Mood:
happy
... But not really.
The Vicenza Gym hosted an event called "Swim the English Channel," but the event is just symbolic. It was a 21-mile swim, which is the EQUIVALENT of the English Channel, although it was to be swam in the Gym's pool, over a period of two months (July and August).
I like swimming for PT and Kimberly thought I should do it, even though we knew we'd be in the middle of a move to Canada. So I signed up, knowing I'd have to hurry it along a bit.
It took me seven days; six days of swimming and one day where the pool was closed. I swam 5k (100-laps) per day, Wednesday through Saturday; 7k (140-laps) Sunday and Tuesday. Monday the pool was closed. The the movers came on Wednesday to pack all of our household goods.
In the end, I swam 21-miles in roughly 17 hours. -Just like the REAL English Channel, only with breaks, meals, and a wall I could push off of every 25 meters. :) I finished first of the 20 or so competitors, and am still the only one finished after 9 days.
Oh well, it was more PT than I would have done...And I got a "free" t-shirt.
Enjoy! My next post will be about our move to Canada!
- Ryan
