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    Giles's Swim for Charity

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    • rocketR
      rocket
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      proud of you….

      rocketrocksrox 🤙🏼🤙🏾

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

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      • GilesG
        Giles
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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
            Giles
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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
                Giles
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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
                  Giles
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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
                      Giles
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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
                        Giles
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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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                        • SeulS
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                          Best of luck, G!.. May the ghosts of many frisky dolphins swim with you.

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                          • GilesG
                            Giles
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                            OK.  So the training swim was 2Kms.  I managed it in 48 mins.  I am in the second of 4 groups to start.

                            The slowest group start 1st, then a little while later my group starts then the next 2 groups start staggered behind us.

                            The idea is that we all get to the main shipping lane at about the same time.  We then cross the shipping lane as one group.

                            Once the other side of the shipping lane it will probably be every man (and his kayaker) for himself…

                            "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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                            • SimonS
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                              What time are you due to launch tomorrow?

                              Give me the luxuries of life and I will willingly do without the necessities - Frank Lloyd Wright

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                              • GilesG
                                Giles
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                                I will be at GAFIRS at 10:30.  I think they throw me in at 11:30…....

                                "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
                                  Giles
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                                  And pics from today…

                                  Got to swim to there tomorrow…

                                  But don't want that barging into the gig…

                                  "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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                                  • SeulS
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                                    Paula… My oh my that Paula...  😘

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                                    • passthestripeP
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                                      Brilliant, get a good sleep and best of luck for tomorrow!

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                                      • S
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                                        Go get em tiger, else you'll have Paula to explain to 😉

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                                        • rocketR
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                                          swim like a bird and fly like a fish, may the waves with you….

                                          rocketrocksrox 🤙🏼🤙🏾

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

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                                          • GilesG
                                            Giles
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                                            On the hourly news you can here about 3 seconds of me here…

                                            http://radioplayer.wave105.com/live/

                                            "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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