I have set a goal of swimming the English Channel in 2013. I believe I have given myself plenty of time to train and prepare...(I hope). I am currently heavily involved in longer distance triathlons (70.3 and Ironman distance). My "final" long triathlon will occur on November 21, 2010, at Ironman Arizona. After that, I will take some down time (30 days or so) and then begin my training for my Channel attempt. I am comfortable in the open water. My max distance is 2.4 miles at this point.
Alright, let's hear it. Advice?? Questions?? Comments?? Let me know what you are thinking!!
John
The whole thing sounds really exciting!! Good luck.
Maybe one day..
Lump, Lake Michigan is good and cold right now :) it's kind of a $ thing for me too.
I was entertained by 'The Great Swim' - follows the race to be the first woman to swim the english channel - not a 'how to swim the channel for dummies'
Thanks! Dover Solo and Open Water Swimming (by Penny Lee Dean) have been ordered!
Open Water Swimming by Penny has been my Bible for years. So much info about all kinds of OW swimming & racing
captain tim johnson's "history of open water marathon swimming" is a good read
Amazon.com: History of Open-Water Marathon Swimming (9780972172622): Timothy M. Johnson, J Amos St. Germain: Books
Where can I get my hands on a copy of "Dover Solo"?? My public library doesn't have it, and Barnes & Nobel says it's "out of print."
Seems to be available on Amazon.
Amazon.com: Dover Solo: Swimming The English Channel (9780967209111): Marcia Cleveland: Books
Also, you can try Alibris to see if you can get a used copy. And sometimes public libraries will allow you to do a version of inter-library loan to get books. you might want to ask.
Hope that helps.
That is so awesome!! Awesome luck to you and major vibes, maybe this will be a challenge I will take on also..everyone in this forum is so motivating.
Here is the site I was looking at for Channel swim www.channelswimmingassociation.com
