Category Archives: Swimming

Swimming, 9th October 2018

Posted on October 10, 2018 by james

Wasn’t sure what to expect today, having completed my current set yesterday and still feeling a bit of tiredness in my arms and shoulders. Things didn’t start well when I discovered that the goggles I’d removed from my bag to … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 8th October 2018

Posted on October 8, 2018 by james

Back to the pool today for a repeat of last Friday’s session when I didn’t feel that I’d done very well at all: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 55s, rest interval 20s 200m front … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 5th October 2018

Posted on October 5, 2018 by james

Missed my intended session yesterday as I didn’t have a car to get to the pool, but I went today to attempt a new set similar to the last but with a reduced rest interval: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 2nd October 2018

Posted on October 2, 2018 by james

A second attempt at yesterday’s set: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 55s, rest interval 25s 200m front crawl swim down There was definitely still some tiredness from yesterday and I went through a tough … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 1st October 2018

Posted on October 1, 2018 by james

Back to my USRPT sessions today, but given that I’ve been struggling a bit recently I decided I’d take a step back and build back up to the pace I was at in July. So, for today my session was: … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 28th September 2018

Posted on September 28, 2018 by james

Got out on poolside today to find the school session prior to the public one over-running. By the time we could actually get into the water it was already ten minutes into the hour session. I was not happy 🙁 … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 27th September 2018

Posted on September 28, 2018 by james

Same thing as Monday and Tuesday today. Just getting myself back into it. USRPT distance this year: 54,250m Total distance this year: 141,300m

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Swimming, 25th September 2018

Posted on September 25, 2018 by james

Another swim just to get back into things. The water still doesn’t really feel as though it’s back to the usual temperature, but it was very cold last night and there was a frost this morning so perhaps that didn’t … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 24th September 2018

Posted on September 25, 2018 by james

Almost two full weeks since my last swim, and I am not very happy about it. The boiler at the pool I swim at broke down on the day I last swam and has taken some time to repair. Whilst … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 11th September 2018

Posted on September 25, 2018 by james

Another attempt at my 51s USRPT set, and another sorry failure 🙁 Better than yesterday however, in that I managed one more 50 and my first failure was later in the set. Still not good though. USRPT distance this year: … Continue reading →

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