Monthly Archives: April 2018

Swimming, 30th April 2018

Posted on April 30, 2018 by james

Back to USRPT today. Hopefully my last attempt at: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 55s, rest interval 20s 200m front crawl swim down I led off on the 50m reps a bit fast, hitting … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 27th April 2018

Posted on April 30, 2018 by james

Got into the water today and started doing my warm-up, but my arms just weren’t having it. They just felt too tired. Not wanting to waste the session I decided to spend the rest of my time doing skills work, … Continue reading →

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Star Adventurer Tracking Accuracy Results

Posted on April 27, 2018 by james

After running for 24 hours I stopped the SA running and measured the distance from the finishing point to my initial mark: Looks like it’s gone a bit too far. However, that’s in a solar day, not a sidereal day, … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 26th April 2018

Posted on April 26, 2018 by james

Repeating the same set from earlier in the week: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 55s, rest interval 20s 200m front crawl swim down This felt really tough today, though I didn’t drop below 50s … Continue reading →

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Checking Star Adventurer tracking accuracy

Posted on April 25, 2018 by james

I wanted to get this done now so I can get any problems sorted before actually wanting to use the mount in anger, so I’ve set the entire mount up with the counterweight bar almost touching a wall. I marked … Continue reading →

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Star Adventuring

Posted on April 25, 2018 by james

My new-to-me, but used, Skywatcher Star Adventurer mount has arrived! As discussed in another post, the plan is to use this on a Neewer Carbon Fiber (sic) 65 tripod to mount a TS Photoline 72mm OTA and Canon 450D, possibly … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 24th April 2018

Posted on April 25, 2018 by james

Another repeat of yesterday’s set today: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 55s, rest interval 20s 200m front crawl swim down The human body is an amazing thing (yes, even mine!). Less than a week … Continue reading →

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Badly Misused Indicator

Posted on April 25, 2018 by james

Or, as some health professionals prefer to call it, “Body Mass Index” or BMI. Let’s get this over with before I start. I’m overweight. I know I’m overweight. I have no idea by how much. Quite possibly a fair bit, … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 23rd April 2018

Posted on April 23, 2018 by james

Repeating my set from last week: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 55s, rest interval 20s 200m front crawl swim down I think I’m starting to get into this a bit more, though I did … Continue reading →

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This is not just a delivery…

Posted on April 23, 2018 by james

…this is a Yodel delivery. Or more realistically, let’s be fair, an abandonment. This photo was taken from the roadside at the end of my drive. Apparently going about 100m down the drive to ensure the parcel was safely delivered … Continue reading →

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