Wanted to start on 1 May but the weather was exceptionally cold during April and this continued during May.
- 15 May cold (noon)
- 20 May very cold (evening)
- 22 May cold (noon)
- 25 MayTouched by the octopus. Still cold (evening) sea is reported to be at 18 decrees C near the surface. 1 degree up from the miserable 17.
- 31 May very cold, today I tried the snorkelling. What's wrong with the weather!
- 03 June the sea was better, at least some areas were warmer. Managed to do the whole swimming routine. (evening)
- 04 June the sea is much better now (noon)
- 05 June getting there (noon)
- 06 June ditto, 15' continuous and 1/2 of the standard routine (evening)
- 07 June approximately 15 static (evening)
- 08 June
- 09 June
- 10 June
- 12 June
- 14 June Followed Vasili on his routine
- 15 June swim 10', short break, swim 18' plus a bit more. The sea is still coldish at least for me.
- 17 June
- 19 June Long distance swim.
- 21 June A double swim
- 21 June B double swim
- 22 June just a bit swimming
- 23 June A am not much
- 23 June B pm too much?
- 26 June
- 28 June
- 03 July
- 04 July
- 06 July morning...
- 09 July morning...
After a break of 7 days....
- 18 July
- 19 July
- 20 July
- 21 July
- 22 July
- 23 July Diving
- 25 July
- 26 July
- 27 July
After a long long long break....
- 18 August Evening frog swim...
- 21 August Evening frog swim...
- 22 August Evening frog swim...
- 22 August Morning frog swim...
- 24 August Evening frog swim...
- 25 August Evening frog swim...
- 26 August ditto...
- 29 August ditto...
- 30 August Morning frog swim...
- 31 August Evening frog swim...
- 03 September Evening half routine!
- 04 September Morning full routine!
- 09 September Morning frog swim...
- 11 September frog swim...
- 12 September frog swim...
- 13 September frog swim...
- 15 September Got the clear-all (although a bit of itching is still there) and started normal swimming...
- 17 September morning swimming
- 18 September morning swimming
- 19 September evening swimming
- 21 September evening swimming
- 23 September evening swim, with old routine... it gets dark very quickly
- 24 and/or 25 September
- 26 September
- 27 September Running 1 (a bit over 30min run plus stretching and other exercises)
- 29 September swimming
- 30 September Running 2 (a bit over 30min run plus stretching and other exercises, was a bit stiff)
- 01 October swimming
- 02 October 5 minutes in the sea
- 05 October Running 3 (a bit over 30min run plus stretching and other exercises, was much more comfortable in the run)
- 06 October swimming, tested the duck gloves, they are good.
- 08 October noon swim, very nice :-)
- 12 October Running 4, 30min, 4x60m fastish
- 13 October swimming, evening test of the skin, too short too wide?
- 14 October Running 5, 30min, some short fast runs, some weight lifting
- 18 October swimming in the cold plus Running 6 with full program, nice but tired.
- Not sure what I did...
- Running 7 - 46min
- 28 October Running 8, 48min, weight lifting
- 29 October Swimming plus Running 9 30min
- 30 October Swimming, very cold!
First swim in 2011, May 15 around 15:00 :-)
The water is still cold but swimming was possible. After the initial shock that lasted a few seconds I managed to complete more than half of my normal routine. Loved it.
Last swim in the sea 5 December 2010. Most probably this will be the last one for 2010. Next time I'll try will be probably in May 2011. It was cold. First time in my life I felt my skin going numb. Using the towel to dry out when I got out was painful and it felt as if I was using sandpaper.
It took me a few minutes to get in and then a few minutes to get used to the cold but once you are in it is doable. For people who can deal with the cold better than me it would have been much much easier. Still this will be the last time for this year. Temperatures are around 16 now and the sea is getting colder and colder.
Swimming in 2011 Wanted to
Swimming in 2011
Wanted to start on 1 May but the weather was exceptionally cold during April and this continued during May.
