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Swimming, 24th April 2017

Posted on April 24, 2017 by james

As I don’t swim at the weekend I thought I’d give the latest Swimfit session another crack first thing this week: 12 lengths front crawl 8 lengths breaststroke 4 lengths backstroke 1 minute rest 2 x ( 2 lengths each … Continue reading →

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A different sort of MOAB

Posted on April 23, 2017 by james

Over the winter we had a few trees in our hedges decide that they couldn’t stand life any longer and fell into part of the orchard. Over the last week or so I’ve been out there with the chainsaw, removing … Continue reading →

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Taunton & Exeter Level 1 Meet at Millfield

Posted on April 23, 2017 by james

My Easter weekend was spent coaching swimmers (including, to be fair, my own offspring) at the Taunton and Exeter Level 1 meet at Millfield pool. I do enjoy this sort of stuff, but as one nears the end of a … Continue reading →

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OSX fun with pkg-config and Xcode

Posted on April 23, 2017 by james

In the configure script for the release of oacapture that I’m currently working on I’ve made fairly heavy use of pkg-config to determine compiler and linker flags for installed packages and to check installed versions to see if they provide … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 21st April 2017

Posted on April 23, 2017 by james

Another front-crawl only day as we’re back to the normal swimming timetable at the pool now and there’s not much time available that works for me on Fridays. 2.2km front crawl today. Total distance for the month: 27,600m Total distance … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 20th April 2017

Posted on April 23, 2017 by james

Another repeat of the current Swimfit session and I’m still struggling with the backstroke. I’m really not sure how much I’m progressing with this, but I’m going to keep pressing on with it. 12 lengths front crawl 8 lengths breaststroke … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 19th April 2017

Posted on April 23, 2017 by james

A longer break than I’d planned, thanks to work getting in the way on Tuesday and preventing me getting to the pool. I was feeling tired despite five days off even so and as a result I just ploughed through … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 13th April 2017

Posted on April 13, 2017 by james

Tough session today. I could still feel the tiredness in my arms (and a certain amount of stiffness in my legs) from yesterday’s session, so it was pretty much a cause of getting my head down and pushing through what … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 12th April 2017

Posted on April 12, 2017 by james

Another repeat of the last Swimfit session: 12 lengths front crawl 8 lengths breaststroke 4 lengths backstroke 1 minute rest 2 x ( 2 lengths each of front crawl, backstroke, breaststroke ) 15 sec rest after each length 8 x … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 11th April 2017

Posted on April 11, 2017 by james

A straight 2,500m front crawl swim today. I could definitely feel the effects of yesterday’s session, so it was quite tough. It’s clear that I’m not used to swimming so much breaststroke. On the bright side, I was keeping up … Continue reading →

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