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Dustboy - anyone who can join in your team? Mabelle doing it as a family.
Sprint, hmm, May...will I have lost rest of my weight by then so I can go public in a swimsuit!! Hehehehe
110 today...now at 468/1408. Not feeling so bad about being ill last week now, have caught up a bit!!
517/1408
Got off my backside! Was hard work, did a 20 yesterday. Feel much better for the swim.
Am fed up about rugby, sob.
But am at 596/1408 with swim, hurrah! Did 2 miles yesterday - and got kicked out of pool because of aqua aerobics starting or I would have done more...I missed my Monday swim as kids sick and off school/nursery. How inconsiderate of them!! Hehehe
Not sure how much I can swim next week though, if at all - half term is upon us!!
621/1408
Slowly, slowly I am getting there.
Got Beachy Head mara on Saturday, hoping that a nice swim on Monday will be possible.
Well done! And good luck for the marathon, have you done that one before?
My pool are having a swimathon for Marie Curie Cancer Care in April - a week after the London marathon and the manager is trying to get me to sign up for it! My relay bit would be 200 lengths. Having never done a marathon I don't know if I would be OK for it though!! Maybe I should put your name down, Ultra!!
Got to the pool last night:
706/1408
Just over half way!!
Done Beachy twice before, a very sociable marathon with lots of food and drink available....cant wait!
Erm, should think you would be ok for swimming, tell you what, I will go on Monday and tell you what it feels like after 2 days!
Yes, please let me know!!!
Sounds like a great race - the food and drink bit especially! I have entered a 5-miler called the Kent Christmas Cracker on Dec 16th JUST because there is a brass band and mulled wine at the finish line!!
Went on Monday............felt fine doing crawl, legs a bit sore doing b stroke.
Beachy was fab
685/1408
1050/1760 for us, as my husband is away (for quite a long time I would say) it's me and the girls to finish the challenge.
Well done at Beachy head UltraAJH, a very good time in a very very very very difficult course!
Well done Ultra! Can't believe you swam Monday! That race must have been hilly as well as long?!!
And that's great, Mabelle - the end is in sight!
As of today I am at 878/1408....and going to try to get an hour in tomorrow, making up for my inactivity over half term - one swim and one run! Eek!
831/1408
Thanks guys, I did post earlier in the week but it didnt work.
Yep, Beachy is hilly.
Thanks Jen! When it is over I will need a new swimming challenge - it really helps keep you going when you are trying to reach a target!
At 1080/1408 now...woohoo, broke the 1,000 target! The end is in sight....and well done everyone else!
Dustboy! Oh dear. Will you get much chance to swim extra?
1001/1408.
Yay!
Nice one, Ultra!!
I am going to try to finish it this week...
Cue sick children, pool closure, flash floods...!!!!
I HAVE 64 LENGTHS TO GO!
One mile.
Seems odd to be at the end of it! I plan to do it tomorrow morning. Gone mad this week - 150 lengths Monday, 114 today. I stopped at 114 so I could have a full mile to finish in my last session, going to see how fast I can do it. Not sure why!
I will miss it, I need another swim challenge...but I guess if I do want to do a triathlon that will make me stick to the training, LOL!
I did it! Wooh!
And a few extra for luck.
Except I then text a friend to say I had done it and she asked if I can now join her family team as they have miles to go...so I am still kinda doing it!
Congratulations Shmaggle!!!
I am 1123/1408 so nearly there.
Did another marathon last Saturday too....am sure swimming is helping me recover loads better than I normally do.
Blimey, can't believee you are doing long races AND the swimming!
Although I must say my running has improved with the swimming, especially my stamina. Got the Thanet 10 soon...