Wales Marathon, Tenby, 2014
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| Tide out |
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| Military wives at the race start :-) |
The Wales Marathon
is part of Tenby’s Long Course Weekend. It is a series of races that mirror the
Ironman, but the swim is on Friday, Cycle on Saturday, and run on Sunday.
Needless to say the whole town was packed with amazing athletes.
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| Doing the Asian salute with Katrina who had just arrived from Okinawa, Japan |
The Marathon course was lovely. It was a
tough one with lots of hills, but with about 600 runners and gorgeous scenery,
even the low hung skies could not dampen our spirits. We were fortunate in that
it never really rained on us and the clouds never really cleared so it stayed
in a comfortable zone.
The support
was great from the crowds, spectators and the race organizers. Gels were in
abundance, as was water and porta potties. Everything was well marked and the
red carpet finish at the end was really cool.
I did
reasonably well considering the hills, and two days of driving and sightseeing
beforehand. I was tired, but in no hurry and enjoyed chatting with the people I
met on the course.
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| He has my smile :-) |
I know my
race reports have gotten shorter, but it is less frequent that a race really
stands out or has a story. It was great to see a new area and we had fun being
tourists. The food was wonderful, as were the people. Other than that, it was a
peaceful, lovely race J
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| Endless coasts |
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| and Castles! |
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| Red carpet finish |
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| Sight seeing on the "sort of" way to Wales, and representing my Charity |
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| Stunning moon on the evening after the swim. |
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| A very rural drive home through Eastern Wales (Cows crossing holding up traffic). |
