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    Giles's Swim for Charity

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    • Megatron1505M
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      Stay strong Nemo  😉

      Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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

        rocketrocksrox 🤙🏼🤙🏾

        It's all humbug, like everywhere
        R.I.P. Geo

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        • GilesG
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          And off we go…....

          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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

            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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            • S
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              That's huge Giles!

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

                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                • mclaincauseyM
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                  I'm not sure I could walk that far…

                  Think it, be it.

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                  • mclaincauseyM
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                    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…

                    Think it, be it.

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                    • GilesG
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                      @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....

                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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

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                        • rocketR
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                          proud of you….

                          rocketrocksrox 🤙🏼🤙🏾

                          It's all humbug, like everywhere
                          R.I.P. Geo

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                          • GilesG
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                            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....

                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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

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                              • GilesG
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                                It's local radio, so forgive it…..

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

                                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                • rocketR
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                                  getting close…. hope know you are ready…

                                  rocketrocksrox 🤙🏼🤙🏾

                                  It's all humbug, like everywhere
                                  R.I.P. Geo

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                                  • GilesG
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                                    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….

                                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                    • GilesG
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                                      Precautions taken, wetsuit pimped…

                                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                      • AnesthetistA
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                                        Rofl, nice one but did you have to have it printed on the ass?

                                        IG: bluehandsslim

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                                        • GilesG
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                                          That was the chest, I did take the precaution of printing it on my ass too:

                                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                          • GilesG
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                                            http://dailynews.openwaterswimming.com/2014/10/swimmers-stoked-for-solent-swim.html

                                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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