Category Archives: Swimming

Swimming, 10th September 2018

Back to the USRPT sessions then. And sadly not good news. Keeping hitting the 51s target was very hard and by rep 18 I’d had three failures 🙁 Another attempt tomorrow… USRPT distance this year: 53,450m Total distance this year: … Continue reading

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Swimming, 7th September 2018

A novel experience for me today. I had to visit the dentist this morning and the pool is on the way home, so it seemed silly not to take advantage of the opportunity. The anaesthetic used by the dentist was … Continue reading

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Swimming, 6th September 2018

Another day of tumble turn practice. Not really feeling up to USRPT yet. USRPT distance this year: 52,700m Total distance this year: 132,950m

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Swimming, 5th September 2018

Back to the pool for my first session in a week 🙁 Work has interfered with my swimming somewhat, but so have Better. They don’t do paper pool timetables any more; we’re told to use the website for the centre. … Continue reading

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Swimming, 28th August 2018

First time in the water for a week, thanks to the bank holiday and to spending over an hour in the dentist’s chair on Thursday after which I was advised to avoid strenuous exercise for 24 hours. Advice I didn’t … Continue reading

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Swimming, 21st August 2018

Another busy afternoon session at the pool, though for a change I think there were more adults than children. Doing my USRPT set would have been a nightmare so it was just as well that I’d planned more tumble turn … Continue reading

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Swimming, 20th August 2018

So, first time back to my USRPT set since before I went on holiday over a month ago… 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 51s, rest interval 24s 200m front crawl swim down I’d already … Continue reading

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Swimming, 17th August 2018

Last practice session before hopefully getting back to USRPT next week. Fortunately it wasn’t as busy today. It’ll all be different in a few weeks when school starts again. USRPT distance this year: 51,150m Total distance this year: 125,700m

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Swimming, 16th August 2018

Insanely busy in the pool today. Myself and another chap were pushing things along doing lengths when a mum and her son decided they’d like to do the same, in the same lanes, but at half the pace and not … Continue reading

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Swimming, 14th August 2018

Another practice session, trying to get back to the point where I can continue my USRPT sets. I think I’ll continue these to the end of the week and then back to USRPT next week. USRPT distance this year: 51,150m … Continue reading

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