I acclimatise to my local cold water swimming conditions. This has been my most important learning. The result: I can now wild swim in the cold water conditions for over 45 minutes in the depths of a Scottish winter without a wetsuit.

Jan 1st was the day I headed out on my first wild swimming adventure in the Atlantic Ocean. However, with my first adventure came my first surprise. Ice-cold brain-freeze.

18 months ago we were at that a point in life where we kept thinking “surely we can change our life and find a way to feel more fulfilled, a way to step off the treadmill and a way to kick corporate life out the door ”