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The Fundraisers Association for St Johns C of E Primary School

St John's 1K, 2K, 5K and 10K Run 2027

Colchester Sports Park, Northern Gateway, Cuckoo Farm Way, Colchester, CO4 5YX

The Fundraisers Association for St Johns C of E Primary School

St John's 1K, 2K, 5K and 10K Run 2027

Colchester Sports Park, Northern Gateway, Cuckoo Farm Way, Colchester, CO4 5YX

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Overall Rating

4.7/ 5

15 reviews
Would you recommend it to others? Yes
How did you rate the scenery? 4/5
How did you rate the atmosphere? 5/5
How did you rate the organisation? 5/5
Do you think this was friendly to beginners? Yes

Great day, well organised, lots of activities for visitors.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jul 2026
Organiser comment:

Thank you so much for your lovely feedback! We're really pleased you enjoyed the day and that you felt it was well organised with plenty to do. We truly appreciate your support and hope to see you again next year!

good experience for kid, including environment, atomsphere, registation arrangement and rundown on the day

Thank you for organising this event for the children, especially for FRA, the volunteers, and the school staff. We can imagine that it required a lot of effort.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jul 2026
Organiser comment:

Thank you so much for your lovely comments. It really means a lot to everyone involved. We're delighted to hear that your child had a good experience and that you enjoyed the atmosphere and how the event was organised. It was a real team effort from our volunteers, the FRA, school staff and everyone who gave their time to make the day happen. Thank you for your support, and we hope to see you again at next year's event!

A good try out - tweaks needed

This race has a terrific sell in being flat and chipped - it is perfect for pbs.
But it is inherently dull to run laps (no getting away from that) but doing it in baking sun with no shade is really tough and will shoot pbs down so the timing needs to shift - late May (don’t clash with rotary 10k or stampede as both are bigger and loyally supported races) or early June (don’t clash with Boxted) or late September.
To counteract lap dullness, you need a good mixed field - keep people busy chasing each other down. Promote more through the local clubs - consider having a club cup?
Organisation for such a small field today was ok - people were a bit lost at the start but it came together but for a bigger event you need the race village to be prominent and you must have a bag drop! The announcements today weren’t audible to anyone mooching near the main building. And lost important you will need a lot more loos!
Also having cups for male/female/open would be nice!

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jul 2026
Organiser comment:

Thank you so much for taking the time to share such thoughtful feedback, we really appreciate it. You've raised some great points, particularly around the time of year, attracting a bigger field through local clubs, and improvements to the race village, announcements, bag drop, toilets and prize categories. As this was our first year organising the event, feedback like yours is incredibly valuable and will help us as we plan for next year. Thanks again for your support, and we hope to see you back at the St John's Run next year!

For a first event I believe it went well, very friendly atmosphere. Even though it took me forever I was still encouraged by marshals and team all the way round.

Perhaps slightly more notices, when & where trophies to be presented etc, more information linking runs with fun day. But please don't think I am being negative, just slight observations.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jul 2026
Organiser comment:

Thank you so much for your lovely feedback, we're so pleased you enjoyed the event and that our marshals and volunteers helped keep you going all the way round! We also really appreciate your suggestions. Better signage and clearer information about the trophy presentations and how the runs linked with the fun day are great points, and we'll certainly take them on board for next year. Thanks again for your support, and we hope to see you back at the St John's Run next year!

Great community event

Really enjoyable morning; thank you for organising. Maybe worth making the fete a bit closer to the running.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jul 2026
Organiser comment:

Thank you so much for your lovely feedback, we're really pleased you enjoyed the morning! We also appreciate your suggestion about bringing the fete closer to the running, and it's something we'll certainly consider as we plan next year's event. Thanks again for your support, and we hope to see you back at the St John's Run next year!

Fantastic morning - miss the fayre!

Thank you to all of the people who worked so hard to put this event on today! Our family thoroughly enjoyed our morning out! My son absolutely loved taking part in the running event and receiving his medal and is already asking when his next race will be! He loved cheering on his teachers who were also running in the other races too!

The atmosphere with the DJ was also fantastic and helped to get everyone in the mood!

Perhaps a different day would have been better as with the England game on so late the day before lots of people did not attend.

