Monthly Archives: May 2019

Swimming, 3rd May 2019

Posted on May 7, 2019 by james

And again 🙂 400m f/c warm-up 24 x 50m f/c, target time 50s, turnaround 70s 200m swim down Today my first failure was on rep fourteen, which is one better than yesterday, then reps seventeen and twenty which is one … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 2nd May 2019

Posted on May 7, 2019 by james

Same time, same place, same drill: 400m f/c warm-up 24 x 50m f/c, target time 50s, turnaround 70s 200m swim down I don’t have much to add that I haven’t already said, really: it’s tough, and I’m going to keep … Continue reading →

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Building an observatory. Design #6

Posted on May 7, 2019 by james

Though it’s a long way off, two sets of gear racks arrived today courtesy of our builder who had them on his pile of scrap to go to the tip. They’re from a stair lift he removed from a house … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 30th April 2019

Posted on May 7, 2019 by james

Last swim of the month, and hoping to at least improve on yesterday’s poor performance at 400m f/c warm-up 24 x 50m f/c, target time 50s, turnaround 70s 200m swim down This is still a hard set for me. Knocking … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 29th April 2019

Posted on May 7, 2019 by james

Again I wasn’t feeling at all great today, but keeping the momentum going as ever I got back to the pool for: 400m f/c warm-up 24 x 50m f/c, target time 50s, turnaround 70s 200m swim down It was very … Continue reading →

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Building an observatory. Construction #64

Posted on May 7, 2019 by james

Chopped up the wardrobe this evening and moved the pieces I still want into the observatory for assembly. Amazingly the workshop looks more empty already. I also found a suitable 10mm bolt and tried my HEQ5 on the finished pier … Continue reading →

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Building an observatory. Construction #63

Posted on May 7, 2019 by james

Circumstances have dictated that I shift some stuff out of the workshop and the house, so my first job today was to cut down the piece of worktop that I’ve been saving for a desk and get that fitted. It’s … Continue reading →

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Building an observatory. Construction #62

Posted on May 7, 2019 by james

Not so much progress over the last couple of days. The weather has been quite unpleasant and wandering between the observatory and workshop in the tipping rain doesn’t really appeal. However, I have now finished painting the warm room: which … Continue reading →

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