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Swimming, 2nd September 2019

Another attempt at my USRPT set with a target time of 49s today. Like last time I had two fails, but this time on reps ten and sixteen. It wasn’t all bad news though. My “fast fifty” time at the … Continue reading

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Swimming, 30th August 2019

I went to the pool today with good intentions, but somehow the message didn’t get to my muscles. Every length was a struggle today. I attempted the same set that I completed yesterday, but this time failed on reps seven … Continue reading

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Swimming, 29th August 2019

The pool was a little cooler today, but still way too warm for swimming hard. Regardless, I attempted the same set as last time with a target of 49s and I’m pleased to say I managed to complete it. Even … Continue reading

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Swimming, 27th August 2019

Eeek! The moment I got into the pool today, I discovered that it was ridiculously warm. There was no chance of swimming a proper set, so I just got on with what I could. A quite unpleasant swim all round, … Continue reading

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Swimming, 23rd August 2019

Last swim of the week, and a new target time: 400m f/c warm-up 24 x 50m f/c, target time 49s, turnaround 75s 200m swim down I first failed on rep sixteen for this set, and finished with one additional failure. … Continue reading

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Swimming, 22 August 2019

Same session with the 49.5s target time today, and I made all the reps comfortably, so next time the target drops to 49s. But… Big news of the day was doing another “fast fifty” at 39.17s! Frankly I’m astonished to … Continue reading

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Swimming, 20th August 2019

A repeat of yesterday’s session, but today I made all the reps. One more time and I’ll drop the target time again. No “fast fifty” at the end today though. USRPT distance this year: 169,300m Total distance this year: 217,500m

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Swimming, 19th August 2019

The pool has cooled a little now, so I have decided to go back to proper USRPT sessions, with a target time of 49.5 seconds: 400m f/c warm-up 24 x 50m f/c, target time 49.5s, turnaround 75s 200m swim down … Continue reading

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Swimming, 16th August 2019

I hope today is the last day when I feel the pool is too warm to do a proper USRPT session. The weather has been much cooler for a month now and the water temperature has definitely started to drop. … Continue reading

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Swimming, 15th August 2019

There’s a definite feeling that the pool is starting to cool down now. Give it a few more days and I think we should be sorted. “Fast fifty” today was 40.84s! Under the 41s straight away. Most pleased with that. … Continue reading

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