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The channel
I delayed writing this post – at the time it felt like something that had happened to someone else and I thought it would take time to sink in. It still feels like an adventure that someone else achieved! At 0145 on the 12th June 2024, we had a date to meet with the pilot…
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Tracking
As mentioned – we are scheduled to do our channel swim attempt starting at 0145 on Wednesday June 12th from Dover. We will be on Anastasia with pilot Eddie Spelling. Our team name is 2 bras and no knickers. You can track us here: https://cspf.co.uk/tracking/235023353 The thinking is that it will be a “nice day…
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Race around the UK?
The telephone call came on Saturday, post a tired park run and equally weary swim. Our window is due to start on the 11th June – we were scheduled to swim on the 12th June at 0145. Having expected that the likelihood was that we’d swim at the end of our window, the immediacy sent…
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Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside!
Oh I do like to be beside the seaside! Oh I do like to be beside sea! Oh I do like to bound into the waves so cold And run until my feet lose their foothold So let me be beside the seaside! I’ll be beside myself with glee! Anderby’s hosted us well Beside the…
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If Carlsberg made birthdays…
To prove that we are made of the stuff that could even contemplate a channel swim, we were required to complete a qualifying swim. Essentially this a swim completed in water of less than 16 degrees Celsius – we were required to swim initially for 90 minutes, emerge from the water for 60 – 90…
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A trio of running races
In a bid to get back into the saddle, I entered the Derby 10km race. Alas, Cassie, my usual canine running partner, was barred from this event. I had all the cheer that my PB (obtained in 2009) was not so much unachievable but a mere whiff of a memory of times past. In fact,…
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Nine go on a New Year’s Day Adventure!
Ian woke up Jane on her special day. “Beast,” thought Jane. “He’s forgotten that we had a midnight feast last night. There was mountains of cake and lashings of Prosecco.” “Wake up!” cried Ian. “It’s a lovely day, hooray! I don’t know why but it’s very important that it should be a sunny day on…
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Gym thoughts – part 1
When I was young I never needed anyone, Ran 10ks just for fun, Those days are gone Runnin’ alone, I think of all the milestones From races long ago And then I groan All by myself Don’t wanna run All by myself anymore Hard to be sure, I’m finding it tough to see the allure…
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Back to basics
Multiple attempts to get back the rhythm of running hit brick walls – I was attempting to cover distance using a run / walk strategy with the thought of gradually building up the running segments and decreasing the walking distances. However, I got stuck and could not advance beyond 6 minutes running and 4 minutes…
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Turning back time
As the leaves turn from green, to gold, orange and red, most people start to think of all things wintry – the dark evenings and the cooling of the weather. The night upon which the clocks go back sits at the crux of that point when autumn disappears and winter emerges. With the exception of…
Couch to Enduroman 