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Alcatraz! (Day 260)

By 4:30 a.m. I was wide awake and nervous. I ate a couple of protein-packed muffins I’d baked yesterday, drank my coffee, and worried. At one point Lulu woke up and wanted to go outside and when I opened the front door for her, I was blasted by the wind. Oh no, I thought. It’s… Read More Alcatraz! (Day 260)

September 17, 2022September 18, 2022 jrfosket6 Comments

Preparing (Day 257)

With our Alcatraz swim a couple of days away, our nerves are getting jangly. Sheila, Angie, and I met up at the bulb for another longish swim to remind ourselves (again) that we can do it. The conditions were friendlier today; rolling waves that washed over us in easy, predictable patterns. The sky overhead was… Read More Preparing (Day 257)

September 14, 2022 jrfosket1 Comment

Unplanned Distance (Day 252)

I’m posting this late because right after my swim, Angie and I had to make Shepard’s pie for a hundred people. It was hard work and there wasn’t a second to sit down until after the dinner, at which point I was drinking wine and celebrating our accomplishment.  Now, yesterday’s swim seems like a long… Read More Unplanned Distance (Day 252)

September 9, 2022September 14, 2022 jrfosketLeave a comment

Two Miles is a Long Time (Day 251)

Today’s takeaway is that two miles is a lot of miles. Simple math would tell you that two miles is twice as far as one mile, but today that did not seem true. Angie, Gabe, Kim, and I set off from the Albany Bulb at 7 this morning with the aim of swimming the two… Read More Two Miles is a Long Time (Day 251)

September 8, 2022September 14, 2022 jrfosketLeave a comment

Swimming Saves Labor Day Weekend (Day 247)

Calm waters greeted me at the Albany Bulb this morning. I joined a big crowd of 8 o’clock swimmers: All of us, it seems, wanting to beat the crowds who will no doubt be descending upon the bulb later today, seeking respite from the heat. We swam straight out for a half hour. I counted… Read More Swimming Saves Labor Day Weekend (Day 247)

September 4, 2022September 14, 2022 jrfosketLeave a comment

Clearer Waters (Day 243 & 244)

While I’m swimming there always comes a point where I start to think about what I will write in my blog that day. Today I thought, I’m going to combine yesterday and today into one blog. Then I thought, You can’t do that! It’s cheating! And then I realized that this whole daily blogging and… Read More Clearer Waters (Day 243 & 244)

September 1, 2022September 14, 2022 jrfosketLeave a comment

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