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2012-07-26 5:08 PM
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Asalzwed - 2012-07-27 4:06 AM
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bcraht - 2012-07-26 12:08 PM
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HAHAHAHA

Does the Olympic Games logo drive anybody else crazy? Like you want to put the broken bits together to make something sensible, like, I don't know, a square?

 

ME! OMG ME! It's so...1990s. I am not sure what is worse, the logo or the mascots. Vancouver did the mascots RIGHT. I have my own quatchi sitting on my couch, in fact. 

 

I LOVED the Vancouver mascots!  They were so cute. The Beijing ones were also a little strange.

It's interesting to me how opinions change after the fact!  Many in the media HATED the mascots initially, said the Vancouver Games were shaping up (before they had even started) to be the WORST games ever.  Now the mascots were great, and they were up among the best games ever!!  I can tell you, I volunteered and had a blast.  One of the best experiences of my life.  (And I only just realized that the logo for London was the year.  I didn't look too hard, to be honest, but it should not be difficult to pick out what a logo means...)

Best games ever, solely because of this: 

Go Canada!

I just watched highlights of that game, and the medal ceremony on TV! How cool!

And yeah ... those chicks really do look like you.

Just gonna continue to take that as a compliment. All this talk is making me miss playing hockey!

Oh they're hot, all right. When I insult you, it's pretty much outright.

I guess you are right. I just associate anything with a Canadian in it as an insult Wink 

I has a sad Cry

2012-07-26 5:11 PM
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bcraht - 2012-07-26 5:08 PM
Asalzwed - 2012-07-26 1:10 PM
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Asalzwed - 2012-07-27 4:06 AM
TriAya - 2012-07-26 2:53 PM
Asalzwed - 2012-07-27 2:17 AM
bcraht - 2012-07-26 12:08 PM
Artemis - 2012-07-26 9:58 AM

HAHAHAHA

Does the Olympic Games logo drive anybody else crazy? Like you want to put the broken bits together to make something sensible, like, I don't know, a square?

 

ME! OMG ME! It's so...1990s. I am not sure what is worse, the logo or the mascots. Vancouver did the mascots RIGHT. I have my own quatchi sitting on my couch, in fact. 

 

I LOVED the Vancouver mascots!  They were so cute. The Beijing ones were also a little strange.

It's interesting to me how opinions change after the fact!  Many in the media HATED the mascots initially, said the Vancouver Games were shaping up (before they had even started) to be the WORST games ever.  Now the mascots were great, and they were up among the best games ever!!  I can tell you, I volunteered and had a blast.  One of the best experiences of my life.  (And I only just realized that the logo for London was the year.  I didn't look too hard, to be honest, but it should not be difficult to pick out what a logo means...)

Best games ever, solely because of this: 

Go Canada!

I just watched highlights of that game, and the medal ceremony on TV! How cool!

And yeah ... those chicks really do look like you.

Just gonna continue to take that as a compliment. All this talk is making me miss playing hockey!

Oh they're hot, all right. When I insult you, it's pretty much outright.

I guess you are right. I just associate anything with a Canadian in it as an insult Wink 

I has a sad Cry

Ohh pssssssh you know I love Canadians. You've got all the greats, Tommy Chong..Alan Thicke, Bieber! I even know your national anthem. 

2012-07-26 5:13 PM
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Asalzwed - 2012-07-26 8:02 PM
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Asalzwed - 2012-07-27 2:54 AM
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TriAya - 2012-07-26 1:43 PM

So some sport scientists studied body metrics of competitive open-water swimmers roundabout 2003, 2004 and this is what they came up with for U.S. females: (damn that formatting did not come out AT ALL ... lemme see ... )

TABLE 4. ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS FOR OPEN WATER SWIMMERS*

FEMALES: US

HEIGHT, CM                        168.3 ± 2.8
WEIGHT, KG                        63.5 ± 5.8
PERCENT MUSCLE MASS       30.7 ± 3.8
PERCENT SKELETAL MASS     8.4 ± 0.7
BODY FAT, %                      22.8 ± 2.3

So the AVERAGE of U.S. female competitive OWSers is 23%.

That makes me feel much better. And with the standard deviation at 2.3, there's a few significantly above that.

That is REALLY interesting!!!!!! Please don't post that of competitive runners because then I'll cry at my desk.

