Last Saturday was a four hour swim at Balmoral - down to 16.3 degrees when I got in at 7am, and the air temperature was just 8 degrees. A chilly start. The water felt fine, which I hope means that the acclimatisation is starting to have an effect. I only started to feel the cold once I stopped moving and on getting out of the water every 45 minutes for a feed.
The water was beautifully clear, with so many fish to keep us company, and spotting rays resting in the sand on the bottom helped pass the time.
Katya is obviously getting a taste for the colder water, managing over 1.5 hours to keep me company, and complaining this morning that the pool felt too warm! And Anna provides such entertainment value as her vaguely hypothermic delirium kicks in and she thinks it's at least 20 degrees. Thanks, Anna for 2.5 hours worth of company.
A killer set from Chad last night had me creaking in the pool this morning, and only a short 3.4 km swim as my shoulder flared up and I decided to rest it rather than aggravate it further. Part of me is really looking forward to when I can go back to just doing 3.4 km in a day...
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