Training Diary
A Final Word from the Team
Monday, 6th September 2010
A week has passed since Jon and I successfully completed the Challenge and I confess that I feel a slight void where the keen focus used to be......no more (for the time being) early morning swims in freezing water, late evening trundles across the hills at home or circuits in solitude down in the stables, with only bemused ponies for company. Now only photographs, slightly sore muscles and video clips; the tenuous reminders of a wonderfully visceral experience. Read more...
FINISH - War Memorial, Fort William
Sunday, 29th August 2010
1655 FINISHED!!!!! Read more...
Leg 7 - The final furlong
Sunday, 29th August 2010
1610 Calum and Jonathan have just passed Neptune's Steps, the final set of locks on the Caledonian canal... Read more...
Leg 7 - Run to Fort William
Sunday, 29th August 2010
1330 After paying their respects at the Commando Memorial, Calum and Jonathan are on the final leg.. Read more...
Leg 6 - Loch Lochy Update II
Sunday, 29th August 2010
1300 Just arrived at the Commando Memorial at Spean Bridge.... Read more...
Leg 6 - Loch Lochy
Sunday, 29th August 2010
0529 Calum and Jonathan up bright and early, but the wind has picked up overnight... Read more...
Leg 5 - Laggan Lochs
Saturday, 28th August 2010
1920 Jonathan finished the Loch Oich swim in around 2 hours. Now out of the water and out of the wetsuit too... Read more...
Leg 4 - Swimming Loch Oich
Saturday, 28th August 2010
1725 Calum finished his run to Loch Oich, Jonathan is in the water... Read more...
Leg 3 - Run to Loch Oich
Saturday, 28th August 2010
1650 Reached Fort Augustus! Hurrah!! Read more...
Leg 2 - Loch Ness Update IV
Saturday, 28th August 2010
1500 6km to Fort Augustus, wind has picked up, and the last stretch is into the wind, so going much harder Read more...
Leg 2 - Loch Ness Update III
Saturday, 28th August 2010
1335 Yippeee! Over the half-way point on the Loch Ness paddle.. Read more...
Leg 2 - Loch Ness Update II
Saturday, 28th August 2010
1150 Just passed Urquhart Castle. Weather improving... Read more...
Leg 2 Loch Ness, Update I
Saturday, 28th August 2010
0939 3.5km into the paddle: slight change of plan, as the wind has picked up.. Read more...
Leg 2 - Loch Ness
Saturday, 28th August 2010
0912 Calum and Jonathan are in their canoes on the water for the start of the 37km paddle down Loch Ness Read more...
Inverness to Loch Ness
Saturday, 28th August 2010
0850 The run from Inverness to the head of Loch Ness started with a beautiful rainbow and sunshine, but now a steady drizzle has set in for the run. Read more...
At the start line...
Saturday, 28th August 2010
0725 Saturday 28 August 2010, finally on the start line and ready for the off... Read more...
Pre Start
Friday, 27th August 2010
After all the training there is now 10 hours to go . We start at 7 tomorrow morning follow our progress on the site. Read more...
Lochindorb Open Water Training
Tuesday, 15th June 2010
The first real test - swimming in a Scottish Loch with a water temperature of about 6 degrees C. 2 swims; 2 km on Saturday and 4.5 km on Sunday. Read more...
Open Water Training
Thursday, 10th June 2010
First two open water swims with new ORCA wetsuit. Execllent swims, 3.6 km on Staurday and 4 km on Sunday. Read more...
Swimming in the Loch
Thursday, 27th May 2010
We have been taking cold baths to get used to the Loch's low temperatures. Read more...
