Aspire Chanel Swim Challenge- with a twist!

Welcome to the blog where I'll be telling you about my aspire channel swim challenge!



You'll probably know by now but I'll explain, the Aspire channel swim raises money for a spinal chord injuries charity, participants swim 22 miles in their local pool over 12 weeks. http://www.aspirechannelswim.co.uk/



I have decided to swim 44 miles, in 22 pools over the next 12 weeks to try to gain as much sponsorship as possible!



Aspire work with people who have sustained a spinal chord injury, the NHS can only provide so much. Aspire assist with independent living, provide adapted stop gap housing for when people get out of hospital, assistive technology (so that anyone, regardless of the level of their injury can use a computer), they provide human needs grants to assist with the purchase of much needed equipment and they work in sports development, amongst other things. Please, please read their website- this is a very worthy cause. http://www.aspire.org.uk/


Please donate via the just giving website: www.justgiving.com/alex-aspire

Sunday 18 September 2011

Bilston Leisure Centre



Okay, I know it's not Haden Hill and it's also not yesterday...had a bit of a car crisis- mine was declared unsafe and I had to sort a temporary one for the week ahead!

I managed 1.25 miles today! Really pleased! Would you believe that I also went on a 5 mile walk this morning!? I arrived at Bilson baths for the 2pm session and was the only one in there! By 3pm there were 3 of us but then the calm was broken by some kids- I was nearly done anyway. I did 60 lengths in 1 hour 10 minutes - it's a 33.5 mtre pool, so equates 1.25 miles. I feel great right now but suffice to say an early night is on the cards!
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