 

Nah, I have other plans for making you cry ...

like posting other swim workouts

Ughhh don't even say those filthy words. I wrote it in my blog but I look like the effing devil when I get out of the pool. My eyes are blood red, skin is all gross and flaky and the goggle lines around my eyes are insane. Also, I'm dead tired.

Laughing

I can't wait to see what Allen Froggy has to say about that.

I'm taking the power out of his words by saying it myself. Wink

oh,  you wish girl.

2012-07-26 5:13 PM
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ukweeble - 2012-07-26 2:44 PM

I'm still thinking about eating from a pole.

You can eat from a hose, too. It pumps out liquid nutrition because it's too hard to suck it out of something that long.

 

Heh, tried it. Realized it wasn't really my thing. Oh! nm. 

She set me up to fail on that one. I couldn't resist! 

 

Don't know how you got it by the mods, i get edited frequently, but i'm glad you did. Slipped in so casually, it was beautiful.

Amazing how the conversation started about Grant abandoning his cross channel attempt.

By the way, did you spit?

What's the difference between like and love?

2012-07-26 5:14 PM
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Asalzwed - 2012-07-26 9:42 PM
ukweeble - 2012-07-26 3:38 PM
ArielLIlB - 2012-07-25 10:50 PM
ukweeble - 2012-07-25 5:27 PM
ArielLIlB - 2012-07-25 9:34 PM
jobaxas - 2012-07-25 4:06 PM

Channel Swim Update - Grant Siedle was pulled from the water after 11 hours.  The cold and the tides outdid him.

He is well, healthy just cold.  And he'll be back for another attempt next year!

Today Paul Hoffmann a friend is attempting his crossing.  My money is on Paul achieving the unachievable!

incidentally first crossing coach Johnny attempted at the age of 18 ended in CPR - he got hypothermia and lost consciousness, his coach (olympic champion Dawn Fraser).  It is not a challenge for the faint hearted and if you have not gained enough weight and fat you will succumb to the cold.

so today I will not be doing much work - I will tracking the boat Gallivant across the Channel!

Thanks for the well wishes everyone - cold is still there, I feel less feverish though!  If my throat doesn't improve I will go to the doctor tomorrow.

Thank goodness he is ok! I can't believe they aren't allowed to wear wet suits! Who makes up that rule?  HOw is it possible for someone to be in cold water for almost half a day?  I can't wrap my head around this one.  More so than the thought of swimming and biking for miles and miles BEFORE starting a marathon (considering I've tried to barely stand the day before a marathon).

It's not supposed to be easy, living with history sometimes makes you realise how soft we have become. Back when it was first done, wetsuits had not been invented. We should not make it easier just to make people happy. If you think you can hack it, put your name down, if not, there are plenty of other challenges not involving crazy amounts of swimming in cold water.

Yowza, that's a passionate response! Channel swimming must have more meaning to you Brits Wink I just figured if Ironmen can wear wetsuits, why not a Channel swimmer? I mean, that's still crazy hella hard and insane even WITH a wetsuit.  I, for one, can't even imagine swimming for an hour straight...let along eating from a pole in a freezing ocean-like expanse!

Not meant to be offensive, just strongly held view. I can see your point also, it's just not how it's done across the channel

HA! Offensive. HAHAHA. Nice try.

You want offensive, you can't handle offensive.

HA! I had to look for it. Speaking of slipping it in!

And you KNOW I'm not going to answer that! Not that leaving it to your imagination is any better. 

tee hee.  You said slipping it in.

2012-07-26 5:16 PM
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Asalzwed - 2012-07-27 6:11 AM
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Asalzwed - 2012-07-26 1:10 PM
TriAya - 2012-07-26 3:08 PM
Asalzwed - 2012-07-27 4:06 AM
TriAya - 2012-07-26 2:53 PM
Asalzwed - 2012-07-27 2:17 AM
bcraht - 2012-07-26 12:08 PM
Artemis - 2012-07-26 9:58 AM

HAHAHAHA

Does the Olympic Games logo drive anybody else crazy? Like you want to put the broken bits together to make something sensible, like, I don't know, a square?

 

ME! OMG ME! It's so...1990s. I am not sure what is worse, the logo or the mascots. Vancouver did the mascots RIGHT. I have my own quatchi sitting on my couch, in fact. 

