Matthew Cobb

Update - Over half way!

Hi All,

This is only my second blog post but I'm hoping to make them much more regularly now that I'm in the business half of this challenge!

The training is coming along OK, although I've had trouble making time for any additional training outside of the Wednesday pool session and the Saturday beach sessions. Even with just those sessions though, I think my swimming technique has come a long way! In my first pool session I could barely swim 50 meters without gasping for air when I stopped, whereas I'm now finding my rhythm and swim 200m just for a warm up at the start of the session!

I won't lie and say that I'm looking forward to the full 2KM swim just yet (the Palm Beach swim still scares the bejeezus out of me!) but I've still got about a month and a half of training to go, so I just need to knuckle down and take advantage of the downtime at work to fit in some additional exercise sessions to work on my fitness and hopefully shed a few kilo's as well so there's less of me to drag through the water!

Thanks for the support!

Cheers,

Cobby

I'm training with Can Too for the 2/2.5km Ocean Swim!

I am training for an event with Can Too, a health promotion organisation that engages and inspires individuals and the community to achieve personal health, wellbeing and altruistic goals.
 
Beginners and experienced athletes alike are given professional coaching as part of a team to run or swim in endurance events- including 10km, half-marathon and marathon runs; as well as ocean swims and triathlons.
 
In return, I am raising valuable funds that go towards innovation in the prevention, care and control of cancer. In 2014, our Can Too community has supported 19 early career researchers through Cure Cancer Australia.

Thank you for supporting me!
 
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