Quick post as the day of reckoning is nigh! I had a work trip in the midwest last week, and I had a chance to take a quick dip in the […]

Here I sit, a little over five weeks away from the swim [whoa– I just had to check the calendar to see how many weeks it is before typing that, and found […]

Building off my Lucky Duck post, I recently had a work trip to Seattle and I was able to go for a dip in Puget Sound. My friend Ellen grew up […]

Six hours of open water swimming in temperatures of 60 degrees or colder. That’s the required swim assessment that each Channel aspirant must pass before being allowed to take his or her crack […]

This is something that’s always fascinated me. You’re getting ready for an event. Maybe it’s a public speaking situation, maybe you’re proposing to your [hopefully] soon-to-be-spouse, or maybe it’s an athletic endeavor. […]

As my training season progresses, I’m realizing that I’ve got some really special opportunities to do some open water swimming in some unique places. While I have a background in swimming, […]

The pop culture reference in this post title will seem dated before long, but it’s completely apropos of my first dip in chilly water. Following the balmy waters of Cancun, I […]

Last year’s winter in New England was hellish. Snowstorm after snowstorm. They just kept coming and the snowbanks kept on rising. The big joke was that some of the snow […]

After traversing the cliffs for a while– as it turns out, an ill-advised trek in the shoes I had on– I made my way down to the harbor to get […]

Last week work brought me to London, and since I had meetings starting Monday morning, I flew overnight on Saturday and arrived early Sunday. When I got to the hotel, it was […]