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