 

I LOVED the Vancouver mascots!  They were so cute. The Beijing ones were also a little strange.

It's interesting to me how opinions change after the fact!  Many in the media HATED the mascots initially, said the Vancouver Games were shaping up (before they had even started) to be the WORST games ever.  Now the mascots were great, and they were up among the best games ever!!  I can tell you, I volunteered and had a blast.  One of the best experiences of my life.  (And I only just realized that the logo for London was the year.  I didn't look too hard, to be honest, but it should not be difficult to pick out what a logo means...)

Best games ever, solely because of this: 

Go Canada!

I just watched highlights of that game, and the medal ceremony on TV! How cool!

And yeah ... those chicks really do look like you.

Just gonna continue to take that as a compliment. All this talk is making me miss playing hockey!

Oh they're hot, all right. When I insult you, it's pretty much outright.

I guess you are right. I just associate anything with a Canadian in it as an insult Wink 

I has a sad Cry

Ohh pssssssh you know I love Canadians. You've got all the greats, Tommy Chong..Alan Thicke, Bieber! I even know your national anthem. 

Oh man. I just realized I know the words to O Canada and I'm pulling an Aguilera on The Star Spangled Banner. (That IS the U.S. national anthem ... right?)

2012-07-26 5:16 PM
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Just catching up, went to the try store today for a sale so kind of missed the workout, researching peach daquires now and that cant be fiddled with, but overall a productive week, plan on a run or swim tomorro then easy on sturday before the race...

 

Quadtees a coming...

2012-07-26 5:17 PM
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bcraht - 2012-07-26 11:13 PM
ukweeble - 2012-07-26 2:44 PM

I'm still thinking about eating from a pole.

You can eat from a hose, too. It pumps out liquid nutrition because it's too hard to suck it out of something that long.

 

Heh, tried it. Realized it wasn't really my thing. Oh! nm. 

She set me up to fail on that one. I couldn't resist! 

 

Don't know how you got it by the mods, i get edited frequently, but i'm glad you did. Slipped in so casually, it was beautiful.

Amazing how the conversation started about Grant abandoning his cross channel attempt.

By the way, did you spit?

What's the difference between like and love?

from a man's perspective?

2012-07-26 5:18 PM
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Tripopo - 2012-07-27 6:16 AM

Just catching up, went to the try store today for a sale so kind of missed the workout, researching peach daquires now and that cant be fiddled with, but overall a productive week, plan on a run or swim tomorro then easy on sturday before the race...

 

Quadtees a coming...

Let me guess. "Researching" is why I have no idea what your post says?

Actually, I really don't know what a quadtee is.

2012-07-26 5:20 PM
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TriAya - 2012-07-26 5:16 PM
Asalzwed - 2012-07-27 6:11 AM
bcraht - 2012-07-26 5:08 PM
Asalzwed - 2012-07-26 1:10 PM
TriAya - 2012-07-26 3:08 PM
Asalzwed - 2012-07-27 4:06 AM
TriAya - 2012-07-26 2:53 PM
Asalzwed - 2012-07-27 2:17 AM
bcraht - 2012-07-26 12:08 PM
Artemis - 2012-07-26 9:58 AM

HAHAHAHA

Does the Olympic Games logo drive anybody else crazy? Like you want to put the broken bits together to make something sensible, like, I don't know, a square?

 

ME! OMG ME! It's so...1990s. I am not sure what is worse, the logo or the mascots. Vancouver did the mascots RIGHT. I have my own quatchi sitting on my couch, in fact. 

 

I LOVED the Vancouver mascots!  They were so cute. The Beijing ones were also a little strange.

It's interesting to me how opinions change after the fact!  Many in the media HATED the mascots initially, said the Vancouver Games were shaping up (before they had even started) to be the WORST games ever.  Now the mascots were great, and they were up among the best games ever!!  I can tell you, I volunteered and had a blast.  One of the best experiences of my life.  (And I only just realized that the logo for London was the year.  I didn't look too hard, to be honest, but it should not be difficult to pick out what a logo means...)

Best games ever, solely because of this: 

Go Canada!

I just watched highlights of that game, and the medal ceremony on TV! How cool!

And yeah ... those chicks really do look like you.

Just gonna continue to take that as a compliment. All this talk is making me miss playing hockey!

