Category Archives: Swimming

I didn’t get to swim on Sunday which was a disappointment. Apparently Everyone Active’s booking system “lost” the session details so they couldn’t be booked. They’d have let me in to swim if I’d turned up though. Shame the receptionist … Continue reading →

My shoulders felt very tired whilst I was warming up today so I wasn’t expecting to achieve much, but actually it didn’t turn out too badly in the end. I did fail two of my 50m reps, but the first … Continue reading →

Having taken Monday off because I didn’t feel great I went back to the pool today not really knowing what to expect. As it turned out, my 50m reps weren’t that bad and I only failed one, though I did … Continue reading →

Another no-so-great performance today. Better than Thursday, but not at the level I was at prior to that. Tiredness still affecting me I think, or my daughter’s cold. I stuck with it though, just because I didn’t want to leave … Continue reading →

Well, today was just awful 🙁 I’m still not sleeping well and I think today was the day the tiredness chose to make itself known. Either that or I’m getting the cold that my daughter currently has and my body … Continue reading →

I’ve not slept well for the last two nights, so once again I wasn’t expecting much when I went to the pool today and the situation wasn’t improved when four other swimmers joined the fast lane, all about ten seconds … Continue reading →

The mince pies have all disappeared, so today’s session was fuelled by a chocolate brownie 🙂 I could tell as I was warming up that my arms still felt a bit tired from yesterday. I think my body must have … Continue reading →

I felt distinctly lacking in energy before I went to swim today, so I sneaked a mince pie before leaving to see if it would help. I can’t say I felt any better when I arrived at the pool, but … Continue reading →

Today was my first swim with a new, reduced, rest interval for my 50m reps. It’s still very generous to be fair, but I feel it’s important not to push things too fast because I really want the changes to … Continue reading →

I was a bit pushed for time today so I had to sacrifice some of my 25m reps, but that perhaps wasn’t such a bad thing as I was struggling with them a bit after managing to do all my … Continue reading →