My 6th year running the Colchester Half and it was amazing to see the biggest turnout yet! Well organised as usual. I don’t like to give negative feedback but the water stations were very poor this year. Not quick enough to re-fill cups for the approaching runners. I missed out on water on the 1st and nearly the 3rd station as there wasn’t water ready! Pouring cups out of water bottles simply isn’t quick enough to keep up with the large amount of runners. I’d seriously advise to speak to organisers of Great Bentley Half. They used large water butts with taps which was the best water stations I’ve come across! Also at the finish funnel this was an issue waiting for water and causing congestion in the finish area. Other than that. A brilliant event!

Thank you to all involved in making this such an enjoyable event. Your hard work has paid off.

Car focused with limited public transport access.

Amazing event will 100% be signing up for next year

Not sure the water cups worked at all.
Surely more cups were used that distributing bottles…
Had to wait for cups to be filled up and then only got half a cup.
Felt really dehydrated to be honest.
But please don’t take it as a moan as the event was amazing as ever!
Well done all involved in organising including the Marshalls.

Highly recommended

The only veteran category on offer was for over 40s. I am 62 and last year finished 2nd Veteran 60, which I was very proud of. I have no chance against runners 20 years younger than me. PLEASE add at least 10 or ideally 5 year age categories next year, with or without prizes just so we can compete against similar aged runners and compare our performances.

As there are a lot of runners it is dangerous at the beginning where there are lots of runners trying to find a place to run.

Water stations not very efficient, if it had been warmer they would have caused a problem. They were pouring individual cups to hand out, and struggling to pour quickly enough

Getting people in the right place in the starting pen needs some more thought. Being slow I headed to the back but still had faster runners behind me.

Newbie to the Colchester Half, and wow what an experience. I will definitely be back. Very well organised. The marshals were absolutely outstanding and brought all the energy. From start to finish, I am grateful to every single person who made this event possible

Little bit unorganised afterwards there wasn’t much room to get water etc