Iron man Swansea 22

[exiledclaseboy]

We went to the Secret Beach bar for dinner. Worked around the road closures. Didn’t moan about it. There was an event on see.

There's always something going on throughout the summer , 10k run, half marathon, Airshow, Ironman. More events here than in New York.

Yup. All good stuff for the city.

 

[jack_lord]

I hope you weren’t inconvenienced at all over the whole weekend. I mean that most sincerely.

We went to the Secret Beach bar for dinner. Worked around the road closures. Didn’t moan about it. There was an event on see.

Obviously it inconvenienced a few but it is surely better to have these sporting spectacles happening on our doorstep. Yes, we were unable to leave our lovely village cul-de-sac because the cycle route traversed through but for a few short hours on one single day. It was great to see those cyclists (as much as I personally despise them most days) flying through on their arduous pilgrimage and I gave them my full support. I would like to have seen more of the event but I had to work to pay for my heating and food bills and was on my to East Wales to meet my owner's requests.
Anyway, well done to the Ironman organisers and Swansea City Council for getting the event on the Swansea Map.

 

[dickythorpe]

There's never a good time to host an event like that.
I will say though that the diversion signs worked well for me and I wasn't late to ground yesterday.

It's havoc down Pembs when the Tenby Ironman is on.

Yesterday wasn’t so bad as Mumbles Road was open as far up as Sketty Lane and we could go through Sketty and up over the top and down Gors Avenue.

I went through De la Beche street and then down through Uplands, Walter Road right into high street then up past Palace Theatre (which is so nice to see being redeveloped with the Albert Hall)

 

[Neath_Jack]

We went to the Secret Beach bar for dinner. Worked around the road closures. Didn’t moan about it. There was an event on see.

There's always something going on throughout the summer , 10k run, half marathon, Airshow, Ironman. More events here than in New York.

So good they named it twice; Swansea oh Swansea.

 

[Swanjaxs]

Iron Man...
Should have made them run through Penlan and past the Coracle at 3pm, would have made most of them beat thier personal best :lol:

 

[BLAZE]

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Where is this taken? (Cardiff according to the image description :roll: )

 

[PSumbler]

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Where is this taken? (Cardiff according to the image description :roll: )

Never trust a Getty image description - have a feeling it will be Mumbles between the Big Apple and Castellmare?

 

[BLAZE]

I think you're right but the picture perspective is confusing - it doesn't look it but between the fence and the rocks (Bracelet Bay) in the background is the shaggers car park

 

[Swanjaxs]

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Where is this taken? (Cardiff according to the image description :roll: )

I was there today and managed to get a snap of Alistair Brownlee on the cycle path just past the County Hall, he was absolutely flying

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[PSumbler]

I think you're right but the picture perspective is confusing - it doesn't look it but between the fence and the rocks (Bracelet Bay) in the background is the shaggers car park

That was my thought as well - theres a picture from the same photographer earlier in the post as well which I think was taken seconds before (or at least thats what I assume)

 

[BLAZE]

I think you're right but the picture perspective is confusing - it doesn't look it but between the fence and the rocks (Bracelet Bay) in the background is the shaggers car park

Actually I think the picture is a little further along and those rocks in the background are Limeslade

 

[Muteswan]

Oh and lol to the suggestion to send the athletes to Townhill and Morriston next time. Fine to inconvenience those east side types see as long as the well heeled folks of Mumbles and Gower aren’t put out in any way. Heaven forfend.

Plenty of hills and bends for them to run and cycle around up there. By the way, Townhill isn’t the east side type . Wrong side of the river. We always had problems with the Townhill boys over in the Eastside.

 

[Swanjaxs]

Oh and lol to the suggestion to send the athletes to Townhill and Morriston next time. Fine to inconvenience those east side types see as long as the well heeled folks of Mumbles and Gower aren’t put out in any way. Heaven forfend.

Plenty of hills and bends for them to run and cycle around up there. By the way, Townhill isn’t the east side type . Wrong side of the river. We always had problems with the Townhill boys over in the Eastside.

North Hill Boys, steal the sugar outa your tea they will

 

[jack_lord]

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Where is this taken? (Cardiff according to the image description :roll: )

Limeslade

 

[westside]

Don't people on Gower have helicopters to get about