24 July 2009
Good stint in the river this morning with CN. Steady 62mins in which we were buzzed by two kayaks, one sculler (twice), mooed at by one GIANT cow and accompanied by a squadron of the Queen's swans. Quite, quite picturesque, if not still cold. Might make it to the ocean this weekend if i'm lucky and the weather holds.
23 july 2009
race this evening. 1500m lake swim at Datchet (www.openwaterswim.co.uk). should be fun. water temp is apparently 19.6 degrees C....sounds warmer than it is in the river!
RESULTS FROM LAKE SWIM - 17th overall (behind 16 people in wetsuits!!!) 21 mins:49 not so bad. Might be tempted to try a wettie next time to see what it can do. Comparing myself to my friends who swam (in wetties) it should give me 1:30 advantage over the 21 minute race. that's HUGE! Encouraging result for the channel later this summer.
19.6 degrees is indeed warmer than the river. Felt very comfortable in this, although it's nothing like what the channel will be!
23 july 2009
Am already 11% of the way to my target of 1500 quid for the RNLI! not bad going for one day!
22 July 2009
Trained this morning in the river, 50minutes at race pace. With heavy downpour of yesterday the water is colder still and the flow is stronger against the stream. Got cramp in hands and toes started to get cold. Launched just-giving site today, www.justgiving.com/Jeremy-Lovell-Davis which is also linked here....see below!Will keep you all posted over the coming weeks.
20 July 2009
River Thames has cleared up in the last month. Pleasant shade of weed-green and visibility improved. Heaps better than peaty-brown of May & June. 54min swim this morning to Marlow Weir. Training going well.
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