{"id":8647,"date":"2011-08-06T08:47:42","date_gmt":"2011-08-06T07:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/?p=8647"},"modified":"2011-08-06T08:47:42","modified_gmt":"2011-08-06T07:47:42","slug":"a-ceredigion-coastal-swim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/2011\/08\/a-ceredigion-coastal-swim\/","title":{"rendered":"A Ceredigion Coastal Swim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A few members of the INTR Tri club went for a gorgeous little swim along the coast yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>We started from North Beach in Aberystwyth in slightly choppy seas and sunny spells. Along with myself there was Graham and Sharon, Amanda and Kim. We swam out towards a buoy in order to avoid the rocks and then headed north along the coast past the imposing cliffs of Constitution Hill.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone was swimming well, albeit at a nice steady pace for me. 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