I signed up for the Epic Races Swim to the Moon 10K, an official marathon swim sanctioned by US Master Swimming. Having never attempted a marathon swim, my goal was to finish strong. Thursday Evening We had tickets to see the Stray Cats in Manhattan, so I booked a room...
Training for a Marathon Swim
I've never officially swam a Marathon Swim. To do so, you must swim 6.2 miles in a sanctioned event. I swam more than 6.2 miles in the Maggie Fischer Memorial Cross Bay Swim a few years back. But that was because we were taken off course by the current. If...
5.25 Mile Swim Just for the Fun of It!
The Cross Bay Swim was postponed on the Wednesday evening before the event. I was grateful for two things - 1) that they postponed it early enough so that we didn't wake up at 4 am to find out it was canceled and 2) that they rescheduled the event. I've...
I Signed Up For Maggie Fischer Memorial 5.5-Mile Cross Bay Swim
Signing up is the easy part. Training and getting mentally fit is the hard thing about getting ready for a 5.5-mile Maggie Fischer Memorial Cross Bay Swim in July. Swimming at Lifetime I started out by swimming between 1 - 2 miles in the pool. I've been training at Lifetime...