5:30 am race starts: Now, I’m an early bird but a 5:30 am race start is very early even for me. Thankfully though, the sunrise was stunning, the wind was calm and the atmosphere was good – nervous but it felt good. After a good meal of carbs the night…
Month: July 2022
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Windermere Training Journey (Part 2) – training for a 10km event
Open water vs pool sessions: throughout April and May, as the water gets warmer the lake is the best place to be but there is still definite value to be had with a focused pool session once a week. I still need coaching from time to time as I am…
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Windermere Training Journey (Part 1) – the beginnings
How did it come about that I would be attempting to train and swim the length of Windermere?!!! Last year, during a pretty awesome year of Open Water Swim coaching, one of my now good friends who I was coaching through the summer wanted a challenge. We discussed what this…