Mar 30 2008
Our athletic club swimming pool is a warm 79-degrees. The English Channel is a cold 58-degrees. That is a 20-degree difference that we will have to get used to. The human body is amazing and it can get used to anything, provided that we become acclimatized to the cold. As part of my acclimitization I [...]
Feb 24 2008
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 I’m facing [...]
Feb 18 2008
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 a major set [...]
Jan 22 2008
Some interesting data from NODC. Adam sent this to me, and I thought it would be interesting for everyone. He was looking at because we’re looking for some nearby open water swims. Trouble is there aren’t any organized events until summer. The water temperatures in the East are sub-50F until April, which is chilly. It [...]
Nov 06 2007
Thank you all so much for the feedback on pilots, tides, etc. We received dozens of emails from people who are training and those who have completed the swim. Most of you gave quite candid and humble reasons for your success as well as a few who discussed reasons for unsuccessful attempts. We valued every [...]
Oct 21 2007
I know what ya’ll are thinking. Brrr. You’re absolutely right. But it’s also really beautiful this time of year. The autumn colors are out (gorgeous red and brown). The lake temp is about 70, which is cold, but not terrible yet. Like I said in my previous post about open water swimming, most of our [...]
Adam, Neal, & Amy
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