really enjoyable.