Swimming day 404 - 12th January 2012

                                                 “These boots were made for walking and that's alright by me.......” 

or maybe it should be .... "made for swimming !

In the words of Little Bob; shall we go for a deep sea hike today chaps?  The tide was so low this morning that swimming was only possible after a very long walk out through the waves.  What made it interesting was a very strong tide pulling to the east and a strong wind adding to the pressure.  Just six of us this morning headed out, with Big Bob and I eventually getting chest deep allowing us to swim (ish).  After a few minutes swimming we found our selves dragged back almost to the pier and then having to walk through the waves back to the middle of the beach; probably a better cardio workout than you could ever get on a running machine.  The only real problem, apart from the 6.7 degrees, was that the waves were then crashing in at below waist level and smashing into ones private areas; it meant every other step felt like a ice boot being kicked into your bits.  12 minutes and many bruises later we were back walking up the beach.  That is enough water for me today for certain.

Last night I met Fiona at the gym before my 1 hr pool swim.  We went over my Relay team, discussing all the strengths and weaknesses therein and came to the conclusion that it’s a good strong and fun team to have.  The work certainly starts very soon and I am sure that my team mates are up for the challenge ahead; and a challenge it really is.  Even though I know there are challenges ahead, the more I talk about it the more excited I get.