Monthly Archives: February 2017

Swimming, 8th February 2017

Posted on February 8, 2017 by james

Back to the Swimfit sessions for today, which for me was: 14 lengths easy front crawl Rest up to one minute 6 x 1 length moderate front crawl, rest for 20 seconds 5 x 2 lengths fast front crawl, rest … Continue reading →

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Time to crack on with the mash tun

Posted on February 8, 2017 by james

My new stainless mash tun is made from an insulated stock pot, the tricky bit being to fit a tap to allow it to be drained. I opted to go for a tap fitted to the bottom of the pot … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 7th February 2017

Posted on February 8, 2017 by james

Simple swim today: 2,600m front crawl with some turn practice. Had the pool to myself for a fair bit, and a double lane to myself for almost the entire swim. Total distance for the month: 6,600m Total distance for this … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 6th February 2017

Posted on February 8, 2017 by james

First full week back after the training course and I thought I’d get back into it with a Swimfit session. This ended up being: 8 lengths front crawl 2 lengths backstroke 2 lengths breaststroke Rest 1 minute 8 x 1 … Continue reading →

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County Champs start tomorrow

Posted on February 4, 2017 by james

Well, they’ve been taking place for the last couple of weekends in fact, but tomorrow is our first day. Somerset decided to run all events (other than the 800m and 1500m freestyle) both long course and short course this year. … Continue reading →

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The mash tun can wait

Posted on February 4, 2017 by james

Time for a brew. Have to have something to drink to celebrate getting the mash tun made after all, so I put as much of my old kit back into service as I needed. This brew was a beer called … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 3rd February 2017

Posted on February 3, 2017 by james

Course all done, things can get back to normal now. And first session of the month. I’ll restart the Swimfit sessions next week, but for today I decided I’d just do front crawl and some turn practice. Total distance for … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 30th January 2017

Posted on February 3, 2017 by james

First session for a week because of the training course. Just swam 2.5km front crawl to keep my hand in. Total distance for January: 32,200m Total distance for this year: 32,200m

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And relax…

Posted on February 3, 2017 by james

I’m done. Well, sort of. The face-to-face sessions of my Swimming Coach qualification are now complete, though I still have coursework to complete and session planning and delivery to do at my own club that must be submitted for assessment … Continue reading →

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