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| Big Ricks 2 Supporting charities The British Heart Foundation & Cancer Research UK |
Well as you can see, with Doug and Nicky above....the sea was just a little bit choppy in Bournemouth, to say the least.. we stood around for a few minutes thinking ....well you do not want don`t know what we were thinking and saying . trust me the language was a bit blue.....!
as you can see ..we were a little uncertain about going in
But get in we did, it was a we bit fresh as we tiptoed in at first , but after freezing for a few minutes it wasn`t to bad as the video above shows ....(this is thirty minutes in and we can still wave and smile ..so we must be going well...!!)
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| Doug Never stops Smiling... for Stu the sea was like a walk in the park.! |
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As It was for paul..! and Nicky.!! |
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| But Think Nick was finding it a bit painful |
but we all carried on, in the end we swam from Bournemouth pier to Boscombe pier and back again and then back again.. lasted almost 1 and half hours before the cold got to much to handle , so we decide enough was enough and swam back to Boscomebe pier and the safety and warmth of the cars , it was not a bad effort by all the guys for a 1st time in the sea this year.
Sunday morning swim was even more of a challenged as the sea conditions were a lot worse then the Saturday as you can see in the video above.. But having said that we had the confidence from the previous days dip , so we just dived in and did a hour none stop...and it felt great.
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| Cancer Researchh UK |
the weekend went better then we had hoped, the months training before hand in swan pool really was a massive help , that month at the swan getting used firstly to the cold , then getting used to swimming for an hour and longer in the cold made the sea so much easier to handle and enjoy . Now we can not wait till we do our next sea weekend , this time in Dover..!! roll on June 11th and 12th/
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| can we get out now..!! |
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| Paul celebrating after Sundays swim. weekend is over and we lived to tell tell the tale |
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| Nicky can still smile |
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| As Can Nick |
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| and Doug is always smiling..!! (well i think he was smiling) |
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| A job Well Done |
Darran 1st open water dip of the year..(Part 1 )
We have a bonus this week...Big Ricks Super Star Darran 'Super Chest' , had until this week not been able to do any open water swimming as he was still concentrating on his pool training and racing . All of Darran,s hard work paid of last weekend when Super managed to win 4 freestyle titles at the ASA Midlands Championships in Leamington spa 50m,100m and 200m and Relay were won...top swimming darran all the team are proud of you.
Anyway...the day after Darran won at the Midland Champs he was at Swan Pool at 7 in the evening.!!
ready for his virgin dip in open water for 2011..as you he seen from video part 1 he was not to keen to get in, but as you can see from part 2..he did get in ....and looked good and as comfortable as ever..
This Weeks Sessions...
Sunday 8/5/11 ( Bournemouth sea and Swan Pool)
6 of us did 1 hour in the sea, the other guys did 2 hrs of swan pool.
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| Rob sadly could not make Bournemouth , but did just as good as the rest of the team by swimming 2 hours none stop at swan pool |
1 and half hours done..tough and cold swim , but really enjoyable
Thursday 5/5/11 (David Lloyd Gym 25m pool)
easy 3000m swim..nice relaxed swim
Wednesday 4/5/11 ( Swan pool approx 800m per lap)
6 laps done
Monday 2/5/11 ( Swan Pool approx 800m lap)
6 laps done..bloody cold tonight..wind blowing a gale as we swam
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