Week 1 - the swim begins

Fundraising Target: $1250
Current Amount: $160

This summer I am setting out to achieve goal that has been on my mind for a few years ... I want to complete a 2km Ocean Swim!
To put this in context I want to swim the equivalent of 40 laps of an Olympic sized pool, without a wall to rest on; with waves, swell and currents to contend with; with hundreds of other swimmers all trying to swim over me; and sharks and other ocean bitey things lurking underneath.Sounds fun huh :)
To help me achieve this somewhat daunting goal I have joined a program called "Can Too". The Can Too team will provide me all the training and support I need and in return I have committed to raising $1250 for the Cure Cancer Australia Foundation. To find out more about Can Too visit: http://www.cantoo.org.au

This week our training officially began. A group of 40 people arrived on Thursday night for our first session in the pool. I was somewhat nervous about committing to the 2km training squad ... have I bitten off more than I can do? There is a 1km squad ... somehow that doesn't feel like a big enough challenge.
It was a fun training session - a mix of lap swimming and technique drills. I managed to keep up so perhaps I will be OK. I did have sore muscles the next day though!

Saturday morning - Manly Beach - 10am
The sun was shining for our first training session in the ocean. My arms were still sore from Thursday night, I was tired having had a late night the night before (we had gone to the U2 concert). Luckily for me there was not too much swimming to do. We spent time on the beach learning about rips and waves ... how to best use or avoid depending on conditions. When we hit the water it was all about the skills involved in starting a race and ending a race. Lots of running into the water, diving under waves, and body surfing back to shore. My kind of training!


Want to contribute to the fundraising?
make a donation online: https://www.curecancer.org.au/ssl/donation.asp
IMPORTANT:
* select Can Too Swim as the event
* in the COMMENTS BOX write "sponsoring Linda Anderson"