Monthly Archives: April 2019

Swimming, 18th April 2019

Posted on April 18, 2019 by james

I definitely wasn’t feeling good today. Nothing obviously wrong, but a mild upset stomach left me less than raring to go. I don’t like breaking the habit however, so off I went again: 400m f/c warm-up 24 x 50m f/c, … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 16th April 2019

Posted on April 18, 2019 by james

It’s that set again 🙂 400m f/c warm-up 24 x 50m f/c, target time 50.5s, turnaround 75s 200m swim down I can’t say I was really feeling particularly brilliant today. Whilst I’m not obviously ill, I think my body might … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 15th April 2019

Posted on April 18, 2019 by james

Back to the pool for the same set as last week: 400m f/c warm-up 24 x 50m f/c, target time 50.5s, turnaround 75s 200m swim down And it went pretty much the same as the last time I did it, … Continue reading →

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Building an observatory. Construction #55

Posted on April 18, 2019 by james

Needing a “proper” way to hold the rolling roof in place I had a hunt around and found these latches: I bought them from Amazon, but they seem to be pretty much everywhere. There are a number of different sizes … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 12th April 2019

Posted on April 12, 2019 by james

Another shared session with my daughter today. Same set for me as last time: 400m f/c warm-up 24 x 50m f/c, target time 50.5s, turnaround 75s 200m swim down The pool was quite busy again today, with quite a few … Continue reading →

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Building an observatory. Construction #54

Posted on April 11, 2019 by james

I’ve had a little time before darkness falls during the evenings this week to make some more progress with the wall lining. All the channel for the LED strip lighting has been fitted into place (though I may well remove … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 11th April 2019

Posted on April 11, 2019 by james

Another trip to the pool with my daughter, today. And quite pleasant it was, as there were nowhere near as many people in the water as earlier in the week. My set was the same as earlier this week: 400m … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 9th April 2019

Posted on April 9, 2019 by james

I took my daughter with me to the pool today. There was one lane available so she used it, being faster than me and doing a set that included fly. I had to deal with the chaos the other side … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 8th April 2019

Posted on April 8, 2019 by james

Gotta love Better’s website. First day of the school Easter holidays and their online pool timetable is a mess. The only way to find out what’s really happening is to get a piece of paper from the leisure centre with … Continue reading →

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Building an observatory. Construction #53

Posted on April 8, 2019 by james

A little at a time over the last week I’ve been lining the internal walls of the observatory, often just a couple of pieces in the evening. That has allowed me to finish off the insulation in the internal wall … Continue reading →

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