Author Archives: james

Building an observatory. Construction #26

Posted on November 6, 2018 by james

Oh, what dreams I had! I thought this weekend might be the weekend when I finally got the roof onto the observatory. Sadly the weather had other ideas 🙁 I went out on Saturday morning to paint the bare steel … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 1st November 2018

Posted on November 1, 2018 by james

Very quiet in the pool today, unlike my previous visit. And a new set to attempt as well: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 50s, rest interval 25s 200m front crawl swim down I was … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 30th October 2018

Posted on October 30, 2018 by james

Both my children wanted to go to the pool with me today and there was also an unannounced life guard training session in the pool so it was a little cramped. Another swimmer also wanted to lane-swim and between the … Continue reading →

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Building an observatory. Construction #25

Posted on October 30, 2018 by james

The weather has suddenly turned quite cold as the wind has moved around to the north, meaning there’s little I can do at the moment. I did however take the opportunity to finish screwing down the rails for the roof … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 29th October 2018

Posted on October 29, 2018 by james

I wasn’t sure what I’d find today when I got to the pool as it’s half term week and there are holiday clubs running at the sports centre. As it was, the pool was empty. My daughter had joined me … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 26th October 2018

Posted on October 26, 2018 by james

Easy day today, and just as well as the pool was quite busy with half term holidays starting. I just spent my time doing tumble turn practice. I do this a great deal at the moment as I still find … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 25th October 2018

Posted on October 25, 2018 by james

I wasn’t entirely keen to swim today as there was a lot of tension in my neck and back, I think as a result of sleeping badly, but just to keep the momentum going I made myself go anyhow. And … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 23rd October 2018

Posted on October 23, 2018 by james

It was busy at the pool today. My son and I both went to swim and I had to ask the lifeguards to put in a second lane for us as we were clearly going to be significantly faster than … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 22nd October 2018

Posted on October 22, 2018 by james

Back on the USRPT wagon again today, with a new set: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 52s, rest interval 23s 200m front crawl swim down It was a busy weekend so I didn’t exactly … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 19th October 2018

Posted on October 22, 2018 by james

Too tired today for another USRPT set, so I stuck to the tumble turn practice instead. Whilst these are becoming easier to get right, I still find them tiring to do. I guess it’s going to take a while before … Continue reading →

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