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

Monday 12 September 2011

Monday 12th September

Day 1 of the challenge and I'm excited and nervous! I'll need to swim an average of just under 4 miles (3.6875 to be exact!) per week, and I've been swimming about three times this year! 236 lengths per week will get me from Dover to Calais and back in the 12 weeks, but I cant afford to be ill or injured, so once I've built a bit of fitness up I'll be looking to get some extra lengths in to act as a buffer.

1st swim scheduled after work tonight!

Wish me luck my friends!
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