We are four months out from the 2017 Port to Pub swim. If you have been too busy to get down to the pool to start training, it’s not too late. Now is a perfect time to round up a few mates at a Christmas party and make a pact with each other to do the Port to Pub! Register now and you have until 06 March 2017 to get everything in order and update your details.
Getting through the festive period
Christmas Day will not make you fat. However, a December of Christmases will!
Everyone is worried about what they eat between Christmas and New Year’s Day, when really, what we should be worried about is what we eat between New Years and Christmas Day!
Use your swim for a good cause!
In 2017 Port to Pub is lending its support to Coastcare and R U OK?, both of which undertake extremely important work in our community.
We encourage you to use your swim to raise money for one or both of these organisations.
COASTCARE
Swim for the future of our turtles!
Port to Pub’s Ceinwen Roberts has set you a swimming challenge in the lead up to Christmas. We’ll be helping you to keep your training program on track from now until March. If you’re looking for some ocean swim training, try out one of the open water swim events – there is one on almost every weekend.
SOLOS
Securing a support vessel and skipper for your swim is sometimes the trickiest part of the event organisation.
Some tips include:
Pilbara-based Aaron Ellis-Kerr will compete in the Port to Pub as a solo swimmer in 2017. Training in a hot climate and in an isolated town has its challenges, but as Aaron is proving, it’s far from impossible. Here’s his story:
I have travelled as the team sports physio for the Australian Open Water swim team every year since 2010. Working with open water swimmers, I am used to assessing and treating injuries caused by training overload. These usually occur due to a fast increase in training volume, but can also result from a change in training (ie. more pull, extra paddle use).
Unfortunately, you can’t outswim a bad diet. So, before we get into the specific of performance nutrition to maximise your swim across to Rottnest, let’s get back to basics with food.
Most recent statistics highlight that less than 4% of Australians consume the recommended 2 serves of fruit and 5 vegetables per day. JUST 4%! See this recommendation as your multi vitamin and immune strengthen.
Here at Port to Pub, we’re so excited to launch the 2017 Hotel Rottnest Port to Pub swim. The first event was a great success. One of the continual pieces of feedback we’ve had was that the atmosphere of the swim was relaxed and fun. That’s exactly what we wanted the event to be, and we intend to keep it that way.
If you’re looking to raise money and put your swim to a good cause, please consider Coastcare or R U OK? – both proudly supported by Port to Pub in 2017.
Funds raised for Coastcare will go towards coastal and environmental work in coastal areas in the vicinity of Port to Pub.
R U OK? works tirelessly on suicide prevention, encouraging people to start important conversations by asking, “are you ok?”
Check the fundraising page on the Port to Pub website for details about how you can get involved!
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