Release the Kraken!!!

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… to borrow a line from Pirates of the Caribbean… I suppose it serves me right for swimming in Lake Ontario this early in the season… when everyone one knows the fresh-water octopus are running this time of year!  Luckily I was able to shake them!

not the Loch Ness Monster... the Lake O Octopus!!!

… okay… would you believe I screwed up my back doing my 20k pool swim two weeks ago ? (over 2 days, mind you)… 800 flip turns will do that to you I guess.  So I tried the usual fixes: hot tub… massage… hot tub… chiro… prescription muscle relaxant… rest… nothing was working… so I thought I’d try something different… no, not get my wife to give me hickies… acupuncture!  Well, this is a derivative of it, called “cupping” (not to be confused with “spooning”!).  It is supposed to help improve the circulation and thereby allow oxygen and nutrients to get to the knotted muscles… funny thing is… it seems to have worked!  Thanks to Ming at Club Physio Plus!

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!

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