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Swimming, 14th February 2017

Posted on February 15, 2017 by james

Time is limited this week because there are holiday clubs taking place at the time I normally swim and the pool is also running a lifesaving course that needs to use the pool a fair bit. I didn’t get to … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 10th February 2017

Posted on February 15, 2017 by james

Another Swimfit session that worked out as: 12 lengths front crawl 8 lengths breaststroke 4 lengths backstroke 1 minute rest 12 lengths, moderate pace alternating front crawl, backstroke, breaststroke, 15 seconds rest 8 x 1 length front crawl, 1 length … Continue reading →

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The training course that won’t die

Posted on February 10, 2017 by james

I’m still working my way through the dregs of the coursework for the Swimming Coach qualification. It’s taking a fair while to get everything to what either I or the tutors feel is an acceptable standard. At the rate things … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 9th February 2017

Posted on February 10, 2017 by james

I was having a fairly stressful day today, so it was something of a guilty pleasure to sneak off and spend some time swimming to relax even though I didn’t really have the time. I swam 2,600m front crawl, mainly … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 8th February 2017

Posted on February 8, 2017 by james

Back to the Swimfit sessions for today, which for me was: 14 lengths easy front crawl Rest up to one minute 6 x 1 length moderate front crawl, rest for 20 seconds 5 x 2 lengths fast front crawl, rest … Continue reading →

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Time to crack on with the mash tun

Posted on February 8, 2017 by james

My new stainless mash tun is made from an insulated stock pot, the tricky bit being to fit a tap to allow it to be drained. I opted to go for a tap fitted to the bottom of the pot … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 7th February 2017

Posted on February 8, 2017 by james

Simple swim today: 2,600m front crawl with some turn practice. Had the pool to myself for a fair bit, and a double lane to myself for almost the entire swim. Total distance for the month: 6,600m Total distance for this … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 6th February 2017

Posted on February 8, 2017 by james

First full week back after the training course and I thought I’d get back into it with a Swimfit session. This ended up being: 8 lengths front crawl 2 lengths backstroke 2 lengths breaststroke Rest 1 minute 8 x 1 … Continue reading →

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County Champs start tomorrow

Posted on February 4, 2017 by james

Well, they’ve been taking place for the last couple of weekends in fact, but tomorrow is our first day. Somerset decided to run all events (other than the 800m and 1500m freestyle) both long course and short course this year. … Continue reading →

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The mash tun can wait

Posted on February 4, 2017 by james

Time for a brew. Have to have something to drink to celebrate getting the mash tun made after all, so I put as much of my old kit back into service as I needed. This brew was a beer called … Continue reading →

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