Monthly Archives: February 2020

I’m talking today to my kid’s group about one of my favorite sayings, “Failure is only permanent if you let it be.” Or perhaps I should go further, “Failure only…

I talked to Kathleen Wilson today, race director for the Swim Around Charleston and Channel Swimmer. In addition to spending lots of time answering my questions, she is also sending…

E doesn’t want to go to England. Or MIL doesn’t want him to.

You know you’re meant to swim the English Channel when… you actually prefer cold showers. [2020 Commentary – this comment was generated when we got back to our yurt from…

My stomach didn’t feel great yesterday, but I used the opportunity to let Bescher, Jessica and John in on my Channel plans – they are amazingly supportive. Then I got…

Yesterday I met with Bill about Marketing/Advertising for my coaching business, but he also suggested soliciting sponsorship for my Channel swim. That sits a lot better with me than the…

I forgot to mention on Friday that I swam 7000y with Wave on Thursday and realized it was the first time I have felt really recovered since Charleston. This came…

I drove to Wrightsville with Liz and we swam with Paul, Burak, and Mike. Water temp 56/57 degrees. It was outstanding. 56 F! Current Assisted I am not that fast…

I’ve gone through all of my saved email Channel to-dos this morning – yay me! I’m going to sum up all of my work (especially the timeline checklist I’m creating)…

Spent all of my writing/editing time ordering business cards and working on the December schedule. Gak.

If I have not previously made clear how freaked out I have been, am, and probably will be, about neap vs. spring tides, now is the time. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh! Different people…

A question that has been much on my mind – how does 11 hours in cold water compare to 3? Obviously I’ll find out the answer as I go longer…

Spent Sunday resting and working and Monday doing the kids school boxes. STILL not finished! I’m burning all of their work from here on out! Here’s my list from Saturday…

If only it could show the waves we fought. 66 F https://youtu.be/mj3bWPSxC_8 Another great OWS this morning at Wrightsville Beach. Paul, Bill, Burak and I went from Johnny Mercer to…

I’ve run out of time to work on this this morning. Feeding Friends, Science Fair, and finalizing Disney plans for the whole family are the culprits. Sigh. [Feeding Friends is…

Getting this blog and the summary into shape. Spent some time on plantar fasciitis problems (picked up insoles yesterday and started wearing them). I’ll let you know if anything pans…

Swim Around Lido Key (by Swim without Limits) is April 25th, 2020 in Sarasota, FL. It’s only 7 miles, and presumably in temperate water. I think I’d be better off…

The Tale of the First Falls Lake An all-round fantastic Sunday morning swim. Lisa, Liz, Bill and I swam at the Beaverdam swim area at Falls Lake, and it was…

Swim-a-thon with the kids. Soccer game. More mulching.

Switched winter/summer clothes. Gosh golly do I hate that job. Theoretically taught at least J to do it on his own.