Miguel swims Lake Ontario
Last weekend the C3 team had its Childrens race weekend. http://c3online.ca/2010Events/KOS/index.html. I was there for a 13h volunteer day, helping on the bike course. I spent a little while teaching transition skills and bike tactics to a few athletes. Of course the great thing was being able to catch up with old friends – including great guys Marcello. And of Course Miguel Vadillo (Malva) http://malvaswimlakeontario.typepad.com/my-blog/ who is training and fund raising for a really cool goal: Swimming the 52km (as the crow flies, not including the the currant goes the other way, so you actually swim farther).Miguel and his family (Katie, and Santiago) met me in 2008 when he was getting ready for his successful challenge of IronMan Wisconsin. A guy who is motivated by big projects, Miguel has got a big one going on this time… Lake Ontario is a long, almost RAAM like challenge. Something that you don’t sleep through. He’s not allowed to wear a wetsuit (for the regulation swim to count) and the water, even in August is really cold.
Of course he will be in the water swimming through the entire NIGHT.
Yes, Miguel is probably a little crazy, but that is what excites him and keeps him fired up to keep on going. He’s also an ex member of the Mexican Pentathlon team, super friendly, enthusiastic guy. Once he even taught the Turnpike Dragon to fence!
The goal of his swim is to help financially troubled children to learn to swim – which in a province like ours where water is EVERYWHERE, it can literally be a lifesaver. Growing up I knew an 18 year old and a 7 year old who each drowned, it’s no joke.
If you want to donate to Miguel’s cause… go HERE
Take care,
Nat
