Twas the morning before Henley Mile, when all thro the house, not a creature was stirring… apart from me as I couldn’t sleep, and the dogs because they got excited when I came downstairs, oh and the rabbits too, cos I fed them, seeing as I was up anyway.   […]

  I feel that I’m ok to say what I’m about to say, but only because there is more to say afterwards.  Here goes: I hate swimming in a swimming pool, I really really do!  There, it’s out there.  I dread it before I go, the changing rooms are ice […]

Our swim date is getting closer and closer and having been unable to pause it, I thought I’d better get on and just get in a lake.  Quite frankly I’m running out of time to practice and I’ve got to do it some time, and husband agreed to come along […]

    Got back in the pool today after an absence due to shoulder injury and then prolonged lack of confidence.  I have been struggling with the idea of being able to do this swim and completely lost my confidence.  I knew that I should just, literally, take the plunge […]

Blogging begins along with my training!  Having been away over the school Easter holidays, today was my first session in the pool.  As per my bio, whilst I can swim, within the swimming fraternity I would classify myself as a ‘non-swimmer’.  I didn’t swim with a club when I was […]