New Year's Resolution

...fear not. The Urban Swimmer swims on...

Today is the first day of 2012. The Urban Swimmer is not usually one for annual resolutions. He generally takes the view that if one wishes to make grand future plans - doing so at the greyest and darkest time of the calendar's cycle is just asking for trouble. Since most peoples resolutions seem to involve abstinence or the curbing of behaviour, he takes the view that it is exactly these comfort blankets (booze, fatty food, laziness) that are so vital in the cold, dark and drab months before the arrival of Spring. Still in this case he will make an exception.

An explanation is perhaps in order, the Urban Swimmer having not blogged since mid summer. The answer is a long one, but suffice to say the Neddy's influence has been strong. The Swimmer has been ringing the changes in his life. A new (old) relationship, two trips across the Atlantic and running the Beachy Head Marathon have all competed for his attention. The swimmer has not stopped swimming, but his range of pools has been limited.

So what better a place to restart the weekly blog than at the start of the New Year. At a time when outdoor exercise is limited to short daylight hours and enduring crappy weather, what better a time to head for the solace of the pool?

The Urban Swimmer did visit a few interesting places that he never got around to posting, so I may give readers an occasion post relating to that, we shall see.

The pool awaits...