by JamesM | Apr 19, 2020 | Blog
I probably should have written this a month or so ago, but the madness that is COVID19 seems to have thrown everything up in the air. So here goes….. a lot of this was written pre-lockdown when races were still going ahead and we were all still out training at...
by JamesM | Jan 1, 2020 | Blog
I’ve wanted to do a sea swim over the festive period for a long long time…… originally it was heading down to Brighton to jump in the sea on Boxing day. But, I just never got around to it. With my dive into open water swimming last year, the actual dangers of that...
by JamesM | Nov 7, 2019 | Blog
Injury is a bitch, especially for athlete’s. However much we might kid ourselves, when we start to train and compete we put our bodies under stress and something is going to give eventually – be it a simple twisted ankle, a sprain or something more...
by JamesM | Sep 29, 2019 | Blog
28th September was the final race of the year for me, doing the Castle Swim Series at Hever Castle. Given I started this year with no plans to do anything more than give open water swimming a try, I’m slightly chuffed I’ve done two Aquathons, two river swims, far too...
by JamesM | Apr 14, 2019 | Blog
I have a small confession…. I don’t like showing a bulge in my trousers. I don’t know why…. it’s not something I have thought about much bar just knowing I like my trousers loose enough that it’s not noticeable. Since putting on weight I’ve been a bit self...
by JamesM | Mar 20, 2019 | Blog
The Black Dog decided to pop by for a visit earlier in the week. It’s been a while since he’s been over. It took me by surprise as I’d had a good night’s sleep, got to the pool as normal and was getting my head into work mode. For some reason he felt it was a...