The summer fayre was good but it was quite a distance away from the running event and we know that many people left after the running and didn’t make it over to the fayre itself. The stalls were spread around the field and there were not as many vendors this year. Also smaller bouncy castles, which was fine for my son’s age but not as much for the older ones. Vendors said it had been quite slow and they are used to being very busy so hopefully you still managed to make lots of money!

We spoke to some other families and many said they felt that the summer fayre at the school feels more of a community event and it is often busier and people tend to spend much more on the smaller stalls which make a summer fayre. (Splat the rat etc)

Although my husband enjoyed being cooled down in the stocks and we had a great day!

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jul 2026
Organiser comment:

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave such thoughtful feedback. We're delighted to hear that you and your family had such an enjoyable morning, and it's wonderful to know your son loved taking part and is already asking about his next race! Comments like that make all the hard work worthwhile. We're also really pleased you enjoyed the atmosphere, our DJ certainly helped create a great buzz! Thank you as well for sharing your suggestions. We appreciate your thoughts on the event date, the location of the summer fayre, and the layout and activities. As this was our first time combining the run with the fayre, we'll be reviewing all of the feedback carefully as we look at how we can make next year's event even better. Thanks again for your support, and we hope to see you all back at the St John's Run next year!

A very well organised and supported event.

May be next time perhaps do the event when it is likely to be cooler

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jul 2026
Organiser comment:

Thank you so much for your lovely feedback. We're really pleased to hear you found the event well organised and well supported. Thank you also for your suggestion about the time of year. The warm weather certainly made it more challenging for everyone, and we'll take your comments into account as we review the event and start planning for next year. Thanks again for your support, and we hope to welcome you back to the St John's Run next year!

Fantastic morning but probably made more

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jul 2026

An excellently run event. Thank you!

Gemma did fantastically well alongside the school FRA to put on the event. It was fantastic as a club runner to have a local race at a great venue, so I appreciate the efforts of everybody at St Johns who was involved. Thank you!

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jul 2026
Organiser comment:

Thank you so much for your kind words. We're delighted to hear you enjoyed the event and really appreciate you taking the time to leave such positive feedback. We'll be sure to pass your lovely comments on to the whole FRA team. It means a lot to know that local runners enjoyed having a race at the venue, and we're so pleased the hard work of everyone involved helped make it a success. Thanks again for your support, and we hope to see you back at the St John's Run next year!

Well organised

Bit of a delay in getting the timings emailed over but well organised and marshalled. Will be back next year

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jul 2026
Organiser comment:

Thank you so much for your feedback. We're really pleased to hear you found the event well organised and enjoyed the support from our marshals. We also appreciate your patience with the delay in sending out the results. We'll certainly look at how we can improve that for future events. Thanks again for your support, and we're delighted to hear you'll be back next year. We look forward to seeing you then!

very well organised

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jul 2026
Organiser comment:

Thank you so much for your feedback. We're really pleased to hear you found the event well organised. Thanks again for your support, and we hope to welcome you back to the St John's Run next year!

Well organised for a worthy cause

We saw this advertised quite late but wondered if there are any more places this could be advertised for next time to get more support.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jul 2026
Organiser comment:

Thank you so much for your lovely feedback. We're really pleased you enjoyed the event and supported such a great cause. Thank you as well for your suggestion. We'll definitely be looking at ways to promote the event more widely next year so we can reach even more runners and supporters. Thanks again for your support, and we hope to welcome you back to the St John's Run next year!

Really good fun for a good cause.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jul 2026
Organiser comment:

Thank you so much! We're really pleased you had fun. We truly appreciate your support and hope to see you again next year!

Fantastic event!

This was a wonderful event, well organised and medals & trophies were great quality. We will be back again! Thank you

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jul 2026
Organiser comment:

Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback. We're delighted to hear you enjoyed the event and that you liked the medals and trophies too. It means a lot to hear you'll be back next year. Thank you for your support, and we look forward to welcoming you to the next St John's Run!

Great day out with the family.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jul 2026
Organiser comment:

Thank you so much for your lovely feedback. We're so pleased to hear you and your family had a great day out together. Thanks again for your support, and we hope to welcome you back to the St John's Run next year!

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