- 15 May cold (noon)
- 20 May very cold (evening)
- 22 May cold (noon)
- 25 May Touched by the octopus. Still cold (evening) sea is reported to be at 18 decrees C near the surface. 1 degree up from the miserable 17.
- 31 May very cold, today I tried the snorkelling. What's wrong with the weather!
- 03 June the sea was better, at least some areas were warmer. Managed to do the whole swimming routine. (evening)
- 04 June the sea is much better now (noon)
- 05 June getting there (noon)
- 06 June ditto, 15' continuous and 1/2 of the standard routine (evening)
- 07 June approximately 15 static (evening)
- 08 June
- 09 June
- 10 June
- 12 June
- 14 June Followed Vasili on his routine
- 15 June swim 10', short break, swim 18' plus a bit more. The sea is still coldish at least for me.
- 17 June
- 19 June Long distance swim.
- 21 June A double swim
- 21 June B double swim
- 22 June just a bit swimming
- 23 June A am not much
- 23 June B pm too much?
- 26 June
- 28 June
- 03 July
- 04 July
- 06 July morning...
- 09 July morning...
After a break of 7 days....
- 18 July
- 19 July
- 20 July
- 21 July
- 22 July
- 23 July Diving
- 25 July
- 26 July
- 27 July
After a long long long break....
- 18 August Evening frog swim...
- 21 August Evening frog swim...
- 22 August Evening frog swim...
- 22 August Morning frog swim...
- 24 August Evening frog swim...
- 25 August Evening frog swim...
- 26 August ditto...
- 29 August ditto...
- 30 August Morning frog swim...
- 31 August Evening frog swim...
- 03 September Evening half routine!
- 04 September Morning full routine!
- 09 September Morning frog swim...
- 11 September frog swim...
- 12 September frog swim...
- 13 September frog swim...
- 15 September Got the clear-all (although a bit of itching is still there) and started normal swimming...
- 17 September morning swimming
- 18 September morning swimming
- 19 September evening swimming
- 21 September evening swimming
- 23 September evening swim, with old routine... it gets dark very quickly
- 24 and/or 25 September
- 26 September
- 27 September Running 1 (a bit over 30min run plus stretching and other exercises)
- 29 September swimming
- 30 September Running 2 (a bit over 30min run plus stretching and other exercises, was a bit stiff)
- 01 October swimming
- 02 October 5 minutes in the sea
- 05 October Running 3 (a bit over 30min run plus stretching and other exercises, was much more comfortable in the run)
- 06 October swimming, tested the duck gloves, they are good.
- 08 October noon swim, very nice :-)
- 12 October Running 4, 30min, 4x60m fastish
- 13 October swimming, evening test of the skin, too short too wide?
- 14 October Running 5, 30min, some short fast runs, some weight lifting
- 18 October swimming in the cold plus Running 6 with full program, nice but tired.
- Not sure what I did...
- Running 7 - 46min
- 28 October Running 8, 48min, weight lifting
- 29 October Swimming plus Running 9 30min
- 30 October Swimming, very cold!
First swim in 2011, May 15
First swim in 2011, May 15 around 15:00 :-)
The water is still cold but swimming was possible. After the initial shock that lasted a few seconds I managed to complete more than half of my normal routine. Loved it.
Last swim in the sea 5
Last swim in the sea 5 December 2010. Most probably this will be the last one for 2010. Next time I'll try will be probably in May 2011. It was cold. First time in my life I felt my skin going numb. Using the towel to dry out when I got out was painful and it felt as if I was using sandpaper.
It took me a few minutes to get in and then a few minutes to get used to the cold but once you are in it is doable. For people who can deal with the cold better than me it would have been much much easier. Still this will be the last time for this year. Temperatures are around 16 now and the sea is getting colder and colder.
Previous swim in the sea 21 November.