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      <title>Sleep / Rest / Recovery</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:36:23 -0600</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Having read a recent article about Ireland's high performance swim team I was struck by the emphasis each of them placed on the importance of sleep. Regardless of the sportstar, everyone from Usain Bolt to Tiger Woods talks up the importance of rest and recovery in their interviews. For most elite athletes, (or at least for those that are "full-time"), life consists solely of training and recovery, without the interference of a full-time job. The age profile of many of these elite sportstars would also suggest that they might not yet have to factor in "family time" either.<br /><br />Those of you training for channel swims are I imagine putting in similar training hours to many of these elite athletes while also having to maintain the capacity to earn a living (with enough to spare to cover the cost of your swim!), and if you also have kids .... how do you fit it all in and leave enough hours in the day to get the necessary recovery time, especially given the link between tiredness and ability to tolerate cold.]]></description>
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