After having done my longest swimming week 2 weeks ago (52km), i had last week off, bar 2km in the baltic sea (picture to come), on a cruise. All inclusive - so my weight gain has taken off at last and i have a number of people to thank for that - Rochey, Adeleine, Pete, Saf, Dave,Simon, Nick and most of all Duncan Shooter Ace 7 milkshakes in a day Perry. Keeping up with him has now made me the heaviest i have ever been - so hopefully that will work well with fighting the cold (up 11lbs from the start).
I did a 2km swim in the Baltic with Ian Jamieson (doing an Iron Man next week - so best of luck), which was surprisingly warm. No other swimming although i did a couple of runs on the treadmill and this extra weight made it feel like i had a rucksac of bricks on my back..!
Back in the saddle since Friday which has been ok - c5km,8km, 11km back to back in the lakes. Stage 2 of the training, which was lake swimming and getting used to the cold whist putting on some weight, is coming to an end. All sea swimming from now on - stage 3. Getting used to being out there in the sea and the waves. Stage 1 was the pool and putting in the hard winter yards BTW..!
A big thank you to CHarles Noble for his ongoing help, assistance and guidance. Very much appreciated. Charles swam the channel last summer...
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