Thank You Lady Bay Pub

Well we've been quite overwhelmed recently by the amount of support offered to Channeling Positivity by local businesses and our local community. We are even more motivated to get across the channel and raise as much money as we can for the Teenage Cancer Trust.

So a massive thank you to our most recent supporter - the Lady Bay pub and Ali (the most generous land lady ever!) for allowing us to host a fundraiser event on June 25th - exactly one month before the big swim!! We know that it will be a night to remember - disco, karaoke and BBQ - what more could you want?

The event will be ticket only so keep checking out the web site for a release date and more details - remember you snooze you loose!

Cold showers...

In an attempt to acclimatize to the cold waters of the English Channel, we have started taking cold showers after our sessions...

This morning we managed 6 minutes ... although i'm not sure how we'll cope when Justine has to shoot off to get to work ... I'm not convinced i'll be able to stay in so long without her challenging me to keep the water cold!! We also raise a few eyebrows in the showers as people can't really understand what we are doing!!

I had attempted a cold bath last weekend.. but that was sooooooo painful i think we need to build up to that one!! I had serious claw foot going on!! .. i'll keep you posted on our progress!

A little bit more press

The Evening Post have done a little piece on us and all the people helping us...

Click here for article

Justine and I would like to say a MASSIVE thanks for all the support and help from everyone involved in our challenge.. you have all been amazing!!

24 miles in 24 hours swim...

Ok.. so we may have taken leave of our senses but we've entered a killer event this week in preparation for The Big Day!

The event is being held at Guildford Lido (which is a lovely heated outdoor 50m pool!) and the challenge is to swim a mile, every hour, on the hour.. for 24 hours ... eek!!

The first year the event was held only 7 people completed the challenge.. so its not to be underestimated! www.2swim4life.com

We figure that it would act as a great warm up (!?) to our channel swim and will help us get used to stopping and starting.. and trying to re fuel while resting... which, for this event won't be for very long!... i am guessing at a steady / easy pace we'll be getting about half an hour rest each hour!

Its on April 30th ... we'll let you know how we get on!

Calendar Crazy!

Justine and Kate put on their swimming costumes on a cold Monday morning (24th Jan 2011) to sell the 2011 Channeling Positivity Calendar to the staff and students arriving into college that morning. In an hour and a half the girls raised approximately £75 for the Teenage Cancer Trust pot. Well done girls - it was soooo cold!! We still have calendars left to sell - at £2 each such a bargain that lasts all year. Please get in touch if you want one!

Stroke Analysis

This saturday we are going to be doing a lot of work on our technique. Nick has secured us a spot each on his Stroke Workshop at Southglade Leisure Center in Nottingham. There will be an hour of swimming where video of our stroke will be taken, followed by an hour of looking at the videos and discussing possible improvements .. and then back in the pool again to work on the points raised.

Our aim through this is to obtain the most efficient stroke possible. When swimming the Channel, any tiny thing that you can do to make life easier is worth having a bash at!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

so.. its 2011...

Year of The Channel Swim!!

The real hard work starts now!... just under 7 months to go...

I'm starting to get really nervous about it all... and reality has set in. Determination and focus will be the keywords for the forthcoming months so any advice, words of encouragements, or kicks up backsides will be gratefully received!!!

We hope you enjoy following our blog, let us know if there is anything you would like us to include, or if you have any questions for us!

and ...

HAPPY 2011!!