“Every year when we first get in, everybody complains about the cold, but that’s part of the fun, to suffer a bit. The New Year’s Day swim, by contrast, though advertised to all comers on the Outdoor Swimming Society’s website, seldom draws more than a half-dozen hardy regulars. Christmas swim caps in main picture are from Speedo. The fell runnersFacebook Twitter Pinterest Fell runners practise for the Boxing Day Dawdle or Dash in Shropshire. They’ve grown up and married and they do their own thing now, though we do still spend Christmas together,” Jean says.

Source: The Guardian December 23, 2017 07:52 UTC