Henley Mile

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An undiscovered talent

April 18th, 2016 / by Katie / in: Uncategorised / 2 Responses

6:30am normally finds me in a bleary eyed state of semi-consciousness, fueled by strong coffee as I get ready to try and spoon porridge into a wide awake baby.  So, with this in mind choosing to set the alarm for 6am before the sound asleep baby woke up seemed to […]

The good news is my maternity swimsuit fits…

April 11th, 2016 / by Katie / in: Uncategorised / No responses

To say the first week of training is over is really to say I’ve been acclimatising, which in itself may be over egging the athleticism involved. It really meant finding my way around the pool – you know the kind of thing, where the changing rooms are, is it £1 for […]

It’s today!

July 12th, 2015 / by TGCSadmin / in: Uncategorised / No responses

This is the day we’ve been working towards. Am I ready? Yes, I think so. I’m excited and just a little scared as I get ready. My last swim before today did not quite go according to plan. Having got up at 5.30am to put in a swim before school I […]

What if?

July 11th, 2015 / by TGCSadmin / in: Uncategorised / No responses

The Henley Mile swim is tomorrow. To say I am excited is an understatement. Let’s Do This! Remember my friend Verity? Last Sunday, she achieved her goal and swam the length of Lake Windermere not once, but twice in 10 hours and 46 minutes. I had the privilege of being one of […]

Itchy feet

June 30th, 2015 / by TGCSadmin / in: Uncategorised / No responses

Since my last blog post I have… Had a chest infection that caused me to pull out of a triathlon Spent two days marshaling at the aforementioned triathlon Concluded that it is easier to do a triathlon than to marshal at one Sold my bike Bought a new bike Added […]

Normal service now resumed – Panic levels set to medium

June 23rd, 2015 / by TGCSadmin / in: Uncategorised / No responses

My goodness what a turmoil us ladies all seem to have been in, broken bones, snotty noses, exams and pressure, pressure, pressure. My particular disruption to my training schedule was the threat of losing my allotment. ‘Losing the Plot?’ gives all the gory details After receiving an official Notice from the […]

Yes, I did it!

June 9th, 2015 / by TGCSadmin / in: Uncategorised / No responses

I thought I could but I hadn’t done it yet… until yesterday evening. After a day at work, teaching, marking, planning and an after school meeting I went to Queenford Lakes Open Water Swimming and swam 1 MILE! I feel immensely proud of my achievement. I didn’t set out to swim […]

Inspiring People – My Friend Verity

June 7th, 2015 / by TGCSadmin / in: Uncategorised / No responses

  ~~~~~~~~wavy moving back in time lines~~~~~~~~ Last July my friend Verity swam Lake Windermere, a distance of 10.5 miles. On the day of the swim I was at work, but Verity was wearing a GPS tracker. I recall checking the tracking website periodically to see how she was doing. After 4 hours and […]

Lady In The Shower

May 29th, 2015 / by TGCSadmin / in: Uncategorised / No responses

Now I have your attention with the title of this post, I would like to thank the Lady In The Shower. I don’t know her name, but I do know that she and her husband swim at the pool most days. Sometimes they are joined by their daughter. As I was […]

Thunderbolts and lightning very very frightening

May 20th, 2015 / by TGCSadmin / in: Uncategorised / No responses

This week my work took me to London. Unfortunately there would not be time for my normal pre-work swim. My local pool opens at 6am, and I was catching the 05.50something train to the Big Smoke – rather incompatible timings. Instead of making my excuses about not being able to swim, I planned […]