8 Miles...done and dusted!!!

Body is battered...but very proud.
All of the 8 Mile swimmers together, raised a total of nearly R1.5 million for various charities!





Kudos to everyone!

Statistical swimming...

Yes, I have been thinking about this weekend way too much...can you blame me?
Check this out:


Hmmmmmmm?!?!?!?!

 8 MILES is equivalent to:

• 12.874752 kilometres
• 506 880 inches
• 1 287 475.2 centimetres

It takes me about 17 strokes to swim 25m at a comfortable pace so:

8 MILES is equivalent to:

• 512 lengths in a 25m pool
• 8704 strokes
• 4352 breaths

I will burn about 10 000 calories over the 8 MILES, so

8 MILES is equivalent to:

• 42 000 kilojoules
• 16.3185 Big Mac burgers with cheese

8 MILES is also the same as nearly R20 000 for CHOC, so bring on the burgers.
See you on the other side!

Midmar swim looms...

I have often stood at the side of the pool and thought that I should really be snuggling under the covers rather...
Well, with 9 days to go, I am doing the shuffel towards the pool with eager arms!
I have been off for the last ten days with a ridiculous chest infection. Have coughed so hard I nearly dislocated my spine!  That would have been a good chuckle?!? I can see the headlines now:
MAN COMPLETES MAMMOTH SWIM LIKE SPINELESS EEL!
Well, jokes asideI am crapping myself. But my greatest supporter is quietly confident in my abilities.
I do love the GoodWife!

I will be swimming alongside the Human Polar Bear! Yes, Lewis Gordon Pugh is one of the 50 8-Mile swimmers! I say I will be swimming alongside him, but really, it won't be for very long. Perhaps we can enjoy a chat on the boat ride back to the start??

Later Y'all