Swimming around Manhattan x4

My guest today on the Mile after Mile podcast is Jaimie Monahan. 

 

Jaimie is an endurance athlete. She’s completed Ironman triathlon including Ironman Louisville and many adventures including the NYC Marathon. These days her focus is on marathon swimming and even ice swimming. 

 

We each have had our own ways of filling time during the pandemic and Jaimie created some unique swimming adventures for herself which we chat about. 

 

This is an interview that even after it was completed  has stuck in my mind. I was inspired while chatting with Jaimie and every time I think back to our discussion that feeling grows. 

 

Jaimie loves to swim around the island of Manhattan. Yes, that island. New York City. 

 

We talk about how long that is and the challenges that go with it. 

 

Then we chat specifically about two separate achievements she has made this year. 

 

First, she swam a lap around Manhattan each day for seven consecutive days. 

 

Then in the fall she put together a marathon swim of 4 non-stop laps around the island of Manhattan.

 

Both of these - we think are first time achievements. 

 

I ask Jaimie where she came up with these ideas and how she stays motivated. What she shares is applicable to lots of other parts of our lives. 

 

I also ask her about many different specific details of the logistics of her swims. 

 

You can find Jaimie Monahan on instagram @jaimie.monahan   and at www.jaimiemonahan.com  

 

Thank you Jaimie for being a guest on the Mile after Mile Podcast. 

 

The Mile after Mile Podcast has a website you can find it at www.mileaftermilepodcast.com 

Keep up with the host Amy Stone at www.amysaysso.com

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