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Jul 14 2008

Day 20 – Shoutout & 7th training swim in Dover

Published by neal under Misc.

Adam and I are seriously ready to swim — and the weather has us land-locked. We talked to our awesome pilot boat captain today and Wednesday (7/16) seems like our day. One of the big challenges of swimming the English Channel is having the patience to wait for the perfect weather day. In this blog [...]

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Jul 12 2008

Day 18 – 5th training swim in Dover

Published by neal under Misc.

Met at Dover Harbor today for the regular weekend CS&PF Swim. There were heaps of swimmers (at least 50) there at 9AM. Adam and I swam for 1 hour in the harbor just to loosen up. We were joined by our families, and after the swim the kids decided to stick their feet in the [...]

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Jul 04 2008

Day 10 – 5 Tips to ensure your bike never slows you down

Published by Team under Event,Training

Today is a scheduled rest day in Nottingham.  We’ve got beautiful weather here and it’s a great little town to enjoy.  Since we don’t have any ride stories from today, I thought I’d share a short article that I came across in Outside Magazine.  Here is a link to the web version of the article.  [...]

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Jun 29 2008

Day 5 – to Emerald City

Published by neal under Event

Ride stats today Perth to Edinburg 60 miles 3000 feet climbed 1 huge bridge 1500 sheep Our blog today will come in the form of 3 videos.  We’re too tired to blog.  Short version…Ride today was scheduled to be 40 miles.  Arrived at Edinburgh bridge (5 miles to hotel) at 2 PM.  Arrived at hotel [...]

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Jun 25 2008

Day 1 – A Journey Begins

Published by Team under Event

Yay!!! 10 Degrees of Latitude began today, just north of Tongue, Scotland.We woke early to light rain, 25mph winds from the south and 50 degree temps. Not the best weather for riding – but we loved it. I couldn’t wipe the smile off my face. We’ve spent the past 9 months planning for this day [...]

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May 21 2008

Two upcoming open water swims

Published by neal under Training

Sorry for the radio/blog silence. I was driving cross-country in my Jeep & Trailer. What a gorgeous drive! I moved from Philadelphia to San Francisco. I’m new here, and one of the big parts of moving for me is finding a new place to workout. I know about the Dolphin Swim Club in San Francisco, [...]

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