Cole Classic first-timer Melissa Cooke just wanted to have fun yesterday. And she did, once she remembered to breathe.
A girlfriend forwarded me information about the Cole Classic ocean swim, knowing I had started swimming laps to exercise and lose some weight. ''You should do this Cookie, you'll carve it up''.
There was no doubt I could do the swim, but I wasn't confident in my cossie - in public.
So, I've lost some weight. So much that I could purchase a cossie.
I decided it was a challenge. I can swim, and that's what it's all about. It's not about winning, but competing, having fun and trying something new.
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I was up very early yesterday morning - staring out our front door at the torrential rain and strong winds.
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