Ice is out! No more icing your sprained ankle.
Health I am an endurance athlete. Most of you know that. I loved icing my muscles after training, racing and whenever I sprained a joint. I LOVED IT!!!! When I came to New Zealand six years ago I was confronted with the idea, from a wise student of mine while I was teaching...
Jacquelyn is swimming Lake Taupo 40.2km tomorrow – Tuesday 5th March 2019
Life Goals Just received the news. My Lake Taupo 40.2km swim starts at 3am tomorrow! Send me your prayer requests and I’ll carry them with me – well, on a piece of paper in the boat next to me! Just 13-15 hours of meditation! ** I ended up doing the...
The sacrifices it takes to swim Cook Strait (or strive for any big goal).
Cook Strait Swim 2019 May I start with an excerpt from my current favourite book entitled ‘Swimming in New Zealand’ by Annette Lees. ‘You’ve got to be a bit crazy to do swims like this. I feel fear, yes. If you’re alone in the ocean, in the dark, with the...
Cook Strait Swim – an update on the challenge of my life.
Cook Strait Swim 2019 My life is spent swimming these days. Combo of 6 hours in the pool, 6 in the ocean, 2-3 sessions in the gym each week. It’s only pre-season. The work is yet to come. My new mantra: ‘I’ll just keep on going until I get there’. Today: 9 km ✅....