It's been quiet on the blog front because we've been super busy in advance of our swim - not because nothing's been happening!
Michael, Jen, Kerry and I spent a week in the Scilly Isles on Swim Trek having a great time and doing some swimming too. Water out there was considerably chillier than the south coast, so it should be good training for the bits in the middle of channel. There were many highlights of the week - not least Michael being bitten on the backside by a seal (no, seriously he was). To swim in water that was clear, where you could see the bottom and even the hand at the end of your arm, felt great compared to the usual boggyness of Dover.
Since then, Michael's gone on holiday to Canada, but we've received word from him that he's training in some very cold water now.
We've had two further sea swims - the first I couldn't make, but Kerry, Jen and Tom made our last trip to Dover week before last.
On Saturday, Kerry, Tom, Chris and me headed down to Brighton, for a change and a shorter train journey. The weather was rough and even entering the water against the surf proved a bit of a challenge. But we stuck it out and had a slow, if hard training sessions. When we got out the lifeguards were showing a red flag, warning people not to enter the water. We all felt suitably tough.
This is our final week and it'll be mostly taken up with logistics I reckon - sorting out food, boats trains, glowsticks etc.
No comments:
Post a Comment