Category Archives: Swimming

I had the pool to myself for most of my session today. Even after all the time I’ve been swimming it still feels a bit odd when it’s just me and the lifeguard. Anyhow, back on the same set again … Continue reading →

A busy pool again today. Most unexpected. Fortunately however I ended up with a lane to myself, otherwise it would have been tricky to attempt my set at all. Today was a considerable improvement on yesterday. My target was to … Continue reading →

Unexpectedly busy at the pool today. Made for a session that wasn’t really enjoyable given the need to avoid others who apparently aren’t able to swim in a straight line. Anyhow, I attempted the same session as last time, but … Continue reading →

I sat in the office today waiting for the forecast snow to arrive (and doing the odd bit of work too :), but the weather remained resolutely clear so I drove to the pool wondering if I should ask the … Continue reading →

Same set again today, and the same chilly water. I felt pretty good though, and that seems to have shown in the results. I managed to complete 13 reps of my current set before being unable to continue for rep … Continue reading →

As promised, a repeat of yesterday’s set today. Well, almost a repeat. A repeat with colder water 🙁 More of that in another post, perhaps… I had two targets today. The first was to manage more than six lengths before … Continue reading →

Today I was definitely expecting to be tough. I decided if I could make ten reps of my new set before failing then I was doing really well and I’d be very pleased with myself. Unfortunately we had no lane … Continue reading →

So, back to the pool again with the intent of properly completing the set I really should have had done and dusted yesterday. By comparison the pool was really quite busy today, but fortunately I had a lane to myself … Continue reading →

Same session as last time again, but today I had a hope of finishing it without a fail having got as far as rep 20 on my last session. I had the pool to myself for the better part of … Continue reading →