Flash: Tsumani Reported Heading toward English Coast

Just found this flash on Drudge. A tidal wave has been reported heading toward the English coast. Daily Mail is reporting "Extreme Danger to Life"! Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex coastlines are at risk. OK, Channel swimmers, iSplashDog says get the hell out of there. You've got some time, but don't waste it. Surfing crowd, don't be too cool for the rule. Good luck mates.

More Goals Added

You might have noted some rather crazy goals I've set for myself to give me some idea of how far I swim (laps in a pool). I noted that I've got some good short term goals (swim English Channel, swim width Lake Michigan, etc.), but there are places where there are big gaps and hitting the goals takes much longer - thus the mental rewards aren't there. So today I've added a couple. One is a swim from Havana, Cuba to Miami, FL (224 miles), which I should be able to complete by Thanksgiving, God willing. A second I've added is a New York City to Hamilton, Bermuda (775 miles) swim - which looks like two years out at my pace. I suppose a neat lifetime goal might be to circumnavigate the globe, but that is a little too far out there, even for me, but you never know. I imagine some Olympic athletes over the span of their lives may have done this already. If you know, let me know and I'll post it. In the meantime, I'll keep looking for more goals. Any suggestions?

English Channel Swim

Since my posts of late have swung into the adventurous high jinks of swimmers - thanks to Martin Strel (see prior recent posts) - I've been seeking out like-minded sites. Here's a web site I came across that gives some good insight into English Channel swimming. Check out the FAQs page for lots of good info on what a channel swim can entail and the recommended preparation.