I was pretty sure my feeds no longer had anything nutritious in them, it was just warm squash. I hadn't planned for 29 hours of swimming, I planned for 23 at the absolute maximum, thinking I would only be in for 18 or 19 hours. I was starting to run on empty, the only benefit … Continue reading STA Channel Swim 2023 Part 4
Setting off just after midnight on Sea Satin, a familiar feeling from my relay swim with The Hastings Voluntary Lifeguards channel relay last year. This time, it was different, it was me swimming and me alone. Sea Satin The dream of swimming the English Channel started as a teenager in Hastings, I was part of … Continue reading How it all began…
You know its the night before a race when you find yourself setting multiple alarms starting at 5am with gradually more and more aggressive "get out of bed" messages on each one! Thankfully I had managed to find a lift to Grafham and it was from one of my first open water pupils, Nona, who … Continue reading Grafham Water 5km
