Exhausted - What a swim!

Yes, the 25km swim is done and my body is rather worse for wear...
Man, it was long...

Honestly, the swim was really, really good. It is amazing how you learn about the capabilities of your body during an event like this. Something that you are sure that you will need to bail out of after the first stretch, seems efforless now that it and so much more has been completed. The first leg of day one was a monster 3.5km in water that really felt like the Engish Channel at the height of a North Sea storm surge! The waves were massive. The rest of the legs were really not that bad. Like I said, after the first and longest stage I told myself: "For the rest of the swim, there is nothing longer that needs to be swum."
99% of an event like this is the mental battle.

As I was swimming, thinking about what I would write on my Blog, it occurred to me that this mental battle was similar to what Craig would have dealt with (only on a seriously minor scale).
Hats off to you my friend. My battle was tough enough and with yours, you have simply kept your chin high...

You have my ultimate respect my friend!
You are a TROOPER!!!!