It’s an honor that marathon swimmers around the world take time out of their day to sit down and talk to little old me and today it was my absolute privilege to spend an hour with world record holder… and that’s not just one world record, Vicki Keith holds 16 world records… I recommend you set aside the time to […]
“Believe in yourself,” says Jillian Best, the first transplant recipient to swim the 52km across Lake Ontario. If it’s a simple as that, why isn’t everyone doing it? First of all, it’s not that easy. Do you believe in yourself? I talk a lot with my clients about trust. You have to trust the process and trust your plan. If you’re […]
Today I spoke with the world record holder for the fastest solo crossing of Lake Ontario in 1994, John Scott. While John found balance and took care of his body and mind to prepare for long marathon swims, a career in leadership led him astray. John tells us, not only, about his swimming background and preparations for breaking the world […]
Whoever said it was down hill after 40 is clearly missing out. Pat Gallant-Charette, discovered a love of open water and a gift for endurance mid life she’s determined to make each moment count. Somewhere between taking care of her grand kids, tapping her maple trees, canning Boston baked beans, and general Maine home steading, Pat finds time to train […]
Not only has today’s guest taken on such feats as the Straits of Magellan and a multi day ultramarathon run across the Moroccan Sahara, but he’s taking initiative to raise water quality concerns with local officials. No one wants to swim through plastic, trash, drain overflow, not to mention sewage. What can you do to preserve your local waters, if […]