Tag Archives: training

Work has been busy this week so due to that and still feeling a little tired after Monday night’s session I went for an easy 2,200m front crawl as 8 x 250m and 2 x 100m and called it a … Continue reading →

Tri session today. The set was: 8 lengths swim 6 x 2 lengths maintaining stroke count, 30 seconds rest 3 x 12 lengths, 60 seconds rest 6 x 1 length catchup, 15 seconds rest 8 lengths swim down Having spent … Continue reading →

I ended up chatting to one of our club swimmers who was in the school session immediately before the public one, and then to his dad who was helping out, so got into the pool a little late. For that … Continue reading →

Pretty much the same session as yesterday for today. I was planning something else but it requires the use of the pace clock, which still isn’t working. I stopped early and prodded the staff about fixing it (I first mentioned … Continue reading →

Exactly the same swim as yesterday, but without any issues over sharing the lane. Largely because I had the pool to myself for the first half hour. Always a bit strange, that, being the only person sharing such a huge … Continue reading →

Last swim of the month and another good session today, other than a bit of an altercation with a very much slower swimmer who got upset when I bumped her feet a few times. I did explain that it is … Continue reading →

It’s Monday, so it must be a tri session… Really enjoyed it this evening. The session was: 4 x 3 lengths swim, 20 seconds rest 10 x 1 length maximum distance without breathing, 15 seconds rest 4 x 3 lengths … Continue reading →

For a change, a longer session on a Friday. It being half term there are no schools to worry about. Again worked on front crawl. Still feeling a bit under the weather. Did another 2,400m working on technique. Total distance … Continue reading →

Didn’t swim yesterday because I felt very tired and today was quite a struggle too. I think I have a mild cold that is at least partly to blame. Still managed 2,400m, again just working on technique. Total distance for … Continue reading →

Quite tired still after yesterday’s session, so I took it easy today, just working on front crawl technique. Covered 2,300m mostly at a relatively slow pace, with a few 50s towards the end. Total distance for the month: 35,400m Total … Continue reading →