Feb 27 2008
Archive for February, 2008
Feb 24 2008
You’re Doing What??
In every athletic endeavor that I’ve ever trained for, I’ve always hit that point in training where motivation drops off and every lap or every mile seems like an eternity. You know what I’m talking about, it’s the one where you spend the entire workout thinking “Is this almost over?” This is what [...]
Feb 18 2008
Down But Not Out
I’ve been quite quiet lately. Nothing like a bout of step throat back-to-back with some other heinous virus to derail your training for 10 days. I was able to get in the pool off and on. I felt terrible, but I was motivated by the thought that 2 weeks off would be [...]
Feb 17 2008
How wide is the English Channel?
The first question folks ask us when they find out we’re training to swim the English Channel is “How long of a swim is that?”. The answer has two parts.
1. How far in miles:
The short answer is 25 miles. The English Channel is 20.3 miles wide at its narrowest point. The common start and end [...]
Feb 02 2008
Talk about a dream, try to make it real
Many distance athletes use mantras to keep them whole during long workouts. Through repetition it is possible to derive a kind of strength from the right mantra, and sometimes a small push is all it takes. Some of my mantras are straightforward:
“You’re almost there.”
“Pain is temporary, quiting is permanent.”
“You may be here tomorrow, but your [...]
