Monthly Archives: March 2017

Swimming, 16th March 2017

Repeated the Swimfit session from earlier in the week today: 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 for … Continue reading

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I haven’t the foggiest what’s going on with the weather

As I dropped down from the hills into the local town on the way back from swimming today, through the hedges I could see a strange-looking bank of cloud sitting in one of the valleys between me and the Quantock … Continue reading

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Swimming, 15th March 2017

There was one other person in the pool when I arrived today and I had a lane to myself. I got in, found the groove and didn’t stop to rest until eighty lengths of front crawl later. I could have … Continue reading

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Swimming, 14th March 2017

Returned to doing a Swimfit session today. In fact it was a session I’ve already done but wasn’t particularly happy with: 14 lengths easy front crawl Rest up to one minute 6 x 1 length moderate front crawl, rest for … Continue reading

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Swimming, 13th March 2017

Another 2,800m front crawl swim with some turn practice. I realised over the weekend that I was not initiating my turns in the same way as we’re taught to coach them. I’ve been leaving out the single fly kick as … Continue reading

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Swimming, 10th March 2017

Didn’t really leave myself enough time thanks to work getting in the way, but I was determined to swim 2km if I could. Had to push quite hard over the last 500m, but I made it with no time to … Continue reading

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Swimming, 9th March 2017

I took a couple of days off which left me feeling somewhat brighter and it was far easier to rack up another 2,800m this time around. Front crawl and turn practice again. Total distance for the month: 12,800m Total distance … Continue reading

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Swimming, 6th March 2017

This was a tough swim. I was feeling very tired, so just stuck to front crawl and did some turn practice, totalling 2,800m. Total distance for the month: 9,000m Total distance for this year: 67,600m

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Swimming, 3rd March 2017

Short session today. There’s not much time on Friday afternoons. I stuck to front crawl again, but only did 2km as 8 x 250m. Felt as though I was working quite hard, too. I wasn’t timing myself, but against the … Continue reading

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Swimming, 2nd March 2017

Another “front crawl only” session of 2,700m, and with only one other person in the pool for the entire swim. I’m starting to get to grips with the early vertical forearm, but I think it’s going to take a while … Continue reading

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