Celia Tilbury

10 Days to Go

We now are at the business end of the swimming.

Training in pods in the ocean under the wathchful eye of our coaches, definitely helps to man up and go out in large waves, murkey (sharky in my imagination) water and gray skies.

When I wonder why I signed up, I think of a dear friend who died from cancer on Boxing day. Diagnosed some 15 years ago, she had time to watch her children marry and and have 4 grandchildren.

A relative has had a tumour successfully removed from his brain thIs week.

Without the advances in treatment and knowlege of tumours, those 2 stories would have had a different outcome.

So.... this is why I'll swim on the 31st, in the knowledge that the donations will fund the 2016 grants.

Having sponsors helps give focus, as you grasp the sand under a big wave on the way out, or swim as though your life depended on it to avoid one coming in!!

......10 more sleeps!!

1km Swim

I have now decided to do the 1 km swim instead of the 2km. I felt improving time on this distance better than extending the distance a better option!!

Thank you again to all those people supporting me.