Monthly Archives: June 2019

One final repeat of this week’s set today: 400m f/c warm-up 24 x 50m f/c, target time 50s, turnaround 75s 200m swim down And I managed to swim the entire set without too much pain. I only had one rep … Continue reading →

Same USRPT set as earlier in the week today, and it went pretty well. All twenty-four reps completed under the 50s target time. I’ll do it once more tomorrow, then reduce the target time to 49.5s on Monday. USRPT distance … Continue reading →

Interesting day today. Generally when I swim on Tuesdays the pool is quite busy, but it was completely empty today. Two other swimmers arrived a little later and both started swimming lengths with tumble turns which is quite unusual. Must … Continue reading →

Same set as Friday, but this time I completed it. I think I’m going to swim it a few more times before making it harder. And quite how I make it harder is something I need to think about now. … Continue reading →

Because I’ve been struggling for some time with my current USRPT set I’ve decided to drop back to the previous turnaround time and see how things go. So I’m back to: 400m f/c warm-up 24 x 50m f/c, target time … Continue reading →

Well, today was supposed to be another USRPT set but it was just awful. This week I have really started struggling and I’m not sure I can fully explain why. In the end I abandoned trying to do the USRPT … Continue reading →

I couldn’t swim at my usual time today as the pool was unavailable, so I had to go this evening. I’ve been sniffly all day and feel as if I’m getting a bit of a sore throat, so perhaps that … Continue reading →