Author Archives: james

Building an observatory. Construction #24

Posted on October 22, 2018 by james

I ordered my EPDM in a single hefty 40kg piece as the width I needed for the warm room roof was very close to the length I needed for the roll-off roof, so the first (slightly scary) job for today … Continue reading →

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Building an observatory. Construction #23

Posted on October 22, 2018 by james

What a gorgeous day! It was definitely shorts and t-shirt weather by the time I went out to start work on the observatory. The insects were clearly making the most of things too. I think I saw more wasps today … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 18th October 2018

Posted on October 18, 2018 by james

Didn’t entirely feel like going swimming today thanks to general tiredness and a bit of stiffness in my back, but I dragged myself along to keep the momentum going. This was my second attempt at: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 16th October 2018

Posted on October 16, 2018 by james

My set today: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 53s, rest interval 22s 200m front crawl swim down This all went pretty well. I had one rep slower than 52s but still under 53s, most … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 15th October 2018

Posted on October 15, 2018 by james

Arrived poolside to find the pool empty today and so it remained for most of my set which was a repeat of last Thursday: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 54s, rest interval 21s 200m … Continue reading →

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Building an observatory. Construction #22

Posted on October 14, 2018 by james

Not a good weekend weather-wise here thanks to “Storm Callum”, but nowhere near as bad as it seems to have been a few tens of miles north on the other side of the Severn Estuary, so I shan’t be complaining … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 12th October 2018

Posted on October 12, 2018 by james

Late night at work last night and an early morning today left me feeling less than energetic when it came to swimming today. That added to the fact that the school session ate into swimming time again left me deciding … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 11th October 2018

Posted on October 11, 2018 by james

Tough day today. A new, faster set and my upper arms were feeling tired even before I’d finished the warm-up: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 54s, rest interval 21s 200m front crawl swim down … Continue reading →

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Building an observatory. Construction #21

Posted on October 10, 2018 by james

But for a foggy start it has been a lovely day here today, allowing me to skip off work for a few hours and get some welding done. So at long last, here we have it. Pretty much all the … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 9th October 2018

Posted on October 10, 2018 by james

Wasn’t sure what to expect today, having completed my current set yesterday and still feeling a bit of tiredness in my arms and shoulders. Things didn’t start well when I discovered that the goggles I’d removed from my bag to … Continue reading →

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