Swimathon 2015 - UK

Gail3260
Gail3260 Posts: 354 Member
edited November 15 in Motivation and Support
Hi

Is anyone else out there doing the Swimathon this year? I'll be doing the 2.5km simply swim on Sunday 19th April.

I've done 1.5km a couple of times and reckon the full distance will take me about 90 minutes.

How's your training and your fund raising going?

Gail x

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  • joolsmd
    joolsmd Posts: 375 Member
    edited March 2015
    Hmm left it a bit late this year, but I'm going to aim for doing it next year. Good for you for doing it, and i hope you hit your goal. B)
  • Suibabe
    Suibabe Posts: 3 Member
    Gail3260 wrote: »
    Hi

    Is anyone else out there doing the Swimathon this year? I'll be doing the 2.5km simply swim on Sunday 19th April.

    I've done 1.5km a couple of times and reckon the full distance will take me about 90 minutes.

    How's your training and your fund raising going?

    Gail x
    Hi. I'm doing it for the first time this year and will be doing the 5 km (also simply swim) on Sunday 12th April. I've found that I'm more comfortable going long distance breaststroke. I'll be aiming to complete it in under 2 hours.

    I try train 5 days a week. Before registering for Swimathon 2015 I was able to swim 2.5 km with ease. I've spent the last 6 weeks gradually increasing my lengths to reach 5 km. It's not always easy, because the lap lane can get very busy. And very frustrating when slow (and I don't mean slower, I mean slow!) swimmers are in the training lane.

    Fund raising started off with a good response, but I'm now finding it harder to get more sponsors. So far, £250.

    How's your training and fund raising going?
  • Gail3260
    Gail3260 Posts: 354 Member
    Suibabe wrote: »
    Gail3260 wrote: »
    Hi

    Is anyone else out there doing the Swimathon this year? I'll be doing the 2.5km simply swim on Sunday 19th April.

    I've done 1.5km a couple of times and reckon the full distance will take me about 90 minutes.

    How's your training and your fund raising going?

    Gail x
    Hi. I'm doing it for the first time this year and will be doing the 5 km (also simply swim) on Sunday 12th April. I've found that I'm more comfortable going long distance breaststroke. I'll be aiming to complete it in under 2 hours.

    I try train 5 days a week. Before registering for Swimathon 2015 I was able to swim 2.5 km with ease. I've spent the last 6 weeks gradually increasing my lengths to reach 5 km. It's not always easy, because the lap lane can get very busy. And very frustrating when slow (and I don't mean slower, I mean slow!) swimmers are in the training lane.

    Fund raising started off with a good response, but I'm now finding it harder to get more sponsors. So far, £250.

    How's your training and fund raising going?

    Hi.

    My training is going fine but work and other stuff means I only get to the pool twice a week.

    I'm up to £280 with a few more who've said they'll sponsor me but haven't got round to it yet. I'll be giving them a gentle reminder soon!
  • Suibabe
    Suibabe Posts: 3 Member
    Good idea! I'll send my gentle reminders out as well. :)
  • SconnieCat
    SconnieCat Posts: 770 Member
    Hey there! I'm in the US but doing some open water swims this year. Please feel free to add me :)

    There are also a couple of distance swim groups on here - you might want to check them out.

    Happy Swimming!
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