Oh they're hot, all right. When I insult you, it's pretty much outright.

I guess you are right. I just associate anything with a Canadian in it as an insult Wink 

I has a sad Cry

Ohh pssssssh you know I love Canadians. You've got all the greats, Tommy Chong..Alan Thicke, Bieber! I even know your national anthem. 

Oh man. I just realized I know the words to O Canada and I'm pulling an Aguilera on The Star Spangled Banner. (That IS the U.S. national anthem ... right?)

Pulling an Aguilera! Ha. I am always impressed by your pop culture knowledge. 

And yes. Hint: Oh, say! can you see by the dawn's early light...........

2012-07-26 5:22 PM
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TriAya - 2012-07-26 6:18 PM
Tripopo - 2012-07-27 6:16 AM

Just catching up, went to the try store today for a sale so kind of missed the workout, researching peach daquires now and that cant be fiddled with, but overall a productive week, plan on a run or swim tomorrow then easy on sturday before the race...

 

Quadtees a coming...

Let me guess. "Researching" is why I have no idea what your post says?

Actually, I really don't know what a quadtee is.

 

Haven't gotten used to staring at a computer screen for this long yet... I am not seeing straight, where is my bike?

2012-07-26 5:22 PM
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bcraht - 2012-07-26 5:14 PM
Asalzwed - 2012-07-26 3:01 PM
ukweeble - 2012-07-26 5:00 PM
Asalzwed - 2012-07-26 9:42 PM
ukweeble - 2012-07-26 3:38 PM
ArielLIlB - 2012-07-25 10:50 PM
ukweeble - 2012-07-25 5:27 PM
ArielLIlB - 2012-07-25 9:34 PM
jobaxas - 2012-07-25 4:06 PM

Channel Swim Update - Grant Siedle was pulled from the water after 11 hours.  The cold and the tides outdid him.

He is well, healthy just cold.  And he'll be back for another attempt next year!

Today Paul Hoffmann a friend is attempting his crossing.  My money is on Paul achieving the unachievable!

incidentally first crossing coach Johnny attempted at the age of 18 ended in CPR - he got hypothermia and lost consciousness, his coach (olympic champion Dawn Fraser).  It is not a challenge for the faint hearted and if you have not gained enough weight and fat you will succumb to the cold.

so today I will not be doing much work - I will tracking the boat Gallivant across the Channel!

Thanks for the well wishes everyone - cold is still there, I feel less feverish though!  If my throat doesn't improve I will go to the doctor tomorrow.

Thank goodness he is ok! I can't believe they aren't allowed to wear wet suits! Who makes up that rule?  HOw is it possible for someone to be in cold water for almost half a day?  I can't wrap my head around this one.  More so than the thought of swimming and biking for miles and miles BEFORE starting a marathon (considering I've tried to barely stand the day before a marathon).

It's not supposed to be easy, living with history sometimes makes you realise how soft we have become. Back when it was first done, wetsuits had not been invented. We should not make it easier just to make people happy. If you think you can hack it, put your name down, if not, there are plenty of other challenges not involving crazy amounts of swimming in cold water.

Yowza, that's a passionate response! Channel swimming must have more meaning to you Brits Wink I just figured if Ironmen can wear wetsuits, why not a Channel swimmer? I mean, that's still crazy hella hard and insane even WITH a wetsuit.  I, for one, can't even imagine swimming for an hour straight...let along eating from a pole in a freezing ocean-like expanse!

Not meant to be offensive, just strongly held view. I can see your point also, it's just not how it's done across the channel

HA! Offensive. HAHAHA. Nice try.

You want offensive, you can't handle offensive.

HA! I had to look for it. Speaking of slipping it in!

And you KNOW I'm not going to answer that! Not that leaving it to your imagination is any better. 

tee hee.  You said slipping it in.

Glad we hit 100 (AGAIN) on a good note

2012-07-26 5:30 PM
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Asalzwed - 2012-07-27 6:11 AM
bcraht - 2012-07-26 5:08 PM
Asalzwed - 2012-07-26 1:10 PM
TriAya - 2012-07-26 3:08 PM
Asalzwed - 2012-07-27 4:06 AM
TriAya - 2012-07-26 2:53 PM
Asalzwed - 2012-07-27 2:17 AM
bcraht - 2012-07-26 12:08 PM
Artemis - 2012-07-26 9:58 AM

HAHAHAHA

Does the Olympic Games logo drive anybody else crazy? Like you want to put the broken bits together to make something sensible, like, I don't know, a square?

