Newcastle - World Duathlon

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Missy
Missy
WA
123 posts
WA, 123 posts
22 Sep 2005 7:17pm
Does anyone from Newy know what the deal is with the World Duathlon and road closures this weekend? It looks like Nobby's car park is pretty much blocked off all weekend, are we still able to use the beach?

If not... does anyone have a back up plan of where they will go?

Seen the forecast ... get set, its going to be awesome... thats if they get it right!
stnkygoat
stnkygoat
NSW
230 posts
NSW, 230 posts
22 Sep 2005 9:53pm
I checked. The lycra clad anorexics are doing their thing for the following three afternoons. The road and the nobbys carparks are closed for the afternoons, blocked from the roundabout by the bus depot. The course goes right along dixon too so that's out as well. Nobbys and dixon beach are not closed, but it seems the only way to get to nobbys is through the area where the lifeguards are - down the pavilion end of the beach, as the finish line will be just the north side of the lifeguards office in front of the bollards that close off the road. This finish line area will naturally be slick with vomit. Charming.

As appealing as dodging the shiny-legged chunder wonders is to get down to the beach, I am thinking of heading to stockton tomorrow and then if it is still good on saturday going for a mission to nelson bay - apparently jimmys is good in a NE, with flatwater behind the sandbar. Or might go to fingal, but it is a long walk up to the sandbar, and I am lazy.

It is a little annoying that they can effectively close off the entire nobbys beach just so people can see who is better at putting one foot in front of the other.
Mr float
Mr float
NSW
3452 posts
NSW, 3452 posts
23 Sep 2005 12:00am
get used to it folks ,bans are a strong possibility and just around the corner if we are not careful .the good news is that 15 mins down the road is redhead beach 5 kms long and virtually deserted and 15 mins up the road is Stockton Beach 30 kms long and virtually deserted .
Don't forget the get together next tues night at the Beaches hotel merewether

Cheers lach
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