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60km Mark and £6700 in Donations!
January 27 2021 Causeway Coast Charity AWARE NI Swim Distance 1.62km THANK YOU FOR CONTINUALLY SHARING AND DONATING. Donations now over...
Al Mennie
Jan 28, 20213 min read
Swimming Conditions
January 25th and 26th 2021 Causeway Coast Charity AWARE NI Swim Distance 1.63 and 1.40km THANK YOU FOR CONTINUALLY SHARING AND DONATING....
Al Mennie
Jan 27, 20212 min read
Feeling Very Alive! Coldest Yet!
January 24 2021 Causeway Coast Charity AWARE NI Swim Distance 1.62km THANK YOU FOR CONTINUALLY SHARING AND DONATING. Donations now over...
Al Mennie
Jan 25, 20213 min read
Snow Swim!
January 23 2021 Causeway Coast Charity AWARE NI Swim Distance 2.18km THANK YOU FOR CONTINUALLY SHARING AND DONATING....
Al Mennie
Jan 24, 20213 min read
Choose Your Battles
Experience tells me to choose my battles. I have been speaking to a friend online throughout the swim about some of the ways I am...
Al Mennie
Jan 21, 20213 min read
Take The Rough With The Smooth
January 20 2021 Causeway Coast Charity AWARE NI Swim Distance 1.39km THANK YOU FOR CONTINUALLY SHARING AND DONATING. Donations now over...
Al Mennie
Jan 21, 20212 min read
50KM Breached. Half Way There.
January 20 2021 Causeway Coast Charity AWARE NI Swim Distance 2.83km THANK YOU FOR CONTINUALLY SHARING AND DONATING. Donations now over...
Al Mennie
Jan 20, 20214 min read
Remember To Stop And Look Around
January 17 2021 Causeway Coast Charity AWARE NI Swim Distance 3.64km THANK YOU FOR CONTINUALLY SHARING AND DONATING....
Al Mennie
Jan 18, 20212 min read
A DURTY NIGHT ON THE NORTH COAST OF IRELAND
January 16 2021 Causeway Coast Charity AWARE NI Swim Distance 2.48km THANK YOU FOR CONTINUALLY SHARING AND DONATING. Donations now over...
Al Mennie
Jan 17, 20213 min read
Embrace The Outdoors!
I am a massive advocate for the outdoors. It is one of the reasons I am doing Swim Through Darkness. I have written several books in...
Al Mennie
Jan 17, 20215 min read
Blanket of Stars
January 14 2021 Causeway Coast Charity AWARE NI Swim Distance 1.27km Video filmed by Leigh Hawthorne. Put the sound on! Last night was...
Al Mennie
Jan 15, 20211 min read
The Plan Did Not Go To Plan! But... the 40km mark has been breached and donations now topping £3600
January 13 2021 Causeway Coast Charity AWARE NI Swim Distance 4.21km THANK YOU FOR CONTINUALLY SHARING AND DONATING....
Al Mennie
Jan 14, 20214 min read
Choosing Your Battle Suit And Setting Targets For Exercise
January 11 2021 Causeway Coast Charity AWARE NI Swim Distance 3.08km THANK YOU FOR CONTINUALLY SHARING AND DONATING....
Al Mennie
Jan 12, 20214 min read
Deep Black Sky, Heavy Water
January 9 2021 Causeway Coast Charity AWARE NI Swim Distance 2.51km An old stone and concrete pier stands defiantly in front of the...
Al Mennie
Jan 10, 20212 min read
We Broke The 30KM Mark Last Night
Swim Start Time 22:48 January 6 2021 Causeway Coast Charity AWARE NI Swim Distance 1.76km BUT, this was never about the distance....
Al Mennie
Jan 7, 20214 min read
Thank you!
Swim Start Time 22:54 January 5 2021 Causeway Coast Charity AWARE NI Swim Distance 1.78km A MASSIVE thank you every single one of you who...
Al Mennie
Jan 6, 20213 min read
Coldest Swim Night Yet
Swim Start Time 23:03 January 3 2021 Causeway Coast Charity AWARE NI Swim Distance 1.41km The water that lies on the sand at the entrance...
Al Mennie
Jan 4, 20212 min read
The snow melt is alive and well!
Swim Start Time 5:49am January 2 2021 Causeway Coast Charity AWARE NI Swim Distance 1.31km All that snow you lot have been playing in up...
Al Mennie
Jan 2, 20213 min read
Snowy Start to Todays Swim
Swim Start Time 6:14am December 30 2020 Causeway Coast Charity AWARE NI Swim Distance 1.23km At 530am, A snow shower came down as I was...
Al Mennie
Dec 30, 20202 min read
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