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Dover test run… or test *swim*
Channel swim training continues but the excitement three weeks ago of the water temp rising has dropped. As has the temperature of the water again. Very frustrating. The Seabrook Seals have been posting photos on their Facebook page of happy smiling swimmers a year...
Swimming through the night
Many of the Seals took part in 2swim4life last weekend - a 24 hour endurance swim. What an event! Here's my report for 220 Triathlon.
10 ways to make early open water swims easier
Here's my latest blog for 220 Triathlon magazine. You can access a list of all my 220 Triathlon blogs here.
At last – we've beaten winter
At long last it looks like Spring is on its way. The sea temperature seems to be moving in the right direction, the air temperature has become milder and the icy Siberian east wind has gone back to Siberia where it belongs. My Seabrook Seal swimming buddies and I...
Getting stung by jellyfish – all essential part of Channel training
I can't think why I haven't mentioned this before. The Channel has jellyfish. We will get stung. So our glorious leader, Dee Seabrook has found us a lake full of the things where we can practice swimming (wo)manfully on while being stung. My latest 220 Triathlon...
Swim, swim, run, run: Brighton marathon training still on track
Looking back at my blogs you could get the impression that all I'd done lately was swim. I've been doing lots of swimming, yes, but I'm still training hard for my marathon come back at Brighton next month. In my last running-related blog I was hoping four quality...
All this cold water torture has been for a reason!
When I started to realise how painful swimming in cold water was, and how much I dread it every time - that walk down the beach towards the icy depths is horrendous - I decided a higher purpose might help me get in and enjoy the suffering. So, ladies and gentlemen, I...
Surely winter should be over by now…?
Here's my latest blog on 220 Triathlon.
Inside the mind of an ice swimmer
People ask what it feels like to swim in cold water. Here's a link to a blog post written on Christmas Eve 2012 by Paul Duffield who the day before had swum an ice mile. His swim, in 5degC water lasted 38 minutes and I can only manage about 15-20 in those...
A tropical day at the Cold Water Swimming Championships
Last weekend I competed at the Cold Water Swimming Championships. There was so much going on but I could only fit a certain amount in to my latest 220 Triathlon blog.
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