Monthly Archives: January 2018

Managed a few more lengths today, but not that many more 🙂 2km total. Still a bit of a slog. Distance this year: 3,900m

Back to the grindstone for this year after rather more time off than I expected. Whilst hardly bedridden it’s been a pig of a Christmas holiday feeling constantly full of cold and utterly shattered, so today is my first day … Continue reading →

As it turned out, 20th December was my last swim of 2017. I either wasn’t properly recovered or picked up another virus and just couldn’t find the energy to swim after that. However, I did make my target of 500km … Continue reading →

Another 1,600m today. Just trying to keep things ticking over until after Christmas. Total distance for the month: 5,700m Total distance for this year: 508,200m Distance compared to annual target: 8,200m over

Had to skip a day, but starting to feel a little better now. 1,600m today, just trying to get back into the swing of things. Total distance for the month: 4,100m Total distance for this year: 506,600m Distance compared to … Continue reading →

Another difficult day. Only 1,500m this time. Total distance for the month: 2,500m Total distance for this year: 505,000m Distance compared to annual target: 5,000m over

Having passed my target at the end of November I had a difficult few weeks with some sort of cold virus that left me utterly exhausted. Only managed 1,000m today and it was a real struggle. Total distance for the … Continue reading →

Not very far today. Only managed 1,500m today and it was a real struggle. Total distance for the month: 42,300m Total distance for this year: 502,500m Distance compared to annual target: 2,500m over

Finally reached my target of 500km for the year today. I only really needed to swim 1.1km, but was hardly going to stop there, so I carried on until I reached 501km having swum 2,100m. Total distance for the month: … Continue reading →