 

ME! OMG ME! It's so...1990s. I am not sure what is worse, the logo or the mascots. Vancouver did the mascots RIGHT. I have my own quatchi sitting on my couch, in fact. 

 

I LOVED the Vancouver mascots!  They were so cute. The Beijing ones were also a little strange.

It's interesting to me how opinions change after the fact!  Many in the media HATED the mascots initially, said the Vancouver Games were shaping up (before they had even started) to be the WORST games ever.  Now the mascots were great, and they were up among the best games ever!!  I can tell you, I volunteered and had a blast.  One of the best experiences of my life.  (And I only just realized that the logo for London was the year.  I didn't look too hard, to be honest, but it should not be difficult to pick out what a logo means...)

Best games ever, solely because of this: 

Go Canada!

I just watched highlights of that game, and the medal ceremony on TV! How cool!

And yeah ... those chicks really do look like you.

Just gonna continue to take that as a compliment. All this talk is making me miss playing hockey!

Oh they're hot, all right. When I insult you, it's pretty much outright.

I guess you are right. I just associate anything with a Canadian in it as an insult Wink 

I has a sad Cry

Ohh pssssssh you know I love Canadians. You've got all the greats, Tommy Chong..Alan Thicke, Bieber! I even know your national anthem. 

Oh man. I just realized I know the words to O Canada and I'm pulling an Aguilera on The Star Spangled Banner. (That IS the U.S. national anthem ... right?)

Pulling an Aguilera! Ha. I am always impressed by your pop culture knowledge. 

And yes. Hint: Oh, say! can you see by the dawn's early light...........

what so proudly we hailed by the twilight's last glea-MING.

And the rockets' bright (glare? flare?) ... the bombs bursting in air ... gave proof to the (help) that the flag was still there.

Oh say can you (something) that Star-Spangled banner it waves

O'er the land of the freeeee(EEEEEEEEE-EEEEEEEEEHHHHHHH!!!!)

and the home of the brave!

 

That's gotta be close.

2012-07-26 5:33 PM
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Close enough. That was beautiful. 
2012-07-26 5:36 PM
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Asalzwed - 2012-07-27 6:33 AM Close enough. That was beautiful. 

I may not know the words, but I always cry when the national anthem is played before sporting events. Doesn't matter which anthem. Except when it's the Italian football players singing so passionately and each one in a different key, and then I can't help laughing.

2012-07-26 5:38 PM
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Salty I showed DW the Olympics of drinking poster and her response was FRACK YES! so thank you for that Laughing  Also I found a recipe for Peachcello, be ready for the closing...

2012-07-26 5:41 PM
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Tripopo - 2012-07-26 5:38 PM Salty I showed DW the Olympics of drinking poster and her response was FRACK YES! so thank you for that Laughing  Also I found a recipe for Peachcello, be ready for the closing...

Yesssssss, I love your DW.

Now give me that recipe! 

2012-07-26 5:57 PM
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Tripopo - 2012-07-26 5:38 PM Salty I showed DW the Olympics of drinking poster and her response was FRACK YES! so thank you for that Laughing  Also I found a recipe for Peachcello, be ready for the closing...

Yesssssss, I love your DW.

Now give me that recipe! 

Yes Ma'am:Peel, pit and halve four peaches. Peel one lemon with a paring knife to remove the whole peel intact and then cut into four pieces. Discard the flesh or save for another use. Combine peaches with 3 cups vodka, lemon peel, four cloves and 1 cup simple syrup in a covered Mason jar and store in refrigerator for 1 or 2 weeks, shaking occasionally. Strain out all solids. Place liquid back in Mason jar or decorative bottle and refrigerate. Serve chilled.
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Tripopo - 2012-07-26 5:57 PM
Asalzwed - 2012-07-26 6:41 PM

Tripopo - 2012-07-26 5:38 PM Salty I showed DW the Olympics of drinking poster and her response was FRACK YES! so thank you for that Laughing  Also I found a recipe for Peachcello, be ready for the closing...

Yesssssss, I love your DW.

Now give me that recipe! 

