Wow, after placing my order yesterday afternoon I was surprised to get my wetsuit delivered the very next day.
As with all things new I delicately donned the wetsuit with all the love and care you'd give when handling a newborn baby. This won't last. In T1 it'll be frantically stamped on as i'm desperate to rip it from my skin.
It seemed very tight and figure hugging although not uncomfortable. I realise my previous wetsuit 'The Black Witch' (on the strength of it's made up of more Black Witch repair adhesive than neoprene), is too big! I think it cost me a meagre 75 quid back in the day.
Well, the acid test was a 3 K swim in the Ancholme and I was impressed. It seemed quicker although I never timed myself and I'm sure the placebo effect played it's part.
Open water swimming brings it's whole host of dangers, many of which I think i've got covered, however it was pointed out to me last night that I was completely oblivious to this one.
Aiden and his girlfriend took the dog down the riverbank some days back whilst I was swimming from bridge to bridge.
It wasn't until I finished that Aiden told me that some kayakers were trying to pass me!.....
'Well there's plenty of room for them to overtake me' I said, with some justification.
'Yeh but you was swimming down the middle Dad'.
'Son, you could get a dozen kayaks passed me even if I was hogging the centre!'
'I think they were frightened their big oars would hit you, they were trying to catch your attention, but you couldn't hear them.'
'Arrrhhh, big oars? How many kayakers were there?' I replied.
'Four kayakers in one boat Dad!'
'Oh dear, you didn't mean kayakers did you mate'
Bugger me, despite a scan up and downstream these rowers weren't in sight when I set off. Although I sight regularly I can't say I ever look behind me! Apparently Aiden was having a conversation with these guys as they jokingly asked if I was David Walliams, and how far was I going? With no choice, they did some manouevreing and returned the way they came. Whoops, sorry!
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