‘The Welsh Castles’ is a 20 stage relay from Caernafon Castle to Cardiff Castle, covering 210 miles and a lot of logistics.
Llangollen is a great place to stop and refuel on fish and chips
Richard demanded and got the very bestThe River Dee rises in Snowdonia, where we are heading
The Llangollen station was built in 1865, and is a popular subject for railway modellers
Saturday morning, and our superheroes gather in CaernafonOur superheroes gather for 210 miles of fun
Jullian sets off at the start of leg 1. 210 miles of running lie ahead of usA cycle path runs past the Inigo Jones centre (where I learned the Welsh for ‘coffee Americano’)On leg 2, Anneke reaches for a pint outside the ‘Goat Inn’A fast, downhill finish in CricciethAnother fast downhill finish awaited Colin at the end of leg 3, after some rather nasty hills (and no support)As an experienced photographer, I know to avoid having trees sticking out of peoples headsLeg 6 starts along to prom at BarmouthKelly looked cool every inch of the way along the promOn leg 7, Scott had a tough run to Dinas Mawddwy (luckily, he didn’t have to ask the way)
Alex ready for the off, on leg 8As well as the caravan of participants, the event got plenty of support from local residentsStriding out to the finishEd had Saturday’s last leg, an unenviable half marathon on switch-back hills, but he did get the opportunity to pick some pretty flowersSunday morning breakfast. Pat and Tony were the real superheroes of the weekend, catering for 20 hungry runners in all conditions
This is where the boys slept…… and this is where the girls were still sleepingThe flowers that Ed picked for SarahColin planning aheadThere were some familiar faces acting as marshals at the end of stage 12
Dave coming in to the finish of stage 12Stage 13 setting off, with Clive tucked in. This was the scene at 9am on what would be another hot day.Fred Flintstone filling up the minibusThe start of stage 18Richard tucked in with a good group‘You’re wanted on the bat-phone’Oli coming in to finish on the 20th and final stage. 210 miles and no mishaps (well, nothing serious)Our superheroes celebrate another successful weekend