[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]En Route to France… Part 11 – No weeks left So, the swim is imminent, I have finished work, (hurrah) and doing final prep. The all-important Scooby snacks. This is what will lift my spirits when the going gets tough… and it WILL get tough. It’s not really to give you energy, you can’t…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]En Route to France….. Part 10 – 1 week to go[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]The fun and frolics continue on Dover beach. 3 and 2-hour swims for me this weekend, not a great deal of need for lube, but it’s a shame to deprive them of so much fun! The theme this week was obvious by…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]En Route to France….Part 9 – 2 weeks to go Only 2 weeks till my slot opens 20-27th July, and I am officially tapering.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]I had the pleasure of practising with my swim buddy Ali this weekend. We have been swimming together since our first channel relay 10 years ago and we are…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]En Route To France Part 8 … 3 weeks to go This weekend sees a change of venue. On Friday 29th we had the privilege of seeing our enormously talented daughter graduate ( VERY proud and not at all biased!!)[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”88158″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]It was promising to be a very hot weekend, and we had…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]En Route To France. Part 7 …………….4 weeks to go Wednesday…. Sitting on Hythe beach with my swim buddy and crew member Ali. The water is still very choppy, and I’m not at all disappointed when she decides for me that it’s not worth going in. Usually I would argue, but not today. Still feeling…
