Anyone else find it lonely sometimes?
90% of the time I love swimming purely for the fact it is my alone and quiet time. Bliss.
However, training for my Lake Windermere swim in the UK, I have become somewhat lonely and didnt anticipate this. I have a small family and all my friends are married with young kids (as myself!), everyone is busy with their own lives. So during my training swims I dont have anyone with me and I dont typically meet many other swimmers.
I am doing J2F next year and at the moment, my chosen support crew are my dad and his cousin but recently, he hasnt seem so interested or supportive in my swims. My husband cant join because he gets major seasickness. I am concerned to the point I am consideing finding random support crew in Jersey who wouldn't mind volunteering. But how sad would that feel? To finish such an incredible swim only to be congratulated by strangers. Or have strangers encourage you on when you're at your most vulnerable.
Side note, my mum passed away 2 years ago and I have a fear that when the going gets tough, im going to long for her and I really need my family, who know this loss, to keep me going.