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Channel Swim 16: Shit Week. We know why. Moving on…

Posted on March 23, 2020June 8, 2020 by Stuart Handley

I can’t believe how much things have changed in just a week since the last post. In a few short

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Theragun Massage Gun review

Theragun Massage Gun Review

Posted on March 20, 2020March 20, 2020 by Stuart Handley

Witchcraft. There’s no other word for it. I’ve been holding off writing this review as I’m very aware that the

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Disaster strikes

Channel Swim 15: Global Disaster Strikes

Posted on March 16, 2020June 8, 2020 by Stuart Handley

Note: I’m fully aware that already, the coronavirus is having a devastating impact on families all over the world, and

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giving cold water swimming a try

Channel Swim 14: Guest Post! An outsider dips their toe in to the world of cold water swimming

Posted on March 8, 2020June 8, 2020 by Barney

Barney is part of the Novice Triathlete team and has written a number of articles, including an in depth look

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Can I survive a long cold swim?

Channel Swim 13: Can I survive a long cold swim?

Posted on March 6, 2020March 9, 2020 by Stuart Handley

Saturday, 9:27am, Guildford Lido I’ve not been to Guildford Lido since I was 11. It looks a lot smaller than

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Pressure is mounting...

Channel Swim 12: Swim injured – a hiccup? Or the first crack

Posted on February 26, 2020March 6, 2020 by Stuart Handley

It was all going so well it had to be too good to be true…. Every week the distances were

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Unload week, or the psychology of swimming

Channel Swim 11: Unload week, or the psychology of swimming

Posted on February 18, 2020February 26, 2020 by Stuart Handley

Unload Week You know you’ve made some poor choices in life when you find yourself celebrating that you ‘only’ have

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PHISH (Parliament Hill Icy Splash Hootenanny)

Channel Swim 10: Making steady progress

Posted on January 19, 2020February 26, 2020 by Stuart Handley

10: 37, 18th January 2020, Parliament Hill Lido I’m sat beside the Lido watching swimmers lower themselves gingerly into the

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Dryrobe review

Dryrobe review – Advance Long Sleeve

Posted on January 4, 2020January 8, 2020 by Stuart Handley

February, 2019 I‘d been thinking that I wanted a Dryrobe for a while. If you haven’t seen them yet, they

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Yeah, I'm not swimming in that.

Channel Swim 9: Snapshots of the holiday season

Posted on December 28, 2019February 26, 2020 by Stuart Handley

Snapshot Zero: Yeah, I’m not swimming in that. I wish it would stop bloody raining. Aside from the more serious

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