Category Archives: Swimming

Well, swimming five days in a row now. That’s a first for this year I think. Perhaps it demonstrates how much fitness I’ve lost by having three weeks off 🙁 Anyhow, same stuff as yesterday, but happily I’m not feeling … Continue reading →

Same story for today as previous days this week. Just getting used to swimming again. USRPT distance this year: 77,650m Total distance this year: 179,150m

Another easier session today, but still building up from the previous one. It must have been harder, too — I could feel the heat being generated in my lats as I was driving home afterwards. USRPT distance this year: 76,650m … Continue reading →

Another session to get back into swimming again today. Slightly better than yesterday perhaps, but still astonishingly hard work. USRPT distance this year: 75,650m Total distance this year: 176,350m

After yesterday’s disaster I wasn’t sure what to expect today, attempting the same set: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 50s, rest interval 25s 200m front crawl swim down Fortunately it was all rather better … Continue reading →

Back to the normal term-time schedule today, and another attempt at: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 50s, rest interval 25s 200m front crawl swim down Sadly, today was dire. I really couldn’t find any … Continue reading →

Very quiet in the pool today, unlike my previous visit. And a new set to attempt as well: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 50s, rest interval 25s 200m front crawl swim down I was … Continue reading →

Both my children wanted to go to the pool with me today and there was also an unannounced life guard training session in the pool so it was a little cramped. Another swimmer also wanted to lane-swim and between the … Continue reading →

I wasn’t sure what I’d find today when I got to the pool as it’s half term week and there are holiday clubs running at the sports centre. As it was, the pool was empty. My daughter had joined me … Continue reading →