Category Archives: Swimming

My last swim of this month unless something unexpected happens at the weekend. And a hideous fight it was, too. After 1km of front crawl I was pretty much running on empty. I even started to get the shakes because … Continue reading →

One more go at the Swimfit session for this week, made up to 2.6km with front crawl. It was a bit of a struggle to be honest. I just didn’t seem to have the energy any more. Total distance for … Continue reading →

Yes, that session again 🙂 This time made up to 2.7km with front crawl. It was very tough today and my legs felt like jelly by halfway through the session, but it does feel as though my breaststroke (particularly) and … Continue reading →

Being something of a glutton for punishment (or as some might put it, “unbelievably pig-headed” 🙂 I repeated my current Swimfit session for the umpteenth time, with much the same result as yesterday. For some reason despite feeling rather tired … Continue reading →

As I don’t swim at the weekend I thought I’d give the latest Swimfit session another crack first thing this week: 12 lengths front crawl 8 lengths breaststroke 4 lengths backstroke 1 minute rest 2 x ( 2 lengths each … Continue reading →

Another front-crawl only day as we’re back to the normal swimming timetable at the pool now and there’s not much time available that works for me on Fridays. 2.2km front crawl today. Total distance for the month: 27,600m Total distance … Continue reading →

Another repeat of the current Swimfit session and I’m still struggling with the backstroke. I’m really not sure how much I’m progressing with this, but I’m going to keep pressing on with it. 12 lengths front crawl 8 lengths breaststroke … Continue reading →

A longer break than I’d planned, thanks to work getting in the way on Tuesday and preventing me getting to the pool. I was feeling tired despite five days off even so and as a result I just ploughed through … Continue reading →

Tough session today. I could still feel the tiredness in my arms (and a certain amount of stiffness in my legs) from yesterday’s session, so it was pretty much a cause of getting my head down and pushing through what … Continue reading →