So the last few weeks have been long and hard, with not as much swimming as I would like. I have been away a lot with work and only averaged 2 training sessions a week. This isn’t too bad at this time of the season, as I am only trying to maintain my fitness. But I definitely need … Continue reading Weeks 4/ 5/ 6
Week 3
Week 3 Two key factors about my training in the lead up to this upcoming session are; firstly I will be swimming through the winter, in the previous years I have swam once maybe twice a month from June to September. This year I am going to aim for 2-4 sessions a week til August … Continue reading Week 3
The Toys (data time) Fitness watch
For all the big kids that love there stats like I do. So there is hundreds of smart phones and watches out there. All telling you there are the best. Our product can track this and that. I am one of those people that say, if it ain’t broken don’t fix it. Which is why … Continue reading The Toys (data time) Fitness watch
The Pull Buoy
So still talking gear, I think I will go through from my favourite to my least, as I put together my feedback and thoughts around this. So goggles being the most important and my favourite was the first I wrote about and I hope you enjoyed the read: Goggles my thoughts. My next favourite toy … Continue reading The Pull Buoy
The First 2 Weeks
Week 1 The Week, my first week back at training for the next 9 months is done. Tuesday morning the 28/05 training day 1 the start of the Journey. 5:30am training session 3.4km swim. Great start for my road to Rotto Tuesday Night Steak Night, Love my homemade chips, as I go on more into … Continue reading The First 2 Weeks
Coffee Club
One of the best things about squad swimming is the amazing people you get to meet and the great stories that you get to share together. Most squads will have there own Coffee Club. With my squad the Saturday morning coffee club is a great time after the hard week of swimming to sit back … Continue reading Coffee Club
Goggles my thoughts
So one of the reasons I wanted to start this blog was to share my experiences and things that have help me achieve my goals in open water swimming over the last 4 years. I wanted to give people my thoughts and my advice. I am an amateur open water swimmer so take that in … Continue reading Goggles my thoughts
