Jan 12th 08

This week has been challenging as I am back at work full time and my training has been more difficult. I swam with the Stingrays on Monday night. They were doing some long distance which is great for me, although 500m in 8 mins is too fast for me. I ended up swimming for an hour and a half fairly constantly, and my arms are feeling it. In a way I seemed to get stronger the longer I swam which is a good feeling, and I guess is what I am aiming for. I swam again on Thursday morning and got very tired and hungry. Harry thinks I am doing too much and I have to watch it. He said if I don't eat after a session, and push too hard it can negatively effect the immune system. The last thing I need is a cold! So, we are now looking at 2 heavy sessions a week, either on the rower or in the pool and two days rest in between. I also need to make sure I don't get hungry.
While I was swimming this week I pondered on my past swimming experience. The ocean swimming in Hawaii began purely because of one woman.....Lenore Rick. She is an amazing runner and swimmer who loves taking part in events. She is inspirational and positive about saying yes to adventures. I am forever grateful to her and I have wonderful memories of swimming the Maui Channel and other open water events with her. We also visited the under water world together, scuba diving with our friends and partners. What a life eh?