Nov
13
2008
In July Adam and I swam the 20-mile English Channel. Next August we plan to lead the 10DL Team to swim 10-miles from San Quentin to Alcatraz. We feel these are pretty burly swims. But check out this burly lady. Jennifer Figge, a 56-year-old endurance athlete from Aspen, Colorado, plans to swim 2,100 miles across the [...]
Tags: Alcatraz, athlete, Atlantic Ocean, cage, coast, December, endurance, english channel, Quentin, shark, swam, world
Nov
04
2008
I am early with my Thanksgiving post this year, but I saw a 60 Minutes episode that reminded me of how thankful I am to be able to walk. Very few people outside of my family know what I am about to write. In 1998 I caused a nearly fatal motorcycle accident. I broke the largest [...]
Tags: family, injury, religion, thankful