Progress of sorts

16th August 2008

I didn't drown, so that makes it twice that I've been swimming and survived! This time I managed 60 lengths, but before you gasp in amazement, as before it was in sets of 2 with a breather between each set. I'm not despondant however, I just need to increase the number of lengths in each set until I can match the 11, 22, 14, 9 breakdown required so that I survive this madness. You just gotta love the logic of an eternal optimist :)

I'm off to Hampstead Heath in the morning for a swim in the ponds so I can get an idea of what it is like, murky with big fish waiting to drag me to the bottom is how I imagine it.

Had a good run today, did 9.5 miles (my longest so far) and felt remarkably good, which in my language means that I didn't need CPR at the end.

My training target for August was 60 miles, and it looks like I'll beat that with room to spare. So I'm going to up it to 85 miles on the basis that if I can't run 85 miles in a month, then trying to run it in under 27 hours is just a pipe dream.

I've also discovered that I do need these challenges to drive me on, so I'm going to look for some events through the winter to keep me motivated.