And here’s one for the triathletes and other amphibians…

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 In case you missed the episode of the Nature of Things on CBC called “The Perfect Runner”… it was great!  No, they weren’t talking about me… well come to think of it, they kinda were talking about me (the part about bad running form that is!)… it’s about why humans are the Perfect Runners… and evolution, science, barefoot running, why Africans are so fast and the Canadian Death Race!  Very informative, entertaining and well done.

http://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/episode/the-perfect-runner.html?subpage=information#

 You can watch the whole thing on-line at CBC on the link above.  Enjoy.

Cheers,

Rob

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I founded LOST Swimming because I like open water swimming and would like to see it grow and thrive in Lake Ontario. I started as a competitive swimmer as a kid and ended up getting as far as a silver medal at Nationals and going to the Olympic Trials in 1988. But I retired after that, I was sick of swimming. So I got into running marathons and have run over 35 to date, as well as a few ultra marathons, including the Marathon des Sables (7 day, ultra across the Sahara Desert). I also kind of fell into triathlons and have done a handful of Ironman tri's too. This gradually got me back in the water and in 2006 I took the plunge and attempted swimming the English Channel. I didn't quite make it across, but the circle was now complete and after 17 years I was a swimmer again! Although I still do plenty of pool swimming, I now much prefer open water swimming and like to say that open water swimming is to pool swimming, what trail running is to treadmill running! As a result I hope to encourage more people to join me for a dip in Lake Ontario as often as we can!