OK,
My last swim was last week in brisk 48 deg water in Long Island Sound. I'm done. Who is still hanging in there and what's the temp?
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Cheers. I firmly believe there is no "Channel caliber". This is a sport that is dictated not by swim ability, (I'm average) but by desire & drive.
How much do you want to do it? As you've probably seen, people will help, expecially Channel swimmers who will do what they can. I had a guy contact me from a forum about 3 months ago. He's already got a training plan, he's met Channel swimmers in San Francisco & New York, all willing to help. The "brotherhood" will help.
The Distance Week is a great week. The overall distance this year was 140k (meters) but it was gradual, worked very well. And no-one is forcing anyone to do anything.
Also, (as no-one knows better than me), time means nothing in the Channel. All that counts is standing up in France.
And to do The Mouth of Hell (the North Channel), you have to have an English Channel done, if you are thinking about it.
Cheers. I firmly believe there is no "Channel caliber". This is a sport that is dictated not by swim ability, (I'm average) but by desire & drive.
How much do you want to do it? As you've probably seen, people will help, expecially Channel swimmers who will do what they can. I had a guy contact me from a forum about 3 months ago. He's already got a training plan, he's met Channel swimmers in San Francisco & New York, all willing to help. The "brotherhood" will help.
The Distance Week is a great week. The overall distance this year was 140k (meters) but it was gradual, worked very well. And no-one is forcing anyone to do anything.
Also, (as no-one knows better than me), time means nothing in the Channel. All that counts is standing up in France.
And to do The Mouth of Hell (the North Channel), you have to have an English Channel done, if you are thinking about it.
