After 3 weeks training in the United States I am now back in the embracing hold of the mighty Nene. This week it has hit 8C and still a bit murky from the rain.
Back to school this week so back to squeezing in swims between field work, cricket, school and sleeping. In 2 weeks I am off to Dover to meet the Diabetes team in preparation for our 10 July Channel swim. Really looking forward to it and I'm feeling fit as!
Hoped you enjoyed the Channel photos, there is supposed to be a DVD on the way if I can figure out how to get it on this blog.
Right into Blackberry Smoke at the moment. check it out. It is a band, not an illicit substance!
Lake Windermere
Monday, 21 April 2014
Friday, 21 March 2014
Friday, 14 March 2014
PHOTOS ON THE WAY!
This week I gave to talk to the children at school about my Channel exploits, that in itself is hardly world news although I suppose learning how to go to the loo without stopping swimming may be mildly interesting. Answer. You just go for it, you can't stop!
Anyway I digress. One benefit of this is that our lovely gappie Imogen is going to put all my Channel photos here for you. Plenty of atmospheric sunrises, ships etc. watch this space.
Training is still ploughing on. I confess that I am enjoying the gym, one day it may even make me fit. Not long to the river. Lizzie and I checked it out last week. Still very fast and cloudy. My first Dover training swim is at the beginning of May so I do need to hit the cold again.
What did I do before Planet Rock?
Anyway I digress. One benefit of this is that our lovely gappie Imogen is going to put all my Channel photos here for you. Plenty of atmospheric sunrises, ships etc. watch this space.
Training is still ploughing on. I confess that I am enjoying the gym, one day it may even make me fit. Not long to the river. Lizzie and I checked it out last week. Still very fast and cloudy. My first Dover training swim is at the beginning of May so I do need to hit the cold again.
What did I do before Planet Rock?
Friday, 21 February 2014
A SWIM AT THE ARCTIC CIRCLE!
Lizzie and I have just returned from a few days in Iceland. Wow, what a great place.
We saw the Northern Lights every night and if you get a chance to do this, GO, as it is one of the most amazing things that you will ever see. Our photos are rubbish so if you want to see the lights look up the magic inter web.
We also went whale watching but must have got on the wrong boat as our boat turned into a seagull watching trip as there weren't any whales or dolphins in sight. The seagulls were pretty boring as they just sat there. They could have mated or something but it was probably too cold.
We had a great afternoon at the thermal pools, wind chill -12, 40C in the water, just magical. The pools also had 2 x 50 metre pools so I took the chance to put in a few Ks, my northern most swim ever. Not quite the Arctic Circle but pretty close.
Had my swim medical today. Fit as a buck rat. I was asked to donate my body to science but I would rather wait until I am dead.
Led Zep are huge in Iceland. I come from the land of ice and snow................
We saw the Northern Lights every night and if you get a chance to do this, GO, as it is one of the most amazing things that you will ever see. Our photos are rubbish so if you want to see the lights look up the magic inter web.
We also went whale watching but must have got on the wrong boat as our boat turned into a seagull watching trip as there weren't any whales or dolphins in sight. The seagulls were pretty boring as they just sat there. They could have mated or something but it was probably too cold.
We had a great afternoon at the thermal pools, wind chill -12, 40C in the water, just magical. The pools also had 2 x 50 metre pools so I took the chance to put in a few Ks, my northern most swim ever. Not quite the Arctic Circle but pretty close.
Had my swim medical today. Fit as a buck rat. I was asked to donate my body to science but I would rather wait until I am dead.
Led Zep are huge in Iceland. I come from the land of ice and snow................
Monday, 27 January 2014
BACK TO THE GRIND!
Well the New Year seems long, long ago and so the count down to my Channel date begins. It was a bit comforting to say that I was in the Channel "next year", now it is just over 6 months!
I have really powered up the training, gym and pool. I have never used gym work along side the pool before and I am really enjoying it. I am amazed how much more I can can do in the gym in just 3 weeks. I am now back into the grind of 3 hour swim sessions. Today I did both pool and gym. Parents night tonight. I will try and stay awake.
The river calls, but it is really, really high at the moment and too dangerous, even for me.
Good to see Lorde got a couple of Grammies. She comes from my part of Auckland. A local girl done good. Besides myself, she is the only other person that I've seen that suits black lipstick.
I have really powered up the training, gym and pool. I have never used gym work along side the pool before and I am really enjoying it. I am amazed how much more I can can do in the gym in just 3 weeks. I am now back into the grind of 3 hour swim sessions. Today I did both pool and gym. Parents night tonight. I will try and stay awake.
The river calls, but it is really, really high at the moment and too dangerous, even for me.
Good to see Lorde got a couple of Grammies. She comes from my part of Auckland. A local girl done good. Besides myself, she is the only other person that I've seen that suits black lipstick.
Wednesday, 15 January 2014
LYNYRD SKYNYRD TOPS POLL!
Now I know dear reader that you have been holding your breath waiting to see which rock song topped the 1000 best songs of all time. The results have been announced.
1 Sweet Home Alabama
2 Stairway to Heaven
3 Hotel California.
There you go. Can't argue with that.
Now back to boring things like swimming. Actually I have joined the gym to do CV work. Loving it, all that sweat and lycra and that is only me! Gearing up now for my Channel relay and back into the pool to do the hard work.
Yesterday I saw 2 otters in the river at Market Harborough. It was one of the most amazing things that I have seen and I watched them play and feed for 30 minutes. I am easily pleased.
1 Sweet Home Alabama
2 Stairway to Heaven
3 Hotel California.
There you go. Can't argue with that.
Now back to boring things like swimming. Actually I have joined the gym to do CV work. Loving it, all that sweat and lycra and that is only me! Gearing up now for my Channel relay and back into the pool to do the hard work.
Yesterday I saw 2 otters in the river at Market Harborough. It was one of the most amazing things that I have seen and I watched them play and feed for 30 minutes. I am easily pleased.
Friday, 3 January 2014
NGA MIHI O TE TAU HOU
Happy New Year dear readers.
What a year 2013 was. Two Channel swims and well over 1 million metres covered in training. Now onto 2014!
This year I am swimming the Channel again, this time as part of a relay for Diabetes U. K. The swim is booked for the week of 11-18 July. I still have Alcatraz on the books but that depends on time and money!
I have just returned from the U S A where I started my training for this year. I have banged on before about the facilities over there so I won't repeat myself, but I am so impressed with what the pools over there offer. It is so nice to swim without having to dodge children and old people!
I have the 4 Hills ski jumping on at the moment. How do you learn to do that? Surely they just don't get up and jump off. I have never seen small ski jumps in Europe, just the giant ones!
Washington 100.3 FM have been playing the top 1000 rock songs of all time. I can't get it over here. Can someone let me know the number 1 song.
Ta.
What a year 2013 was. Two Channel swims and well over 1 million metres covered in training. Now onto 2014!
This year I am swimming the Channel again, this time as part of a relay for Diabetes U. K. The swim is booked for the week of 11-18 July. I still have Alcatraz on the books but that depends on time and money!
I have just returned from the U S A where I started my training for this year. I have banged on before about the facilities over there so I won't repeat myself, but I am so impressed with what the pools over there offer. It is so nice to swim without having to dodge children and old people!
I have the 4 Hills ski jumping on at the moment. How do you learn to do that? Surely they just don't get up and jump off. I have never seen small ski jumps in Europe, just the giant ones!
Washington 100.3 FM have been playing the top 1000 rock songs of all time. I can't get it over here. Can someone let me know the number 1 song.
Ta.
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