Author Archives: james

First USRPT session after stopping swimming because of shoulder problems, four weeks after my last one 🙁 The set was: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 55s, rest interval 20s 200m front crawl swim down … Continue reading →

I hope this will be my last day before getting back into proper USRPT sessions. 18 x 100m swims today, which is close to the distance I’d normally cover. USRPT distance this year: 27,350m Total distance this year: 60,500m

Still not entirely comfortable with my shoulder so I’m going to take it easy for a few more days. Today I just swam 15 x 100m front crawl at a comfortable pace. USRPT distance this year: 27,350m Total distance this … Continue reading →

Back in the pool after almost three weeks off 🙁 My shoulder pain continued, so I have tried to rest it as much as possible. These things seem to take so much longer to heal when you’re no longer in … Continue reading →

Another attempt at this one with a view to finishing it off: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 55s, rest interval 25s 200m front crawl swim down And finish it off I did, though with … Continue reading →

Ok, so I skipped another day, but the same session as Tuesday: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 55s, rest interval 25s 200m front crawl swim down I think it gets harder as the week … Continue reading →

First session for a new target time: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 55s, rest interval 25s 200m front crawl swim down All achieved with little fuss. Same again tomorrow. USRPT distance this year: 24,850m … Continue reading →

Another attempt at yesterday’s session: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 56s, rest interval 24s 200m front crawl swim down Not a great performance as there were quite a few 50s times, but I did … Continue reading →

Rested yesterday as I’m really struggling to do these sets every day. Today it was back to the set I did on Tuesday: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 56s, rest interval 24s 200m front … Continue reading →

Same set as yesterday: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 56s, rest interval 24s 200m front crawl swim down I wasn’t really sure what to expect having struggled a bit yesterday, but in the end … Continue reading →