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Yesterday I had the privilege of competing in the 3rd (now annual) 4 Elements Ocean Challenge. There was quite a big build up to the event and lots of new comers keen to challenge themselves. The week before the swim conditions were forecast to be unswimmable with...
Last week I had the privilege of watching various athletes compete and entertain at their highest level. It was the Olympic qualifiers for South African swimmers and I witnessed guys making the time by 0.01 of a second and one girl missing the time by the same margin....
I finally started to feel normal in the pool this week. I had a big training week to get through in terms of mileage for each session. It was quite a shift from what I have been used to, but I respond really well to following a program and was able to tick off each...
This week was my first proper training week for the Kawi channel. I did try last week, but that did not go so well, so I started again this week. I got off to a less than ideal start getting to the pool quite late on Monday which meant I could only fit in 1500m of my...
Last week my coach had the foresight (again) to give me the week off. I was physically, mentally and emotionally exhausted and so I was relieved when Brian told me to take a week off and come back rested. I probably had the most fun last week that I have had in a long...
This week was tough as my first week back at training. I started off on the back foot waking up with a sore throat on Monday morning. I decided to ignore it and train anyway. Within 1500m of my swim my elbow started hurting, I felt terrible in the water but I was...
This week was my final week of rest and recovery before starting my rigorous training program for Hawaii. It was a tough week, which is actually a blessing in disguise because it means I won’t get such a shock when I start proper training next week! Although I have...
I’ve been invited to give a motivational talk to a bunch of 10 -13 year olds this week before a big swimming gala they have. I have been wracking my brain trying to figure out what to talk about and how to fit it into a 30 minute time slot. I have been blessed with...
February is my rest month before I start a very specific and rigorous training program for my Hawaii challenge. When I say ‘rest’ it is an active rest month with goals to sort out my social media, sponsorship proposals and try and set up my non-profit company,...
“When you do the common things in an uncommon way, you'll command the attention of the world.” George Washington Carver, A friend of mine sent me this quote this week and I absolutely love it. This week has been my busiest of 2016 at work which hasn’t allowed much...