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Swimming, 21st June 2018

Posted on June 21, 2018 by james

First attempt at a new target time today: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 52s, rest interval 23s 200m front crawl swim down I expected this to be tough and I certainly feel tired now. … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 19th June 2018

Posted on June 20, 2018 by james

Another technique session spent on tumble turns, provoking some thought about how I execute them. Not having been doing them since I was six or whenever swimmers get taught them these days, I have tended to breathe quite late after … Continue reading →

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Building an observatory. Construction #5

Posted on June 18, 2018 by james

Little progress this weekend thanks to having quite a few things to do on Saturday and coaching at a swimming meet on Sunday. I did however manage to drill holes (in both ends) of the lower blocks for each pier: … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 18th June 2018

Posted on June 18, 2018 by james

Unfortunately work intervened and I didn’t get to swim on Friday. I spent Sunday coaching at a swimming meet and really wasn’t feeling too bright today, but went to the pool determined to have a third crack at the current … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 14th June 2018

Posted on June 15, 2018 by james

Back to tumble turn practice today. It appears that I’m either moving faster through the water now or that something else has changed. I am finding that if I initiate the turn where I’d normally expect then I’m often too … Continue reading →

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Building an observatory. Design #3

Posted on June 14, 2018 by james

Before I can make much more progress with the observatory I need to work out exactly what I’m going to do with the piers. My initial plan had been to get a local steel fabrication company to make up the … Continue reading →

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Meeting the wildlife

Posted on June 14, 2018 by james

I was walking past the door onto our patio yesterday when I noticed this little chap through the fly curtain that we have in the doorway, sitting on the top of one of the chairs outside: They’re usually very shy, … Continue reading →

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My first science book

Posted on June 14, 2018 by james

Conversation elsewhere reminded me of this the other day. I think it’s the first book specifically about science that I owned. Wikipedia, wrongly, I believe, dates it at 1978, but I’m sure it was a Christmas present in 1976. I … Continue reading →

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Building an observatory. Construction #4

Posted on June 14, 2018 by james

Not a lot of progress on Saturday. I mainly got the shuttering set up for the centre pads for the long sides, but whilst I had the digger there I also excavated the holes for the three pier foundations: On … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 12th June 2018

Posted on June 14, 2018 by james

Back to the USRPT programme today: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 53s, rest interval 22s 200m front crawl swim down And another full completion of the set 🙂 The first ten reps ended up … Continue reading →

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