Set Backs

As always, every athlete has set backs. Last week, Caryn was still recovering from a knee injury that happened while doing some winter running when she decided to test gravity and the coefficient of friction on a patch of ice. I on the other had an unfortunate complication from a medical procedure that resulted in a CSF leak, some solid time in bed (I watched so much gossip girl I think my brain my have actually atrophied), and some unfortunate time in the emergency department.

The good new is that Caryn is on the mend and I am no longer leaking CSF (but my back does resemble pin cushion).

The bad news? The University of Calgary aquatic centre had some mechanical issues over the weekend and is closed until Thursday. Apparently city pools do no allow you to spend more than an hour at time doing lane swimming during the week...which seems bizarre to me. So, now that I can swim again, I am desperately trying to find a pool near by that will allow me to complete one of Ali's amazing workouts.

But, even if we have had a bad few weeks, we now have an awesome logo thanks to Cheyney at designbycheyney.com

Each triumph has its trials.

-Kaylynn

Planning time

Hello lovely blog people!

We received our training plan courtesy of Alastair Dennis so first of all a big thank-you! Everything that we have received so far is pro bono and we really appreciate it.

If we aren't at school, we are here

Looks like we're going to be swimming 20k a week for the next month, exciting stuff! We're looking forward to starting a more structured plan - going to be a change from our regular training. The info about the swim says that we're planning on swimming across on July 19th. When we were originally planning the swim we realized that there were only a few dates that work, and it wasn't just random. There is only a couple of months in the year where it is warm enough to safely swim across, and on top of that the swim should be done on a neap tide. A neap tide means that we are swimming across between two full moons, when the tides are at minimum. The changing tides can cause a lot of problems (considering that neither of us can swim faster than the tides). This means that there are only a couple of days every year that are ideal to complete the swim. Hopefully July 19th coincides with good weather and wind conditions!

We've already received 2 donations - Jenna and Dale - thank-you so much! We're excited for what's ahead and looking forward to starting on the plan that Alastair has created for us!!

Until next time,

Caryn

So it Begins

Hey!

This is our first official post on the Waves 4 Women blog to launch our fundraising (and training) campaign!

If you are thinking what we are thinking, which is that you must be a little bit crazy to want to spend 10 or more hours swimming in the pacific ocean (against the current), well then you would be right. But the thing is, it is only 10 hours. A cancer diagnosis changes the rest of your life and going through treatment is a lot worse than spending 10 hours in a wetsuit.

We hope that you will see past the crazyness and support us as we begin training and fundraising for what you have to admit is a pretty cool idea.

Check out pages at the top to learn more about us, our supporters, our swim and how you can donate to help us reach our goal of raising $7, 500 for the Canadian Cancer Society.

-Caryn and Kaylynn

Under Construction

Our blog is currently under construction as we prepare to launch our fundraising goals and swim plan. Check back soon!!

-Kaylynn and Caryn