Just over 3 weeks ago after 14 weeks of training and getting to know some rather wonderful people along the way with whom I heartily hope to keep in touch, I swam 1 mile of the Thames at Henley. All the ‘Whoo Hooing’ is now over and I still can’t quite […]

Right then over four weeks since I last blogged – poor show even by my standards… The other members of the ‘Bimble’ are forging ahead with words of wisdom and whitty repartee and I am languishing in the shadows. Much has happened – I met the other ladies now known […]

After a week away from training with a tummy bug I returned to my beginners schedule ‘9 weeks to go’ with some trepidation and sporting my shiny and very brightly colored new swimsuit – so far so good. 32 lengths of the 25 meter pool done and I felt pretty […]

So at some point it was going to happen, I’ve gone well and truly off schedule. After a tummy bug last week which took me not only away from the pool but work too I am behind with my swimming schedule – initial thoughts arghhhh and to give up which […]

After making the title of my first blog 2916 rather than 2016 and reading my co winners blogs I have realized that I am still the girl who hands her homework in late and does everything at the last minute. However – rather than feeling downhearted by this I feel […]

Swimming in the pool is going well, not a huge issue apart from the distance… It’s the ‘Open Water’ bit that’s playing on my mind. I’ve told quite a lot of people now so I can’t chicken out.