Category Archives: Swimming

Only five people in the pool today so it was very quiet, but the really good news is that the bridge that has been closed since the start of September has now opened once again meaning a much easier drive … Continue reading →

Another very quiet day at the pool. There were only six people in my entire session and we ended up swimming one per lane line. My arms really weren’t in the best state for swimming — I think the switch … Continue reading →

A quieter day today. There was only one other person in the fast lane for my session, so we took a lane line of our double width lane each. I struggled to get started and it felt like my body … Continue reading →

I had a better day than yesterday today. Swimming the same set (which is what I’ve settled on having had some time to judge how things were going): 20 x 50m front crawl under 55s on a 75s interval minimum … Continue reading →

Not a happy swimming day today. I was attempting the same set as last Friday, but really struggled with the 50s and didn’t do too well with the 25s either. My daughter appears to be developing a cold, so I’m … Continue reading →

My vague plan for today was to change my set around and attempt: 20 x 50m front crawl no slower than 55s on a 75s interval some sort of recovery 16 x 25m front crawl aiming for somewhere around 20s, … Continue reading →

I had a pleasantly uneventful drive to and from the pool today. My target was to repeat Tuesday’s performance and swim reps of 50m in under 55s, leaving the wall every 80 seconds. It wasn’t easy and I felt a … Continue reading →

Cracking drive to and from the pool today. On turning down my usual cut-through to avoid the closed bridge I came up behind a flat-bed truck that was reversing down the lane because it had met another truck coming the … Continue reading →

I really struggled for energy today. Swimming felt so difficult and speed was very hard to find. I stuck with it though, and managed to improve on my result from Friday by swimming one extra rep before I had to … Continue reading →

Bonkers trip to the pool today. Driving through one of the local villages I discovered the road blocked by a Polish articulated lorry. I think the driver had stopped to try to find someone who could give him directions. I’d … Continue reading →