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 …
Thursday, August 7 2010
woke at 4:00 am
45 minutes of CORE
SWIM: 90 minute open water and 30 minute pool
Comments: It was stormy weather, but I still went swimming in the sea. After 90 minute swim, I came home and swam 30 …
Wednesday, August 4 2010
woke at 3:00 am (slept poorly)
SWIM: 3 hours
CORE: 30 minutes
Comments: The sea was very rough. I had a poor feel for the water, but felt stronger towards the end of the swim.
I probably woke up too …
Saturday, July 31st 2010
woke at 4:oo am (slept well)
5:15 – 6:00 drove to Nice and started my swim in the dark from Castel Plage
SWAM: 9 hour and 13 minute nearly non stop
Comments: The longest non stop swim of my life, …