Back from a week in The Scilly Isles and the stark realisation of swimming the channel has hit me:

The sea is cold, and I mean cold.

The sea has waves that go up and down and break in your face.

I get seasick on a ferry when the sea is flat. 12 hours on a fishing boat will not be fun.

Swimming into things is not at all fun.

Seeing loads of fish should be done at an aquarium.

An orange swim hat doesn't stop you from feeling pretty vulnerable and isolated.

On top of all that my right calf muscle has decided to perform as it did in my build up to my last Ironman so no running for me for several weeks now with Switzerland just over 5 weeks away. I'm thinking a long walk will follow the swim and bike.

Hope everyone else is doing well.