Author Archives: james

Swimming, 28th July 2021

Posted on August 3, 2021 by james

Same story at the pool today, but I was a little faster at least. There’s probably not much else to say. (50m) 43.24, 44.63, 43.71, 44.18, 45.17, 43.58, 44.19, 44.39, 44.21, 46.83, 44.82, 44.64, 45.29, 45.07, skip, 43.08, 44.26, skip, … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 26th July 2021

Posted on August 3, 2021 by james

Still no progress with the pool. It’s as warm as it was last week 🙁 Times are predictably poor, and I really felt as though I was slogging my guts out to go that fast. Even after I finished swimming, … Continue reading →

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Testing out the Crytec chipper

Posted on August 3, 2021 by james

I couldn’t leave it sitting around for long, so today I hooked up the chipper to the towing hitch on the tractor, locking the stand in the “up” position to stop it dragging on the ground, and towed it up … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 24th July 2021

Posted on August 3, 2021 by james

Looking last night at the forecast for today it was heavy rain all day with thunderstorms this afternoon. I didn’t therefore feel compelled to drag myself out of bed particularly early, but when I did so found that it wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 23rd July 2021

Posted on August 3, 2021 by james

It could be time to take the rubber ducks and bubble bath to the pool 🙂 Another warm day, another slog through the set, though mostly it wasn’t quite as bad as yesterday speed-wise, though I had to skip a … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 22nd July 2021

Posted on August 3, 2021 by james

No improvement in the pool temperature yet, and another slog through the session just trying to do the reps somehow. It wasn’t pleasant, and my pace was well off what I was swimming only a few days ago. Now, of … Continue reading →

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A new toy for the garden

Posted on August 3, 2021 by james

Today a new toy arrived 🙂 In a crate, even. It’s a big toy. I’ve been thinking we need a decent size shredder/chipper for a while, but couldn’t really justify the cost. We have a lot of material that’s just … Continue reading →

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A new swim timer for USRPT

Posted on August 2, 2021 by james

My finger stopwatch stopped working during today’s session and I had to swap to a spare, but I decided to order a new one. The current timer is the yellow Sportcount model which just works as a simple stopwatch, but … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 20th July 2021

Posted on August 2, 2021 by james

Another with a very warm pool. No improvement from yesterday at all. Just another slog through the set at a relatively slow pace 🙁

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Swimming, 19th July 2021

Posted on August 2, 2021 by james

All is not well at the sports centre. Today the pool was far warmer than usual — 31°C according to the lifeguards. That was way too hot to swim hard and all of us in the fast lane struggled to … Continue reading →

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