Don't underestimate especially in hot weather. Very enjoyable and excellent scenery.

Good points:
- Marshalls were all great
- Plenty of parking and toilets at the start
- Scenic route
- Overall a good race

Some notes for improvement:
- I've done this race twice now and both years there were problems with people going off route. Time penalties had to be estimated to prevent people from winning awards when they've accidentally cut the route short. Most of the route is well enough signed, but it only takes one wrong turn. I think it needs emphasising pre-run that signs can't be relied on for navigation, particularly for the benefit of less experienced trail runners.
- Something to eat at the end would have been appreciated
- I spent 45 minutes sat on the shuttle bus waiting for it to fill up and set off. Had I known, I would have gone to the cafe to wait. Advertised set-off times would be preferred.

Was hoping this event would bring back my running mojo, it did not disappoint, loved the route, marshalls were awesome, as usual, found it very tough but I finished and will deffo do it again

The end came quicker that I expected - about half mile short?

Another cracking Durham Coastal half. The only thing I would suggest is to add an additional water station when it’s hot like today.

This is my second year of taking part in this event. Fingers crossed I'm back next year.

Hard route Hilly and lots of steps. beautiful views on the coastal stretch. very friendly and supportive, very well organised and All marshals lovely, good signage across the route. definitely a good route to challenge yourself.

It does have hills, that the fun. The GPX was a little out, once small loop was reversed, but signage was clear

This is an excellent race and the work done to put it together is also admirable. However, the lack of refreshments at the end of the race is disappointing. I went to get water and could barely get any out of the dispenser. Given the money paid and compared to other races of a similar distance, a few recovery refreshments would be appreciated.

The bottle neck in the woods with runners coming back from a loop meant some of front runners were impatient and just plowed through leaving us slower runners pushed into the bushes and could have caused injury.

This is my favourite of the Urban Trails series. Takes in fabulous undulating trails along the Wear woodlands. The hills in the the last 5k always make it that bit more challenging

I did the 5k which was great for beginners to trail running. It was well signposted and the marshalls were great. The scenery was beautiful and I hope to take on the 10 miler next year!