I find myself thinking about the Strait more and more each day. I’ve been looking at maps, reading current charts, reviewing tide times, and visiting Clover Point as often as I can too look a...Read More
I’m not quite sure how it happened, but it did, and I am glad it did. THE DECISION A few weeks back I was chatting with a co-paddler – Marianne- about my swim in the strait this year and m...Read More
It’s been an interesting winter. Getting my mileage up to 30km+ a week has been a challenge but I have finally managed to do it and I am starting to feel confident with my base training. Thi...Read More
There comes a time when one has to decide “Am I in our am I out.” When the water is so cold that your thermometer is reading below 5C and you really can’t tell what the temperature i...Read More
Aloha Sometimes I like to do something other than swim. Today was a fantastic day for some cold-water training from on top the water. Fairway Gorge Paddle Club hosted their annual V12 to V21 outrig...Read More
Monday’s and Wednesday’s workouts tend to be a wee bit longer. They are kind of my big challenge days before the very long weekend swim. I start my day with a 1 hour morning swim, if I can...Read More
Sunday is not my day of rest. I am devoting weekends to cold water training and long swims. Yesterday was cold, today was long. 9-10km long. I often feel like a fish. I know I can go a lot further, an...Read More
A little bit of cold water training in Juan de Fuca today at Caddy Bay. This is the part of the swim I fear the most – managing the cold – so I am making sure I get in the water at least o...Read More
Today was my first official training day of the new year and it was a good one! There’s something really nice about the feeling after a good solid workout that keeps me craving more. My day star...Read More
A good part of my preparation for the swim this year will be mental. I will visit, paddle and swim in Juan de Fuca as often as I can so the waterway becomes my second home. Today Ray and I visited Ogd...Read More