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The Bournemouth Tales Begin The English Channel. France is thataway. Photo Credit Eric We Made It!!!!! I haven't had a chance to post, but we are here, and all is…

Where I’m At, One Week Out Final U.S. Swim... For now :) Wow, y’all, it was an emotional roller coaster through the English Channel playlist on the way to the…

Yet another post that I’m slapping up here - T minus TWO WEEKS!!! To be clear, that is Lego me, swimming the English Channel, accompanied by the guy who rowed…

Allright, this is gonna be another post that I just throw up there and move on - so much to do, and increasingly limited time to do it. Hopefully I’ll…

I don’t have a joke this week, but if you’d like to read something funny, and far more entertaining than what you’re about to, check out more Allie Brosh posts:…

Some Good News - I'm Official! Apologies in Advance - You’ll See Why I’m Random Well, well, well, where to begin? I haven’t done any OW swimming since the last…

The view from the pool where I work and train So, the plan was to post on Monday, January 10. But my inbox murdered Monday. On Tuesdays I go from…

Happy New Year! It feels fitting to sum up the end of my holiday training on the last day of 2021. I’m not much for arbitrary symbols and celebrations, but…

Hard things are hard I’m savoring my last few hours before double workouts start back up again, and realizing that If I don’t get a post up now, it’s not…

This one’s for you, Blithe Bad jokes are back this week! Where does Santa Clause go swimming? The North Pool What did the Christmas trees wear to the lake? Swimming…

Hilariously, my go pro somehow got set to "Burst" mode before or during my 6-hour swim last week. No fault to Mike, I ended up with thousands of close-ups of…

It all looks easy in the rearview mirror A six-hour qualifier is on the books!!!!!! As usual, I have a few thoughts I’ve accumulated over the week, then I’ll get…

"One who conquers the sea today is ready to conquer the ocean tomorrow."Matshona Dhliwayo This One is for Me I’m gonna throw this one up here and move on -…

Me! (Photo credit: Sam!) On Writing and Humanity I’ve read several times that it is a good sign when you look back at your old writing and think that it’s…

So, last week was a bit of a lost week in many ways, culminating in Friday the 12th being pretty much actually lost to the Moderna booster - shivering and…

My blog pictures would be more representative of my actual life in training if they were 90% murky water and 10% sunny beaches :) Recovery Week (Nov 1-7) I am…

Coastal Masters FUNvitational A fun, if exhausting, weekend in Wilmington - 7 of my swimmers competed in the Coastal Masters FUNvitational, which totally lived up to its name. Thanks to…

Thank You Everyday There are so many people I am thankful for this week. And I will likely post about them again and in detail, but I feel like I…

Pure Joy “Days like these are far too rare to cheapen with heavy handed words.” But I’ll give it a go anyway. (Bonus points for anyone who can identify the…

The Tale of the Loop that Wasn't This post does include my race report for Swim the Loop 2021 - skip down if my other musings do not entertain you…