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Swimming, 7th June 2021

Posted on June 21, 2021 by james

Or rather, not swimming, 7th June 🙁 I was out in the garden after lunch on Saturday when suddenly many of my major muscles starting convulsing, to the point where it was painful and I had to drop to all-fours … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 4th June 2021

Posted on June 21, 2021 by james

Writing some time after the event, this isn’t a session I can remember too well thanks to what’s happened since. Hopefully that will be a one-off.

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Swimming, 3rd June 2021

Posted on June 21, 2021 by james

Something of a nondescript session today. I wonder if I’m getting to the stage where I’m not going to get any faster for the time being.

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Swimming, 2nd June 2021

Posted on June 21, 2021 by james

Bit of a tricky session today. I took my son with me to swim and with the other people in the lane it became a bit scrappy in terms of timing reps, so in the end I gave up and … Continue reading →

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And another!

Posted on June 21, 2021 by james

I’m wondering if there’s a wild colony somewhere around here, as this group had settled well away from my own hives. Unfortunately it was also about ten metres up in a sycamore tree so there was no way I could … Continue reading →

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A second swarm

Posted on June 21, 2021 by james

My daughter woke me this morning to tell me that another swarm had arrived. I’ve no idea where it came from, but the bees were still in the air when I got to a window and were clearly starting to … Continue reading →

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First swarm of the season

Posted on June 21, 2021 by james

On the first warm, dry day for weeks, I had noticed a higher level of activity than normal around the entrance to one of my hives, but I’ve not been opening the hives up when it’s been so cold and … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 28th May 2021

Posted on May 28, 2021 by james

We’re still eating the lettuces that are growing in the polytunnel, but I’ve had to remove the Webbs Wonderful as they ran straight to seed. I think given that the ones I planted last Autumn rotted inside over the winter … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 28th May 2021

Posted on May 28, 2021 by james

For the first time that I can recall there were five people (including myself) in the fast lane today, but the difference between the fastest and slowest was probably ten seconds per 50m which made for a bit of a … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 27th May 2021

Posted on May 28, 2021 by james

I was very pleased with today’s session. Everything just seemed to come together for the 50m reps and I managed four below 43 seconds, with all but three of the rest below 44 seconds. And even those three weren’t exactly … Continue reading →

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