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

Tuesday 20 September 2011

Monmouth Leisure Centre (Yes, in WALES!)

I'll have to upload my pics later, it seems bluetooth has died on my phone and so can't send pics to work computer. :-(

So I'm working in Hereford for two days and thought it would be an ideal opportunity to 'bag' a Welsh pool! 35 minutes drive after work and I was in Monmouth. The pool was quite quiet and I did 80 lengths! Alas the pool is just 20 metres so that was a mile. I crossed the border back into England at 7:48pm and sat down to order dinner at 8:30pm- I really am going to have next to no time for myself in the next 11 weeks!

My knee was hurting afterwards and isn't feeling good today, it hasnt been quite right since just before the challenge began. Knees not swollen but feels swollen in the joint- oh oh! Luckily today is a rest day.
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