Yes Ma'am:Peel, pit and halve four peaches. Peel one lemon with a paring knife to remove the whole peel intact and then cut into four pieces. Discard the flesh or save for another use. Combine peaches with 3 cups vodka, lemon peel, four cloves and 1 cup simple syrup in a covered Mason jar and store in refrigerator for 1 or 2 weeks, shaking occasionally. Strain out all solids. Place liquid back in Mason jar or decorative bottle and refrigerate. Serve chilled.

Thank you sir! That sounds really good!

The Jar + shaking reminds me of a family tradition. Yucca (I have no idea if that is how you spell it or even what it means) but you combine 2 cups of sugar, a fifth of tequila and 8 lemons (4 squeezed and discarded, 4 squeezed and place in jar) then you fill the jar with ice and shake the crap out of it for an hour.

My family does a whole dance where you take turns shaking it.  Then the Yucca master has everyone stand in a line and makes people do things for pulls off of the jar, which of course, get more out of hand as the jar gets consumed. 



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Asalzwed - 2012-07-26 7:13 PM
Tripopo - 2012-07-26 5:57 PM
Asalzwed - 2012-07-26 6:41 PM

Tripopo - 2012-07-26 5:38 PM Salty I showed DW the Olympics of drinking poster and her response was FRACK YES! so thank you for that Laughing  Also I found a recipe for Peachcello, be ready for the closing...

Yesssssss, I love your DW.

Now give me that recipe! 

Yes Ma'am:Peel, pit and halve four peaches. Peel one lemon with a paring knife to remove the whole peel intact and then cut into four pieces. Discard the flesh or save for another use. Combine peaches with 3 cups vodka, lemon peel, four cloves and 1 cup simple syrup in a covered Mason jar and store in refrigerator for 1 or 2 weeks, shaking occasionally. Strain out all solids. Place liquid back in Mason jar or decorative bottle and refrigerate. Serve chilled.

Thank you sir! That sounds really good!

The Jar + shaking reminds me of a family tradition. Yucca (I have no idea if that is how you spell it or even what it means) but you combine 2 cups of sugar, a fifth of tequila and 8 lemons (4 squeezed and discarded, 4 squeezed and place in jar) then you fill the jar with ice and shake the crap out of it for an hour.

My family does a whole dance where you take turns shaking it.  Then the Yucca master has everyone stand in a line and makes people do things for pulls off of the jar, which of course, get more out of hand as the jar gets consumed. 

And you wonder why your family reunions go so fantastically?
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dammit a trip to the doctor is called for - coughing up lord knows what, not pretty that's for sure!

Gossipy swim was good, we got through 2.5km every other lane did 3km except the speedy lane who did 3.5km - wow.

Channel news, conditions in the Channel worsened and pilot abandoned attempt, too choppy too risky.  Such a shame when you've worked so hard.  But like all things getting to the start is the hardest part.  Paul will be back next year I'm sure for another go.  Incidentally it's been the worst year for failed attempts due to weather!

Now Richie and Robbie are off crossing around the 12th August.  Fingers crossed we get one success.  I certainly have a heap more respect for Coach Johnny now - swoon.

Wow, crazy that is was due to the pilot!!!

I think it just means the pilot made the call from his (I only know of one female pilot, a former Channel swimmer herself) point of view. I'm sure nobody disagreed, and in any case, you have to have a pilot boat as a requirement.

So, if the Pilot makes the call is that the end all? What if the swimmer wanted to keep swimming?

I get what you are saying though. I am just curious. 

the rules are stringent about a licensed registered Channel crossing approved pilot and boat.  The French won't allow you to land on their soil - so you basically swim to the beach stand there, raise both hands in the air and an approved observer has to acknowledge you did it, then you have to swim back to the boat (I know like you haven't swum far enough), and then hot tail it back to the UK.

You cannot do it without a boat for safety reasons.  The pilot has to make decisions based on their knowledge and experience - far more knowledgable than the random swimmer.  Plus the swimmer is often delirious, exhausted or whatever and cannot make rational decisions. 

We all know the kind of things we say and do when doing endurance sports - crazy stuff!  Crazier in the water because unlike the bike or the run you don't just fall down, you drown.  When you sign the waiver/contract with the pilot you agree to he/she being the decision maker.  Same as IM if medical decree you unfit to continue, it's their decision not yours.

