Well, it's summer(ish).  That means it's training season for the Annual Hudson River Swim for Life.  I did this last year and it was a blast.  So I'm doing it again!

I blogged most of my training experience last year but kinda fell off at the end and don't think I gave an update.  Well, here's a quickie: We one-mile swimmers hit the water around 9am. I think.  I finished the swim in about 44 minutes.  Sure, I had a little help from a speed boat.  Apparently I wasn't going fast enough but tis cool.  It was a feat and I did it!

Training this year? This year I'll be doing much of my pool training on my own.  My fave coach, (shout out to Rachel!), has gone international. Other than that I have weekly swim practice with TNT and my regularly scheduled strength training days with my trainer, Joe.  But oh yeah, we've discussed this and completely unrelated to the swim my schedule with him as added another day.

My week will look much like this:
Sunday - Gym
Monday - Gym
Tuesday - Pool (maybe)
Wednesday - Gym
Thursday - Pool
Friday - Pool (or rest)
Saturday - Rest

I will try to keep the training page updated with what I did so you get an idea of how this is being approached this year.

Okay guys! Wish me luck and check back soon, mmmmkay?

One last thing.  This event isn't just for the heck of it.  It's in support of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS.org) and all participants are fundraising. So please help me out and make a donation of whatever amount you can spare. $1, $5, $13, $25...it all helps.

You can make a donation online at:

http://pages.teamintraining.org/wch/Hudson10/tsimmonqot

or you can contact me if you'd rather send a check, money order or cash.
Whatever works!