Open air swimming... looks inviting doesn't it?!

Rich took the plunge today in his first ever open water swim! Some would say he left it rather late with a mere 2 weeks to the big event... gossip speculates that this was an avoidance tactic or perhaps that he was hoping he could back out at the last minute? No chance Rich. We have your number.

The water temperature was a brisk 12.4 degrees but he didn't let that put him off, warming up with 800 metres in his new wetsuit!

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In fact, Rich is now a big fan of wetsuits, in a post-training interview he sung their praise saying "Yes. The wetsuit look is amazing. I'm about to start wearing it out and about - who doesn't want clothing that smells of rubber, makes noises as you walk and feels like you're wearing full body spanx? Get on board guys!"

That's enough for today!

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CLICK TO DONATE HERE to make Rich's painful training this morning worthwhile and keep him motivated as we lead into the big event on Sunday 15th May 2017! 

In May this year two brave men will be attempting an olympic distance triathlon to raise money for Milele! James and Rich are building on their previous athletic successes... to date these include:

• 5 hour netflix marathons,
• uninformed commentating on various sports
• watching The Olympics saying "how hard could it be?

Yes really. Their epic challenge will include a 1.5km swim followed by a 38km cycle and a 10km run one after the other! 

Please give generously and make their pain (and possible serious injury) worthwhile!

You can view their progress towards their fundraising target and make your contribution at the mydonate page below.

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