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Rhythm is gonna get you
Well, I did it. I swam from Hampton Court to Kingston. Two and a quarter miles. One hour and twenty five minutes. When I signed up for the swim, I had grand ideas about training. Swimming pools during the week. … Continue reading
Posted in swimming, total immersion
Tagged Hampton Court Swim, human race events, queuing for britain, swimming, the thames
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Water sports
I had a day off work today. I spent most of it on the sofa with the cat (one of my all time favourite places to be), but I did manage to squeeze in a short run with some token … Continue reading
Posted in running, swimming
Tagged dread, fear, Hampton Court Swim, open water swimming, panic, running, thorpe lakes
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Here comes the rain again
Considering that I have a two and a quarter mile open water swim in five weeks, I am doing remarkably little swimming. So at half past three I extricated myself from underneath the cat, threw on my running kit, grabbed … Continue reading
The Juneathon effect
I ran every day in Janathon, but am not intending to run every day in Juneathon. Exercise, yes. Run, no. So why, after cycling to work and back, did I dash upstairs, chuck on my running kit and go out … Continue reading
Aaaaaaargh!
I’ve just signed up for a 2.25mile swim in the Thames in July. What was I thinking?
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