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Channel Swim Update - Grant Siedle was pulled from the water after 11 hours.  The cold and the tides outdid him.

He is well, healthy just cold.  And he'll be back for another attempt next year!

Today Paul Hoffmann a friend is attempting his crossing.  My money is on Paul achieving the unachievable!

incidentally first crossing coach Johnny attempted at the age of 18 ended in CPR - he got hypothermia and lost consciousness, his coach (olympic champion Dawn Fraser).  It is not a challenge for the faint hearted and if you have not gained enough weight and fat you will succumb to the cold.

so today I will not be doing much work - I will tracking the boat Gallivant across the Channel!

Thanks for the well wishes everyone - cold is still there, I feel less feverish though!  If my throat doesn't improve I will go to the doctor tomorrow.

Thank goodness he is ok! I can't believe they aren't allowed to wear wet suits! Who makes up that rule?  HOw is it possible for someone to be in cold water for almost half a day?  I can't wrap my head around this one.  More so than the thought of swimming and biking for miles and miles BEFORE starting a marathon (considering I've tried to barely stand the day before a marathon).

It's not supposed to be easy, living with history sometimes makes you realise how soft we have become. Back when it was first done, wetsuits had not been invented. We should not make it easier just to make people happy. If you think you can hack it, put your name down, if not, there are plenty of other challenges not involving crazy amounts of swimming in cold water.

Yowza, that's a passionate response! Channel swimming must have more meaning to you Brits Wink I just figured if Ironmen can wear wetsuits, why not a Channel swimmer? I mean, that's still crazy hella hard and insane even WITH a wetsuit.  I, for one, can't even imagine swimming for an hour straight...let along eating from a pole in a freezing ocean-like expanse!

Not meant to be offensive, just strongly held view. I can see your point also, it's just not how it's done across the channel

HA! Offensive. HAHAHA. Nice try.

I'm still thinking about eating from a pole.

You can eat from a hose, too. It pumps out liquid nutrition because it's too hard to suck it out of something that long.

Heh, tried it. Realized it wasn't really my thing. Oh! nm. 

i just spit diet coke on the computer.  thx alot !

She set me up to fail on that one. I couldn't resist! 

Don't know how you got it by the mods, i get edited frequently, but i'm glad you did. Slipped in so casually, it was beautiful.

Amazing how the conversation started about Grant abandoning his cross channel attempt.

By the way, did you spit?

A lady never spits and tells......

And as for slipping in casually that's a whole new topic right there.  Awesome welcome to my filthy Friday.

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FROM GRANT SIEDLE'S BLOG - IT'S A NICE READ.

Out of my mind…

 

July 27, 2012 by Grant Siedle

Yesterday I did my utmost to swim to France. After 9.5 hours they decided to pull me out of the water. I had reached the outer edge of the French shipping lane and the shore was in sight. Unfortunately my progress had become so slow and hypothermia and fatigue had taken its toll. The obvious reasons are lack of weight gain and perhaps not sufficient long cold- water swims but there are many factors that contribute to a successful crossing.

I am disappointed not to get to the other side but as Boris Becker said after losing Wimbledon, it wasn’t a war and nobody died! My friends Willo, Greg and Dave looked after me very well with the watching, the feeding and the recovery. Willo got in to swim for a while to try and get me back on track but it was to no avail and he then had the hardest job in having to explain to me that it was all over.

When hypothermia sets in it really plays tricks on your mind and I have no recollection of being pulled out and then dried and warmed up on deck. I do have a rather distressing video of the event though to show me what happened and it’s not pretty! I tried to argue with the captain too but they pulled me in and it was the right decision. After half an hour I was warm again and almost back to normal. There was some pretty violent vomiting and I am feeling the after effects of that today. Apart from that I pulled up well with very little stiffness in the shoulders neck or back which is good.

The trip has been a great challenging and learning experience. Some friends of mine have also not quite made it across and so we will have something in common and sure we will all be back at some stage to take on the challenge again. I have also been reminded on this trip how important friendship is and that the channel is a big team effort.

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....and a picture to show the awesome conditions Grant was fortunate to have.  Had Paul had these conditions I have no doubt he would have made it.

 





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Well, we didn't fill most of these pages with the strict tri-training talk that usually follows Yanti through the forums (fora?), but I have no qualms with being an Expert in B.S. Laughing

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