Open Water Swimming at Datchet

[Deleted User]

Apparently, Petal says it's going to pee it down tomorrow!

M...eldy

well ... they will be wet anyway :-)

[Deleted User]

I'll be doing the bike/run brick thing doing my 80/5 - looking forward to that (not!). The theory was though, if I can do it in misery in Milton Keynes (or thereabouts) I can do it if it pees it down in North Wales next weekend! Rain..?! Pfft! )

Holly_Golightly

Well, I was there. Was nicer in the water than out of it.

Saw FB and Petal, but it seems no one else was brave enough to play in the rain.

fat buddha

tru - nicer in this morning than out. was very quiet for some reason

good to see a few Piraten - Lindi and ATO on Sat, and HL and non-swiming Oxy on Sun......

7 laps in total - arms feel knackered now

fat buddha

oops - and Cath on Sat - sorry Cath

[Deleted User]

Really wish I'd opted to do the swim this morning rather than yesterday. Weather was sh!te on the bike today. Good race day prep for carp conditions tho

iron fraggle

My wetsuit has finally arrived ) anyone going to be there this weekend, or is everyone going to be at Bala?

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Bala (sorry!)

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bassy -- annoying people since 1967

I may well be Frags, testing out my new wettie and open watering for the first time ever! Cue lots of bubbles escaping from suit!

Dr Nic Twinks

anyone going to be there (datchett not Bala!) on Tuesday 5th? I'm having a coached session with Richard Stannard - really looking forward to it! :-D

fat buddha

ooo - get you......bet you'll enjoy it though

there was some guy there on Sunday who was damn quick - thought it was Mr Stannard at first but wasn't him - bloody awful style with a real right arm throw but boy, could he shift...........bastid.....

how was Dover Nic?? MMmm said it was lovely....*cough*...

Dr Nic Twinks

Anyone can do it FB, he offers coaching as one of his personal business ventures. I'm hoping he can show me how to shift my speed up a notch or two!

Dover was awful :-( such bad weather. I did 7.5 hours over the weekend though but it was very tough.

fat buddha

I imagine it was pretty rough even inside the harbour - but at least you did the 7.5hrs - wonder how many wimped out??

Dr Nic Twinks

Oh not in one go! I meant in total over the weekend...2 hours, 2:30, 3 hours. It wasn't so much rough (I don't really mind that) - just that the water is still so cold and when there's no sun and the air temp is even colder than the water....it's dismal. Oh well! Onwards and upwards!

fat buddha

I sort of assumed it was over the w/e Nic and not in one session!

[Deleted User]

I really wish they'd moved Bala to Datchet. Was a loverly warm swim last weekend.

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Firestar

Is anyone up for some mid week open water swimming this week? I cant make it this weekend and I found out on Saturday that I'm too scared to go on my own!

One or other of Datchet, Heron and Princes is open every day except Saturday.

Pleeeeeease?

Dr Nic Twinks

I'm at Datchett tomorrow.

Bouncing Barlist

I can do Thursday or Friday

Firestar

Thursday would be better for me. Barlos, meet you at Datchet at 7am? Three laps, maybe even 4 if I dont get too bored/numb?

And I meant every day except Friday - oops.

Plum

If someone can pick me up from Staines i might pop along on Thursday, could one of you give me a ring?

Firestar

I can pick you up from Staines plumble. Or if you could get yourself to Chertsey with any ease that would be even better?

iron fraggle

Oooh goodie, someone to play with )

I'm going to Datchet on thurs for my very first open water swim - will someone hold my hand ? )

M...eldy

I think you need to specify that he needs to be at yours on Thursday and not tonight

Firestar

it's fine if he's there tonight, I wont be lol!

Firestar

we'll look after you Fraggle and rest assured you cant be any shitter than Plum tee hee ;o)

GOM.

Hi all,

I know this is off topic! But can someone post a link to Hollywoods Pirate shop of Fools site? I'm seem to have lost the link!!

M...eldy

GOM there is a recent thread/link on Tri ... about 9 posts long, saw it earlier

GOM.

Cheers Meldy.