swam 2 hours open water

did a 2 hr open water swim @ mytchett with wetsuit
was not cold overall.
tried without wetsuit...not as bad as i thought, cld have lasted maybe 2km
in terms of feeding, i has oats 1 hr before swim and did not get hungry at all during swim.
vaseline in armpits completely stopped chaffing.
swam slow swim, 5km in 2 hrs.

swam 2 hours open water

did a 2 hr open water swim @ mytchett with wetsuit
was not cold overall.
tried without wetsuit...not as bad as i thought, cld have lasted maybe 2km
in terms of feeding, i has oats 1 hr before swim and did not get hungry at all during swim.
vaseline in armpits completely stopped chaffing.
swam slow swim, 5km in 2 hrs.

2 hour openwater swim tomorrow...gulp.

Cold water swim tomorrow... TERRIFIED!

Swim Session

Had a great session this evening... 1.5 hrs. abt 2.5km.
Started to really feel like I am moving quickly through the water.

10000m Week

I managed to do my 10km week. Wasn't fun. I was seriously thinking about packing it in... trying to do a relay. But the last Swim I did a 2 hr - the 2nd hour.. things suddenly came right and I felt good. I will keep splashing on.

Wake up call.

I chatted this evening to Stephen - he swam the channel last year. He did it in 21 hours. He recons I should be doing at least 10000m a week. He was doing a 1 hour open water swim every 2nd day in January!

I need to significantly pick up my pace and volume.

As he approached France - he could see the bottom of the ocean and it still took him another 3 hours to reach shore.

Feeding - he did with 3 bottles: 1 for a banana; 1 for juice (with warm water - he always drank warm drinks) and the last one for energy gels.

Crikey! Need to get into the pool more!