Tuesday, August 24 2010
woke at 5:00 (slept terribly)
SWIM: 90 minutes
Comments: To ensure I have some fat to protect me from the cold during the swim, I am trying to gain as much weight as I can, as fast as I can. …
Sunday, August 22 2010
woke at 5am (slept poorly – my upper back was sore and the pain woke me up)
SWIM: 3:45
comments: I was scheduled to do a 4 hour swim, but I finished 15 minutes faster.
I swam from the Castel …
Saturday, August 21 2010
woke at 6 am (slept ok, but drank too much wine the night before so not a good sleep)
SWIM: 7:15
Comments: my last long swim — I had a dinner party friday night so mentally and physically was not …
Friday, August 20 2010
woke at 4:00 (slept poorly)
SWIM: 90 minutes in the pool
Comments: good feel for the water and the time went by very fast
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Wednesday, August 18 2010
woke at 3:00 am (slept ok)
SWIM: 90 minutes
comments: I had a better feel for the water today. There were many large jelly fish so I worried about swimming into them.
An ok swim – I feel much better …
Tuesday, August 17 2010
woke at 6 am (slept well)
SWIM: 90 minutes
Comments: I have had a stomach virus for about a week – and it got worse while I was in Dover so since my 4 hour swim in Dover on Friday, …
Friday, August 13 2010
In Dover, England
woke at 5:00 am ( 6:00am in France) I slept great
SWIM: 4 hours and 15 minutes
comments: I woke up too early. I headed down to the beach (harbor) around 5:45 without a coffee and breakfast.…
Thursday, August 12 2010
woke up at 4am to get dressed and fly to UK
SWIM: maybe 60 minutes in 16 degree water
comments: swam in a lake in Hyde Park in London, lake Serpentine. I met Nick Adams, a 6 time channel swimmer. …
Tuesday, August 10th 2010
woke at 2:45 (slept great until 2:45 — 15 minutes before my alarm)
SWIM: 2 hours
comments: I was scheduled a 3 hour swim this morning so woke very early to start at 5:00.
I ended up starting around 5:30 …
Monday, August 9th 2010
woke at 6:00 (slept ok)
SWIM: 2:30
comments: I arrived back from Egypt sunday night — i did not train in egypt because the pool at the hotel was too small.
Last week was recovery, easy week, but this week …