Author Archives: james

Once again this already short session was delayed at the start, so again I just got into the water and got on with things, but for what felt like the first time this week it actually went really well from … Continue reading →

Really wasn’t in the mood for swimming today, but by the time I’d done 1km I was feeling a bit better and by the end I was tempted to do a bit more than the 2,300m I had done, but … Continue reading →

Slightly late getting into the pool today as the lifeguards were busy patching up a child who’d had an accident in the previous school session. Fortunately nothing too serious by the looks of it. Today’s session was much the same … Continue reading →

Still a little tired after the previous evening’s tri session, so I kept things simple doing 20 x 100m and then 10 x 50m front crawl working on stroke length, body rotation and head position. Improvement seems to be coming, … Continue reading →

Another tri fitness session today, all front crawl. Quite an odd one as only four people turned up so we had a lane each and still some left over. The set was: 4 x 3 lengths as swim, catch-up, choice … Continue reading →

Another short Friday session, again due to school sessions seriously overrunning. I just kept working on stroke length and head position in front crawl, but ran out of time after 1,800m. Total distance for the month: 19,600m Total distance for … Continue reading →

Had a break yesterday because I was so tired. Today I spent the entire session working on front crawl head position (particularly during breathing), body rotation and stroke length, doing 20 x 100m followed by 10 x 50m. The latter … Continue reading →

Given the information from the coach yesterday I spent today swimming two lengths at a time trying to extend my stroke and getting more rotation during recovery. It was very hard work and quite tiring, but there was a clear … Continue reading →