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A Perfect Moonlit Swim and An Eagle

A Perfect Moonlit Swim and An Eagle

Posted on October 20, 2021 by Eej S

Today at the lake I saw the Cascade mountain range on the other side of the lake, the water was completely calm and flat, and I got to have a repeat swim date with A, a woman I swam with a few weeks ago. I had the best cold swim to-date.  We changed our venue READ MORE

Posted in Mental Health, Swimming Experiences Tagged beach, cold-water-swimming, openwaterswimming, swim-buddy, why-i-swim
Why

Why

Posted on September 23, 2021 by Eej S

Today at the lake…I didn’t go! Kinda sick, but I had pt instead. I was trying to explain why I swim to my pt. ‘Cause I’m a runner who can’t run. Also, sunbeams, weightlessness, magic. But the runner part of my brain is what gets me to enter the lake when it’s cold. The runner READ MORE

Posted in Sacred Swims, Swimming Experiences, The Journey Tagged insights, openwaterswimming, resilience, why-i-swim

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