My #Summit2Sea adventure is over on Vimeo (Tinyurl.com/Summit2Sea)! . . Thanks to @jimmyhyland_ fr filming and putting the film together, @alpkit for their continued support, @outdoorfood for fuelling before and after filming, @vivobarefoot for the #SwimRun shoes, @texenergy for powering everything #offthegrid and @swimsecure for Dave... she did ya proud ;) . #openwaterswimming #wildswimming #scafellpike #wastwater #irishsea #adventure #microadventure #makefearyourfriend #projectbigswim #challenge #lakedistrictnpa #wasdalehead #running #trailrunning #runningsucks #swimmingsucks

I blame the anaesthetic, morphine, a missing appendix & GBUltras.com New blog post up at BarefootAleks.com/journal (link in bio) . . Now, along with some long distant #swimruns & #openwaterswimming, I have a perfect training programme to get me ready for 2019s #ProjectBigSwim. Nearly forgot that I need to place some blame on @freezingiceblue for his #GrandSlam shenanigans!

Blog post is up at BarefootAleks.com . Today I watched in awe as the rain swallowed the mountains, reaching us as we swam and creating a whisper through the water. All seemed calm in the rough weather. Even the brief encounter with an unknown watery beast seemed of no real significance. Thanks to @artsy72 for the photo and great to meet @swimthelakes in person. #projectbigswim #lakesmereswaters #lovethelakes #swimming #wildswimming #openwaterswimming #training #nature #landscaped #water @lakedistrictnpa

Just cos I've delayed #lakesmereswaters doesn't mean I can't train a bit and do more testing with Dave. Bumped into a big group of holiday makers with @swimthelakes and had a nice slow 1.5miles in Derwent Water with @artsy72 More pics to follow... #projectbigswim

9 days of carried nutrition. All in around 4.9kg of food with approx 17,300 kcals! Hopefully with some sneaky shop visits, stashing of food packs at key points and managing my pace it's gonna be enough to get me round my route! . . For those interested the number of calories a day vary depending on time spent in the water and amount of climb on the route. Next step to sort this lot into drop bags and see if I can leave them at key points. :) . . . #adventure #planning #ultrarunning #ultraswimming #swimrun #lovethelakes #lakesmereswaters #projectbigswim

#lakesmereswaters #swimrun adventure schedule done. Routes for each day plotted. GPX files downloaded and now just have to get legs recovered. Time to use adventure to test some things for #projectbigswim

Just the average day in the @LakeDistrictNPA. #openwaterswimming in the rain, a gill scramble and a run in the rain & finally an awesome act of human kindness. A roof rack thanks to @_ojc_! I can see a roof garden appearing 🤔 . . . . #livelifelikeitwasyourlastday #SwimmingSucks #runningsucks #lovethelakes #adventure #projectbigswim

Beneath lies a never ending sea of green. A deep, dark green like the colour of pine needles in the rain accompanied by a profound sense of calm. I felt a moments temptation to unclip from my tow float and to breath out, sinking and letting the darkness below surround me like the hug of a lover. Then my foot brushed passed a piece of pond weed and the romanticism died! Time to panic and swim like there are beasts below that will devour your soul!! #bewarethekraken #SwimmingSucks #openwaterswimming #makefearyourfriend #projectbigswim