Giles's Swim for Charity

[Madame Buttonfly]

@Giles:

Madame Buttonfly walked the route "with" me

I was there, ready to jump in at any point and save the day if he got into difficulties… 

[Giles]

I've worked out what looks like a nice 5 miler.  It adds a little to the swim I did a couple of days ago.  Going to go for it a week tomorrow…..

Have to be in Switzerland for a few days between now and then........VMC and Los Pinguinos beckon....

[Giles]

Tomorrow I try the 5 miler, tide, wind and waves are all looking pretty favourable.  I jump in at approx 07:30, Christ knows when my next post after that will be….

[Megatron1505]

Stay strong Nemo 

[rocket]

I know what I will do at approx 07:30, warm and cosy…

[Giles]

And off we go…....

[Giles]

Mission accomplished, but boy it was tough…..
Total distance 5.25M
Total time 3:46
Total actual swimming time 3:12

[Snowy]

That's huge Giles!

[Giles]

I am thoroughly beat…...But I can have 523 calories worth of beer when I get home and I remain neutral on the swim....

[mclaincausey]

I'm not sure I could walk that far…

[mclaincausey]

I also can't figure out how that's only 500 calories burnt for 3:46 swim. I'd guess that should be well into the thousands, like 1200 or something? Have a few beers…

[Giles]

@mclaincausey I'm totally with you.  I can't understand that at all.

And, I do not use my legs, I can concentrate on 2 things at once.  So breathing and arms are what get my focus, if I throw in an added complication like leg kicks, everything buggers up.

Trouble is, as my legs are inactive and compressed by the wetsuit, I lose a load of blood from my legs during a long swim.  So if I don't kick like shit for the last 200 yards of  swim, I can't walk anyway…..

I'm going to continue swimming "my way" until after the charity swim, then I'm going to get some help....

[trail and arrow]

congrats G,
you making me jealous!
going for a swim tomorrow,
still no wetsuit,
and will freeze like a penguin.

[rocket]

proud of you….

[Giles]

It was @Alex 's birthday yesterday.  Far too much beer, wine and curry was consumed.  I needed a little help this morning, so I did a 1 hour swim…  Felt almost human afterwards....

[Snowy]

swimming off a hangover sounds like my idea of a nightmare?!

[Giles]

It's local radio, so forgive it…..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p027j6vv

[rocket]

getting close…. hope know you are ready…

[Giles]

The first of the two Low Pressure Systems (equals shite weather) is now over us, but still looking good for tomorrow. Going to be an interesting swim this afternoon, when our swimming speed is measured to work out which of the 5 groups we will be placed in. My money is on me making it into the duffers group….

[Giles]

Precautions taken, wetsuit pimped…