Lake Ontario Swim For Life : Day 10

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Day 10

My longest swim to date!

As I was entering the pool from the change room I ran into Zack Hurd,( my swim coach for my Lake-O swim) as he walk by me he gave me some great advise! He told me to have a good swim! ;)

Today's swim was good! Thanks Zack!! I swam my first 2000m warm up in 38min and continued on to swim the second 2000m warm down in 38min....I thought I might go on and swim another 1000m more to reach 5k, but I didn't want to push my distance to fast, there is always Friday's swim for that! ;)

I had some company in the pool today! Genevieve Blais, who will be one of my swim pacers on my Lake - O swim, showed up to do a swim workout. It was nice to see her out! :)

Oh, back to my swim! ...So I did my straight 4k swim in 1:16hrs I felt good! I almost felt like going out and continue with a 180km bike and 26.2 marathon after to complete a full Ironman!!..if the weather was good? lol .....

Man! I can't wait until I'm fit to do some longer swims!...In the mean time I'll just keep plugging away! ; )

Oh, in other news!! I got a e-mail back for the Amazing race Canada, thanking me for sending in a new video and wished me good luck!! ....How cool is that! :)

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Why am I doing this swim?

1) I thrive on challenges. I like to do extreme things, I always have and always will, as long as I am able. I am a 4 time Ironman and have been reported on doing Polor bear dips in our lake mid winter, both being fun and extreme!
2) I'm a good swimmer, not super fast, but a very strong swimmer and believe I can accomplish my goal of swimming across lake Ontario.
3) Because not many people have swam across Lake Ontario successfully and I want to be one of the very few to do it....something like why mountain climbers climb mountains?
4)In dedication to my mother who is a 3 time Cancer survivor ( breast and colon cancer) and to help support her and cancer survivors in thier fight in a way I can, by raising money for RVH Simcoe-Muskoka Regional Cancer Centre for Patient care.

Current requirement for a Lake Ontario Crossing as mandated by Solo Swims of Ontario

As a guide to potential aspirants, the following fees (Canadian dollars) and requirements are necessary for an SSO-monitored swim:$50 Information Package(Includes the application forms).It is also available for free if downloaded from the Internet.$750 – $1,250 Swim Registration fee depending upon the swim $100 Optional Recording Fee for a Trial Swim on a recognized course – e.g. a 10-12-mile Lake Erie trial swim to qualify for a Lake Ontario swim.The swimmer must have a minimum of two 15-foot-long inflatable boats, which are to be obtained at the swimmer’s expense.The swimmer must also have a minimum 30-foot sail boat AND a minimum 30-foot power boat, both with GPS navigational equipment.The swimmer is responsible for arranging for these boatsand any necessary fees. The assigned Swim Master may provide details on the acceptability of the boats (Inflatables, sail boat, and power boat).The swimmer is also required to complete an open water,SSO-monitored,Trial Swim of 16 km (10 miles) or 6 hours, whichever is the shorter. The course of the Trial Swim should be well-detailed, and ideally documented with GPS data. The assigned Swim Master attends this swim and monitors aspects such as the swimmer’s ability to swim, feed properly and maintain a good pace in the final stages of the Trial Swim.The Trial Swim is about one-third of a typical Lake Ontario swim and, depending upon the weather and water temperature, the swimmer should appear quite fresh at the end of the Trial swim.Based on the observations recorded during the Trial Swim, the Swim Master will judge the suitability of the swimmer to make an attempt.- for more detailed information refer tothe SSORI. "

Lake Ontario Swim For Life

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Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Day 10

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