101 Bold and Beautiful Swimmers
Gorgeous morning – lots of swimmers – and water is definitely warmer at 17.5!!
(big thanks to Joan for bringing the thermometre down to us!!)
John Bond in trouble and the cops were called..The crime – he put his bag on the wrong side of the yellow lines!!
Anna’s special running shoes!
TOP TIP – Elaine discovered canola oil helps her swim faster!!
It’s not Where’s Wally..but Where’s Elaine!?
Does Rob make the spreadsheet even if he didn’t swim?
A great little wave to bring us back in ……
Lots of fun and laughs this morning – nothing beats this as the best way to start the day huh??!!
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Some photos just in from Simon C…
and Stephen C…
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A message from Neil Cowin: “I will be in Sydney from 10-17 so will be happy with a swim or 7. Congrats to bob for overtaking me!! and tell midge to get a move on”
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JUST IN: John Bond and 4 others did a double lap – well done chaps!
Bold and Beautiful On Tour
Derek Minihane below and swimming in what appears to be San Francisco!
Nicole Piha is also in the US – currently below in Huntington Beach!
Bye for now Lesley 😀
12 comments
Sharon
03/10/2012 at 9:26 am
I think that’s a BandB hoodie I can see there – so yes a point for Rob
…meanwhile I have ANOTHER cold that’s about the 5th this year, so gutted I couldnt swim this morning…..
JK would understand why I am REALLY gutted this morn 😉
Rainer
03/10/2012 at 10:21 am
Thanks Lesley. Great swim.. feels like summer these days. Saying that from the comfort of my long wetsuit of course.
Elaine – not that i dont like the idea of girls in oil, but is there any evidence that canola is really superior to e.g. virgin olive?
See you all tomorrow!!
Elaine
03/10/2012 at 10:53 am
I might try olive tomorrow Rainer or even sesame. Thanks for the tip. (Virgin olive probably wouldn’t work 😉
Thanks for getting me well up the spreddy sheet for blog appearances Lesley but I think it should be ‘Where’s Sharon’ tomorrow. Sharon, a cold is no excuse. I always swim at the first sign of a cold, makes them go quicker.(And Brenton!)
Thanks for the neck massage Brian at breakfast. Free massages now, the list of B&B benefits just gets longer!
I heard the police were after John Bond for refusing to leave The Boatshed the other night but anyone got any other ideas??
See you all tomorrow!
lesley
03/10/2012 at 11:06 am
TOP TIP from me: If you don’t wear a wetsuit you don’t get a sick! 🙂 Look here at benefit number 1 http://thenextchallenge.org/2010/02/cold-water-swimming/
izzy
03/10/2012 at 12:39 pm
i swim coated in truffle oil.
Sharon
03/10/2012 at 1:11 pm
I really like the wheels on nicole’s bike!!!
Rob Byrne
03/10/2012 at 1:36 pm
Glad I wore the hoodie now and thanks Lesley for spotting me taking some snaps! I need the points to catch up with Sharon due to all her background appearances! No sidelines for me tomorrow, see you in the water tomorrow morning… what an amazing day today.
Miles
03/10/2012 at 4:05 pm
Hi everyone, a group of us are planning a swim around North Head on Sunday with boat support and wanted to know if anyone else is interested in taking part. Because the water’s still not warmed up much it’s not going to be practical to wait for all to catch up as we do in the summer badge swims, so the idea would be to swim in a group of the same speed and have separate boats. So if you’re up for the swim, want to offer boat support, or join on a kayak, then get in touch.
Alyson
03/10/2012 at 5:23 pm
Bahaha oh Elaine, canola oil? Let’s see how extra fast you are when I come back xx
Elaine
03/10/2012 at 5:26 pm
You are right Lesley! I’ve only got a cold since I donned the wetsuit! No wetsuit tomorrow. Just copying and pasting that research here:
For your body, a sudden and drastic change in temperature constitutes an attack – as anyone who’s ever fallen overboard in British waters will concur. And, whilst “attacking” your own body may not sound like a good thing, there is no harm in keeping it on its toes. In fact, quite the opposite.
Scientists from the Czech Republic immersed witting subjects in cold water for one hour, three times a week and monitored their physiology. They found significant increases in white blood cell counts and several other factors relating to the immune system. This was attributed to the cold water being a mild stressor which activates the immune system and gives it some practice.
Izzy, just googled truffle oil and apparently it’s a scam and contains no traces of truffle but is just plain, old olive oil!
Rainer
03/10/2012 at 5:41 pm
No way… i could swear i tasted a hint of truffles in the water this morning!!
Tim H
03/10/2012 at 7:42 pm
Anyone up for an early morning lap tomorrrow…say 6:20AM?