Every now and again an intrepid group of #swimandtonic swimmers and non swimmers set out on little adventures, seeking new places to swim/eat cake/ exchange tales/ make friendships. For a fix of social nourishment. It has not always been smooth sailing. Our first attempt to swim at London Fields Lido was foiled when the day... Continue Reading →
Fatherly advice: “The times when you least want to go training are the times when you need to go the most”
Beautiful blog post written by Lee Chetwynd, Swim & Tonic member and the guy with the awesome stroke, he glides through the water so effortlessly. I’m thinking about something mundane, perhaps it’s where I used to live. Maybe I still live there, I’m not sure. “Let’s see if I can remember the post code, I... Continue Reading →
Managing My Decline by Alan White
My club’s Women’s Champion Marathon runner changing next to me after an 18 mile February run. I asked her: Did you enjoy the snowdrops in Trentham woods? She said: What snowdrops? And that is an important difference between a Champion and an Also Ran. Nowadays it seems to be called Focus. I had it... Continue Reading →