Tag Archives: training

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 →

Ok, so I went a bit mad today. Initially I just wanted to do enough to make sure I could make my 500,000m target tomorrow, but I was enjoying it and got a bit carried away, eventually doing 2 x … Continue reading →

Another push for the finishing tape today. Pretty much the same swim as yesterday, but there was time for another 200m at the end, so my total for the day was 2,800m as 8 x 250m, 4 x 200m. My … Continue reading →