all aboard....

Well since deciding not to pursue my 10k at Eton Dorney, things have changed. Now have my swim buddy back, have a team for Blenheim Palace and have received my entrance info for Great London Swim...which is NEXT Saturday.!!!!

Things are looking up....watch this space!

It's over....

Well today must be the worst of my life so far....
My swim buddy has pulled out of Blenheim Palace swim and Eton Dorney 5k...
I am gutted, so gutted that I can't even be bothered with swimming any more
My life is so full of let downs and this is just one more.
So signing off...not that I think anyone reads these posts anyway.

Picnic and a dip at Stokes Bay

Late afternoon and a liesurely swim and picnic at Stokes Bay with my grandson Adam and dear friend Becky and not forgetting little Harvey!...lots of lovely food and chat but not a lot of swimming...just a quick 10 minutes to the buoy and back:

yes that triangle thing and back again...the head in the sea is Adam...!

Then a big liner powered through the channel :) I will find out it;s name and post it here!

Going to start training properly again tomorrow...promise!!!

Getting really fit begins!

Yes today is, two weeks before I have my first event at Bournemouth, 9 weeks before I swim the Great London Swim, 11 weeks until I swim at Blenheim Palace and just 12 weeks until the 5k swim at Eton Dorney....time has suddenly become important to me and I feel the panic rising. I want to lose a few more pounds before the 5k swim, in fact I would like to have reached my 100lbs lost goal and also swim 5k.....what an achievemnt that would be!!

To that end I have added an hour a day of walking to my regime. This will also help to strengthen my legs, although you wouldn't think so today! After doing an hour at the steady pace of 3mph my hip is hurting bad and the tablets just aren't touching it...I can't wait for my first swim  so that I can get some relief!!

First swim done...in my new goggles..zoggs predator...oh the feeling of being able to see clearly...I even did some sneaky sighting..but was concentrating on my swimming really...wanted to get some good results! I came home, a bit despondent as I had lost count at 50, so my fate was in the hands of swimtag!!

And wow...I am happy...!

Linda has completed a 2000m swim at Gosport Leisure Centre with SWIMTAG

Swim Time: 51min 14sec | Ave Pace: 153.7sec/100m | Ave Stroke Rate: 25strokes/min | Calories: 518 kcal | Ave DPS: 1.50m/stroke

 For my second swim of the day:

Linda has completed a 2050m swim at Gosport Leisure Centre with SWIMTAG

Swim Time: 54min 32sec | Ave Pace: 159.6sec/100m | Ave Stroke Rate: 25strokes/min | Calories: 531 kcal | Ave DPS: 1.45m/stroke

And in the last few lengths, I was able to sight...albeit half drowning, half sighting...but it's a start I wasn't trying to breathe while looking down the lane...!

Calories eaten today:          1580
Exercise calories burned:   1342

Petersfield Lido Thursday 5th June

Today was an absolutely gorgeous day and in the evening I travelled to Petersfield Lido and enjoyed an evening outdoor swim with my friend Mark...who is also an inspirational 10k swimmer! I managed to do approximately 70 lengths before getting the most awful cramp in my thigh....it has to be the most painful I've had as I couldn't relieve it by standing up...the swim was very restful actually as there is just something about swimming outdoors but in a heated pool!! Lovely, beautiful and very very pleasant...so was the company and the ladies running it were a fantastic duo too. Very friendly place..Well worth a visit!