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You’re in the right place!! Kettlebell Blog turned Swim Blog… and it’s that time of year again! In less than 4 months I’ll be attempting my 5th Channel Relay Swim, and I’m tempted to start eating everything in sight to pack on a little “seal fat” to keep me warm. Lessons learned from 2016 and beyond… I need to keep reminding myself that I need to “Swim with the Body I’ve Got!”
My new team is called WEST COAST SIX, we’re from WA, OR and CA, and we’ll be swimming the Channel from Dover to France, hopefully landing near my favorite little lighthouse at the Cap Gris Nez in July 2023! My one goal is to land during daylight hours to see if the rumor is true: There’s a restaurant somewhere along the French shore that will bring a bottle of Champagne out to the beach when they see swimmers finishing their swim. How fun would that be!
It seemed so far away, until my airline reminded me I was about 100 days out from leaving. Time to get serious. I’ve committed to posting updates along the way… I hope you’ll stick around to follow our next adventure!
Peace,
Kate
My mother-in-law is British, and sometimes she says things that sound so perfectly British with her accent, that her words will linger with me for days. For example, not too long ago when I was stuffing myself with BBQ ribs she had something perfectly brilliant to say:
Picture this… there I was, with sloppy fingers and mounds of messy, used napkins all around me. (not her good linen ones, fortunately!) Finally, I patted my big belly and said I couldn’t eat another bite.
My mother-in-law took one long look at me, shook her head, and said: “Kate. You’ve got to swim with the body you’ve got, and stop this nonsense!”
“This nonsense” being the over-eating I was doing to try to gain weight.
She was right. And I knew it. I was not going to tackle the English Channel by stuffing myself with BBQ ribs. (but they were delicious!)
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