Giles's Swim for Charity
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Thought by now you'd have a denim strap on those goggles. That's an amazing improvement in 3 weeks….You swam a lot at one time, as well as sailed? I blew out a shoulder once by swimming long and far in cold water and not stretching/warming up enough. I'm back to 3/week old-man-lap-pool now and stretch ten minutes before ...
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Thank you. I've never swum half a mile let alone a mile before this training. I've done a load of Scuba diving, but very little surface swimming, so I am extraordinarily pleased with my progress. All I have been focussing on is doing the mile in the time. Now I can start working on technique, like how to use my legs rather than dragging them behind me etc etc. I'm doing a 25M length in between 25 and 30 seconds and about 26 strokes….Looking forward to seeing how that changes with time.
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Lot of strokes. But why not, at least it chews up calories for carb consumption later. Someone your length should probably be 18-20 strokes. I bet by the end you may even be less. Once you get going you'll glide more and exhale longer….still, that's amazing to be doing that in 3 weeks. Open water though is different than pool...you may need to churn faster, like you're doing now. Your body can always do it: like most everything else...it's mental endurance. I like the idea you are swimming direct in a line to somewhere. Most of the ones here you swim around buoys 400 yards apart, set 100 yards offshore somewhere random. I'd rather pick up litter.
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Supa cool G! Best of luck to you!!!
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Approx £1,500 over the week end. Amazing. Thank you so much to those of you who have dug deep thus far…..
Tonight I go and start practicing at no-stopping. Goal, is a mile with no stops by the time I go to Japan in mid May.
We started to get a little professional (at spending, that is), we bought me a swimming specific wetsuit. We decided to get a cheap one and up-spec if I need to nearer the swim....
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Hey Giles,
You can never have enough googles, I swear by these and I have rinsed though a great many pairs:
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That link had me looking at ladies in swim suits… I suddenly thought of Giles in this'un
... and well there went my appetite... Although he might pull it off in black...
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Can you swim? Can you teach?
I'm happy to help you if I can Giles. I have quite a lot of swim experience, have taught a bit too. Have you looked into this yet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_Immersion - its the technique du jour, I find it quite frustrating as it is quite measured and slow but it might suit you well (i.e.: long distance). I come from water polo roots so I have a more brutalist style.
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great goal & cause G$.
now when you are sweet talking the lady you can really say & mean you would swim across the _______ for her love
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Cost me £18 to be told I was crap…..
That doesn't seem very cost effective. Paula probably tells you that daily for free.
